[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Celia, an enslaved woman] (open access)

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

An agreement for enslaver E.M. Pease’s purchase of Celia, an enslaved woman.
Date: August 3, 1841
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from R.M. Forbes] (open access)

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from R.M. Forbes]

A letter to E.M. Pease from R.M. Forbes, who discusses political issues, including the recent repeal of “The Negro Law.” Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: December 2, 1841
Creator: Forbes, R.M.
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
[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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease] (open access)

[Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease]

A bill of sale for the purchase of an enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease.
Date: August 10, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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