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(BRAZIL.) Early manuscript copy of various works of Alexandre de Gusmao,
accomplished in a neat secretarial hand, containing two of Gusmao's essays opposing the ending of the capitation tax on slaves in the gold fields of Minas Gerais, and various diplomatic letters. In all, 15 works on 251 numbered pages, plus a 5-page index. 8vo, contemporary calf. Np, late 18th-century
- Notes: Gusmao (1695-1753) born in Santos, was an important political and literary figure in the mid-18th century, serving as the secretary to the Count de Ribereira and the foreign secretary to King Joao V.
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