[Petition in case about ownership of slaves] (open access)

[Petition in case about ownership of slaves]

Petition in a case ("Calvitt v. Harris") about ownership of slaves including Grace (age 27), her son, George (12), and another child of hers who is not named.
Date: January 30, 1849
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Haml White to James F. Perry, January 20, 1848] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Haml White to James F. Perry, January 20, 1848]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Haml White to James F. Perry, in which White informs Perry that he does not have cash but would like to settle his debt to Perry either by handing over his home or by paying in negro slaves.
Date: January 20, 1848
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit regarding seizure of enslaved people] (open access)

[Affidavit regarding seizure of enslaved people]

An affidavit—related to a legal dispute between enslavers William R. Smith and John W. Cloud ("Smith v. Cloud")—by Sheriff William McMaster regarding his seizure of Grace, an enslaved woman, and her three children.
Date: January 2, 1844
Creator: McMaster, William
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of sale for purchase Harriet, an enslaved woman] (open access)

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

A bill of sale for enslaver William McMaster’s purchase of a Harriet, an enslaved woman, from enslaver William B. Smith. E.M. Pease, also an enslaver, was a witness to the transaction.
Date: January 2, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Luis Advocate (San Luis, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 18, Ed. 1, Friday, January 29, 1841 (open access)

San Luis Advocate (San Luis, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 18, Ed. 1, Friday, January 29, 1841

Weekly newspaper from the San Luis, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 29, 1841
Creator: Durnett, S. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History