This item set contains life insurance contracts for enslaved women. The majority of these contracts cover the risk of death from childbirth but a few are also general life insurance contracts.
The slaveholder named Francesco de Fornari purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Giovanna, who is approximately 22 years of age and pregnant for about five months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of six months. Francesco is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Gaspare Gentile purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Marta, who is approximately 24 years of age and pregnant for about eight months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of three months. Gaspare is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder and notary named Battista Crosa purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Caterina, who is approximately 40 years of age and pregnant for about five months, for 100 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of five months. Battista is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Cattaneo Grillo purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Margarita, who is approximately 17 years of age and pregnant for about four months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of seven months. Cattaneo is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Stefano Rebuffo purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Maria, who is approximately 25 years of age and pregnant for about five months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of six months. Stefano is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Andreolo Marchetto purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Melica, who is approximately 26 years of age and pregnant for about seven months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of four months. Andreolo is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder and cheesemaker named Leonardo Barabino purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved Russian woman named Maria, who is approximately 26 years of age and pregnant for about three months, for 150 Genoese lire. The term is eight months from the date of the contract. Lepnardo is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Brancaleone Maruffo purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Lucia, who is approximately 36 years of age and pregnant for about five months, for 160 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of six months. Brancaleone is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Giovanni de Guisulfis purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Lucia, who is approximately 31 years of age and pregnant for about eight months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of three months. Giovanni is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Benedetta Spinola purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Maria, who is approximately 23 years of age and pregnant for about seven months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of four months. Benedetta is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Saracina de Savinione purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Margarita, who is approximately 29 years of age and pregnant for about seven months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of four months. Saracina is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Giano Pinelli purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Antonina, who is approximately 28 years of age and pregnant for about six months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of five months. Giano is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Luca Grimaldi purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Margarita, who is approximately 25 years of age and pregnant for about five months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of six months. Luca is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Caracosa de Canicia purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Lucia, who is approximately 24 years of age, for 150 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Oberto Giustiniani purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 24 years of age and pregnant for about seven months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of four months. Oberto is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Manfreda de Recco, the wife of the deceased Giovanni de Oliverio, obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Bartolomeo Cattaneo for an enslaved woman named Cristina, who is approximately 22 years of age and about five months pregnant, for the coverage of 100 Genoese florins. The contract has a term of three months. Manfreda is represented in the contract by the notary Branca Bagnara.
The slaveholder named Antonio Sbarroia receives insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Francesco Cicala for an enslaved woman named Catalina, who is approximately 29 years of age, for 115 Genoese lire. Antonio claims that Francesco had impregnated the enslaved Catalina. Francesco denies being the father but agrees, in order to avoid scandal, to pay Antonio 115 lire in case she should die as a result of the preganancy.
The slaveholder named Teodoro de Blaxia purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriters Gregorio and Teramo de Fossatello for an enslaved woman named Maddalena, for coverage of 150 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder and butcher named Antonio de Mulassana purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Niccolò de ser Pietro, who is from Siena, for an enslaved woman named Lucia, for coverage of 100 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Giovanni Battista Garbarino receives insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Filippo de Sancto Petro for an enslaved baptized Muslim named Maria, who is approximately 29 years of age, for 200 Genoese lire. Filippo is held guilty for having impregnated the enslaved Maria and agrees to provide insurance and pay for the all the expenses of delivery.
The slaveholder named Barnaba Bonetto purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth for an enslaved woman named Mingrela, for coverage of 100 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Margaritta Lomellini purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Marcello Galliano, for an enslaved baptized Muslim named Lucia, who is approximately 15 years of age, for coverage of 100 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Battista Palamide purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth for an enslaved Russian woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 37 years of age.
The slaveholders Antonio de Semino and his brother purchase insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriters Anfreone Spinola and Andrea de Franchi for an enslaved Russian woman named Marta, who is approximately 28 years of age, for coverage of 150 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder and notary named Pietro Tommaso de Leonardis purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Damiano Giustiniani for an enslaved Russian woman named Caterina, who is approximately 20 years of age, for coverage of 150 Genoese lire.
