Resource Type

[Bill of sale for purchase of Susan, an enslaved woman] (open access)

[Bill of sale for purchase of Susan, an enslaved woman]

A bill of sale for enslaver John Chaffin’s purchase of Susan, an enslaved woman ("hireling"), from enslaver Stephen Richardson.
Date: March 4, 1835
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease regarding criminal fugitives from Louisiana] (open access)

[Proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease regarding criminal fugitives from Louisiana]

A proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease regarding criminal fugitives from Louisiana.
Date: April 6, 1855
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall & Holland, Bird
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipts for E.M. Pease] (open access)

[Tax receipts for E.M. Pease]

Receipts for direct taxes in insurrectionary districts
Date: 1866-06-23/1866-06-27
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jury findings or proposed jury findings in case about ownership of slaves] (open access)

[Jury findings or proposed jury findings in case about ownership of slaves]

Jury findings or proposed jury findings in a case ("Smith v. Cloud") about ownership of slaves. Includes typewritten transcription of the document.
Date: 1854
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to open house at Woodlawn] (open access)

[Invitation to open house at Woodlawn]

An invitation to an open house at Woodlawn that was a benefit for the Elisabet Ney Museum and a tribute to Elisabet Ney.
Date: 1956-11-18/1956-11-19
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for purchase of slaves] (open access)

[Deed for purchase of slaves]

A deed for the purchase of slaves ("forty two negroes") and "some stock."
Date: March 30, 1846
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman] (open access)

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman]

An agreement for enslaver E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman.
Date: 1837-04-18/1837-04-20
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for Sale of Multiple Enslaved People] (open access)

[Agreement for Sale of Multiple Enslaved People]

An agreement for the sale of multiple enslaved people of the following names and ages: Adam (25), Major (25), Tom (25), Charley (18), James (18), Hannibal (16), Charles (15), Julius (15), Ned (14), Samuel (14), Sandy (14), Scott (7), Frank (7), Mason (4), Mayo (4), Lucinda (26), Mary (18). Eliza (22), Catherine (14), Francis (12), Matty (10), Rovina (10), Martha (9), Joanna (7), Louis (15), Richard (14), Nash (18), and Marella & child.
Date: January 1, 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History