[Legal Document for the Sale of Two Slaves] (open access)

[Legal Document for the Sale of Two Slaves]

Legal document certifying that James L. Dickson received two negro boys from his mother's estate, though they are "in possession of his Brother David C. Dickson." According to the document David owes James a total of $148 for the slaves "due from David on final settlement."
Date: August 7, 1841
Creator: Massie, J. C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Initiation Certificate from the Quitman Masonic Lodge #18] (open access)

[Initiation Certificate from the Quitman Masonic Lodge #18]

Initiation certificate from the Quitman Masonic Lodge #18, Georgetown, Copiah County, Mississippi stating that David Catchings Dickson was initiated, passed and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, August 21, 1841.
Date: August 21, 1841
Creator: Quitman Masonic Lodge #18
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History