Seven Portuguese handwritten documents 1- Act of contrition, - Lot 89

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Seven Portuguese handwritten documents 1- Act of contrition, - Lot 89
Seven Portuguese handwritten documents 1- Act of contrition, 4 pages. Early 19th century. 2- Poem in Portuguese, 1 page recto-verso. 18th century. 3- Text on spiritual life, 1 page recto-verso. Early 19th century. 4- 18th-century summary of a contract for the sale of olive groves in Cadaval in 1560. 5- Letter on parchment, dated 1761, from King José I conferring on Simão Fernandes Branco the office of clerk of the register of wills for Lisbon and the surrounding area on the death of João Cordeiro de Sousa, who held the position without heirs. Branco relinquished his position as clerk of the judicial county of Guarda. 6- Portuguese poetry manuscripts (Epigrams by Luis Aluarez Pereira. Sonnet by Dom Jorge de Meneses. Sonnet by Francisco Dandrade. Sonnet by Pedro Dandrade de Caminha. Epigram by Dr. Antonio Ferreira. Sonnet by Diogo Bernardès. Letter to the reader. Prologue To the most powerful King Dom Sebastião, first of that name in Portugal, our lord. 19th century. 7- Teofilo Braga's autograph draft of his book Gomes Freire, historical drama, 1904. Gomes Freire de Andrade (1757 -1817) was a Portuguese general, leader of a national-liberal conspiracy against the absolute monarchy of John VI of Portugal and the military dictatorship of William Carr Beresford's military dictatorship.
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