Letter from Maria Mendes de Abreu to her sons, Estêvão Soares de Mendonça, a businessman, and Duarte Rebelo de Mendonça, a salesman.
The author complains about how difficult it is to get a doctor's certificate to replace an invalid similar document.
Two New Christians, António Soares de Mendonça and his son Duarte Rebelo de Mendonça, were arrested by the Inquisition under the accusation of publicly offending the fiscal behavior of the institution’s officials. The son, while in prison, used a maid to carry his messages to his family and friends and was denounced by her to the same court.
