Bill of sale for a woman around 20 years old named Louisa, sold as a slave by John M. Costley to Michael Reed on August 8th, 1856.

Land grant for one fourth of a league given to Michael Reed on December 8, 1835.

Receipt of delivery of cotton by William Reed, administrator of the estate of Michael Reed, to J.J. Meek, dated May 8, 1859.

Article of agreement between William C. Sparks and Jefferson Reed for the transfer of three hundred acres of land. Statement on verso recording the filing of the article with Brazos County on December 2, 1844.

Record of payment from Michael Reed for travel expenses.

Bill of charges from Allen Bagby to Michael Reed for 15 bales of cotton.

Promissory note from Thomas G[?]alen and John Null promising to pay Michael Reed in the amount of $25.

Letter from O. Fisher to his son, O.A. Fisher containing a home cure for his throat and expressing a desire for O.A. Fisher to come to California with his brother, Sterling, and sister, Anna.

Letter from B.M. Burke to Lizzie Johnson in which Burke asks for the return of a photo of him, as well as a "chart" as Lizzie has not responded to previous letters.

Letter from Thomas C. Thomson to J. D. and D. C. Giddings. Thomson first describes how on his trip to Caldwell he received a notice from F. A. Mood concerning his son's tuition at Soule University. He has given Mood a "draft" on the brothers for fifteen dollars. In the postscript, he offers to send D. C. Giddings a list of rejected votes and illegal votes that would have voted for him in the election. Ed Hudson had been told to register some voters shortly before he was removed from his position in the registrar, and since he had no official notice of his removal at the time, the votes are still valid, even if Governor Davis does not agree, according to Thomson.