Branca Bagnara, register 3, 1426–1428, fol. 167r–v
The slaveholder named Giovanni Lercari manumits an enslaved Circassian woman named Margarita, who is approximately 34 years of age, with the condition that the formerly enslaved Margarita agrees to serve as a wet nurse and household servant for the family of Paolo Battista Lercari until the end of 1429. The contract also notes that Giovanni received 80 Genoese lire from Margarita for the manumission. Giovanni retains the right of patronage. Margarita was absent during the manumission and was represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara. The contract was extracted.
Genoa, enacted at the house of the heirs of Beda Usodimare
Genoa, the house of the slaveholder Giovanni Lercari
Land of the Circassians, origin of the enslaved Margarita