Empresa Minera Titulada Desamparados Y Primer Dolor

Empresa Minera Titulada Desamparados Y Primer Dolor

Empresa Minera Titulada Desamparados Y Primer Dolor

12 July 1846

22 x 15.4cm

A share that has been engraved on paper. The document is bordered by twenty-one vignettes that depict scenes in ordinary life, many including an image depicting labour. The main text of the share includes blank sections that have been filled in by hand. In the bottom left corner, within the border of vignettes, is a chart to keep a record of expenses that has been left blank. In the bottom rigth corner, within the border, a signature is visible.

Part Transcription: "Empresa Minera Titulada Desamparados Y Primer Dolor. en el Barranco Frances de Sierra Almagrera. RecibÍ de D. [blank] vecino de [blank] interesado en [blank] accion de las [blank] de que se compone, la cantidad de [blank] que le ha correspondido en el [blank] reparto acordado por la Junta. Huercal-Overa [blank] de [blank] de 184[blank]. Son ₨. [blank]. El Tesorero. [blank]."

Acquired by Mr. Seymour Schulich in 1988. Donated by Mr. Seymour Schulich in 2017.

A signature is visible

Spanish

Spain

027, Share No. 133