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American Flag. (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico), Vol. 2, No. 137, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 29, 1847 (open access)

American Flag. (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico), Vol. 2, No. 137, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 29, 1847

Weekly newspaper from the Brownsville, Texas/Matamoros, Mexico area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 29, 1847
Creator: Fleeson & Palmer
Object Type: Newspaper
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