Tommaso Duracino, filza 14, series II, nr. 222
life insurance contracts for pregnant enslaved women
The slaveholder named Tobia Pinelli obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Giovanni de Marini for an enslaved Circassian woman named Caterina, who is approximately 28 years of age and about six months pregnant, for the coverage of 200 Genoese lire. The contract has a term of five months. Tobia is absent during the enactment of the contract and is represented by the enacting notary Tommaso Duracino.