This article intends unveil the manumission pattern in Mariana, at the Minas Gerais province, a subsistence economy based town, by the analysis of letters of enfranchisement through 1840 to 1888, realizing the transformations on the practices of granting freedom, regarding the abolitionist laws period.
Slavery; manumissions; abolitionist laws; subsistence economy
| Décadas | Número de inventários | Número de escravos |
|---|---|---|
| 1840-1849 | 138 | 1471 |
| 1850-1859 | 136 | 1195 |
| 1860-1869 | 111 | 1143 |
| 1870-1879 | 108 | 1101 |
| 1880-1888 | 38 | 356 |
| Total | 531 | 5266 |
| Idade | Homens | Mulheres |
|---|---|---|
| Menores de 30 anos | Rs 900$000 | Rs 675$000 |
| Entre 30 e 40 anos | Rs 800$000 | Rs 600$000 |
| Entre 40 e 50 anos | Rs 600$000 | Rs 450$000 |
| Entre 50 e 55 anos | Rs 400$000 | Rs 300$000 |
| Entre 55 e 60 anos | Rs 200$000 | Rs 150$000 |
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