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[Minutes of Henderson County District Court] (open access)

[Minutes of Henderson County District Court]

Minutes of Henderson County Court include statements regarding the creation of juries, summaries of indictments, payment statuses, and other administrative notes covering several terms between 1849 and 1854.
Date: 1849/1854
Creator: Henderson County (Tex.). District Court.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy] (open access)

[Agreement for sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy]

An agreement for the sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy who was "eleven or twelve years old." Hercules was sold by enslaver Ephraim M. Guthrie to enslaver Thomas Graham. The agreement names Hercules a "slave for life."
Date: September 29, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History