[Receipt of payment from Michael Reed for a boy named George] (open access)

[Receipt of payment from Michael Reed for a boy named George]

Receipt of payment for the sale of a boy around 13 years old named George, sold as a slave from M.A. Britain to Michael Reed.
Date: July 12, 1856
Creator: Britain, M.A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for general goods] (open access)

[Bill for general goods]

Bill for general goods purchased by Michael Reed in 1855 totaling $179.59. Signed in acknowledgement of receipt of payment by J. Jalonick on July 12, 1856.
Date: July 12, 1856
Creator: Jalonick, J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Promissory note between Catherine Johnson and Hezekiah and Lizzie Williams, dated July 12, 1879 (open access)

Promissory note between Catherine Johnson and Hezekiah and Lizzie Williams, dated July 12, 1879

Promissory note between Catherine Johnson and Hezekiah and Lizzie Williams. Catherine Johnson was Lizzie's mother, and this loan of 1000 dollars was to Lizzie and her husband, Hezekiah, for the purchase of of the land of the Johnson Institute, founded by Catherine's husband and Lizzie's father, Thomas Jefferson Johnson.
Date: July 12, 1879
Creator: Johnson, Elizabeth Ellen (Lizzie); Johnson, Hezekiah & Johnson, Catherine
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. A. Mood to Ann M. Giddings and Louise Giddings - July 12, 1878] (open access)

[Letter from F. A. Mood to Ann M. Giddings and Louise Giddings - July 12, 1878]

Letter written by F. A. Mood to Mrs. Ann M. Giddings and Miss Louise Giddings. Mood expresses his sympathies for the women's loss and comforts them with religious commentary.
Date: July 12, 1878
Creator: Mood, F. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History