Branca Bagnara, filza 19, series II, nr. 79b
life insurance contracts for pregnant enslaved women
The slaveholder named Andreolo Vivaldi purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth the underwriter named Quirico Spinola for an enslaved woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 26 years of age and pregnant for about six months, for 120 Genoese florins. The enslaved Maddalena had been held by the deceased Giulano Malocello. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the witnesses and the term of the contract.