Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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CARTWRIGHT, R.G., DS, San Augustine, April 26, 1842. Inventory of slaves in the state of William P. King and receipt for "one negro fellow named Dudly aged about 45 years."...
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DANIEL, JOSIAH O., ADS, Fayette County, April 26, 1845. Inventory and appraisal of the estate of Alexander Brown. 250 acres of land including the homestead are valued at $750 whilst "one negro man named Abram" is valued at $325. 4pp. 8 x...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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TAYLOR, R.M. November 28, 1842. Sale of a woman named Ester to Joseph Gladney [Photocopy from V.F. "Walker County"] 1p. 8 x 10
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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MIDDLETON, JOHN W., DS, Washington County, December 30, 1845. An inventory of the property belonging to the estate of Nathan P. Browning, dec'd. A male slave is...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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THOMPSON, JESSE, DS, Fort Bend County, January 16, 1843. Petition for the sale of personal property of Jesse Thompson, dec'd, "except negroes" and appending a list of the negroes...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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TOM, JOSEPH, ADS, Austin Colony, August 11, 1843. Promissory note to W. Pinchard pledging "two gentle cows and calves or twenty dollars" for the hire of his negro...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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STEVENSON, ROBERT, ADS (Washington County), September 18, 1838. Promissory note for $267.50 for "the hire of two negroes by the names of Beck and James" (the said negroes to...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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BUDD, JOHN, DS, La Grange, January 1, 1864. Pledge of $180 payment for the hire of three slaves "to wit, Aldrick, Nelson and Bubly for the year 1864." 2pp. 5 x 8
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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THOMAS, J.D., DS, San Augustine, March 29, 1847. Account of Negro Hire of Negroes belonging to the Estate of Robert G. Anderson, deceased. Labour of a negro male was valued at...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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CRUMPER, D.D., ADS, Brenham, May 22, 1850. Court order for the sale of "two certain negro slaves (a women named Rhoda...about forty-five years old) of black complexion and a...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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YERGER, SAMUEL, ADS, Galveston, June 16, 1847. Petition for the recovery of slaves "named George and John who... were fraudulently and clandestinely removed...from...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
DICKERSON, WILLIAM, ADS, San Augustine, March 1866. Petition to the court requesting that a colored girl named Lucinda be bound to the petitioner for a period of eighteen years in exchange...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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RUCKER, JAMES E., DS, Rusk, Cherokee County, February 3, 1857. Sale of slaves at auction on a credit of twelve months. $1300 each was bid for two negro men. 2 pp. 8...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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LONG, WILLIAM, printed and manuscript document signed, Galveston, July 9, 1860.Slave sale of "Betsy aged about 28 years and her four children." 4 pp. 8 1/2 x 12
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Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
PRICE, L.F., ADS, La Grange, June 11, 1860. Slave sale for $1375 of "a certain negro man named Bill...
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January 16th 1870 Letter from Margaret Thornton and F. D. Thornton to her cousins Harry and Emma Shaw describing Christmas in Huntsville and relating how members of her church raised money to pay off the church's debt by the first of...
Houston, Samuel; Republic of Texas; correspondence
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(a) Letter (copy) - dated June 1, 1838, Houston ,Texas 1p. 8 x 9 1/2 From: SAM HOUSTON, President of the Republic of Texas To: William M. SHEPHERD, Secretary of the [Texas] Navy Re: President Houston upbraids his Secretary of the...
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Jan. 11th, 1880 Letter (written on Sam Houston Normal Institute stationary) from Margaret Thornton to her cousin Harry Shaw thanking him for their "Xmas papers". She relates that the Normal School asked that they complete their house...
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(j) Letter dated July 6, 1842, Department of State; Washington [Texas] 3pp. 6 x 8 From: Anson JONES , Secretary of State for Texas To: : Isaac VAN ZANDT, Charge D'Affaires, Texas to the United States Re: Jones tells Van Zandt to put...
