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Weeks writes to his brother from near Mansfield about the difficulties he has had securing a contract to haul in Texas, as well as the troubles caused by the escape of three enslaved men while on the road to Moscow.

This inventory, drawn up by the estate executor John C. Moore, shows the names and ages of approximately 92 enslaved people: men, women, and children.

Writing from San Antonio, White informs he has received one of Moore's enslaved men sent by a Mrs. Gillmore, how has gone on to Laredo. White is willing to hire the man in San Antonio, and notes in a postscript that a Major Washington is willing to…

This notice issued at Harrisburg states that William F. Weeks was making barrels for the government, though this probably refers to slaves that he had hired out to do the work.

William F. Weeks conveys news to his sister of their mother's death, and also reports on his expected movements. While currently at his camp near Houston, he is leaving to "Judge Still's," where he had hired out some "negroes" that he wanted to move…

Weeks writes to console Moore on the death of his wife, and also to inform him that Charlie is still in Texas waiting to haul government stores to Shreveport. Before Mary Weeks Moore's death, she writes, "her servants left her, & gave her much…

Weeks writes from Freestone County describing the terms on which she and Mrs. Brashear have hired out their hands, which she believes to be very favorable. She describes the employer as "much more liberal than the Texians generally are."

Weeks writes from Washington, Louisiana, to inform Moore of the details of Mary Weeks Moore's death, and also relates what federal forces have taken from his and his brothers' plantations. "Our country I fear is destined to starve."

In this letter, possibly addressed to his wife, Weeks writes from Gentry on the movements of family members and Charles C. Weeks's contract for hauling for the government. The latter has "hired his negroes to Skaggs & will employ his team hauling for…

Maggie writes of the business activities of her husband, Charles C. Weeks, in Texas, and other local news in Mansfield. "Charlie is almost making himself sick, he is so desirous to get into business & be making money," she writes. "According to his…