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Weeks writes to inform Moore about a change in his hauling contract with the government, which means he will not be able to see his family in Mansfield as soon. He also inquires where "Messrs. Moore & Wartell had located."

Weeks writes urging Moore to attend to the needs of his family. He has not been able to visit them in Louisiana because a contract he had been promised to haul to Shreveport fell through. He and his teams are now in Polk County working with the…

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.

In this dyspeptic letter, Charlie complains about having to support "my negroes in idleness" and also about the fact that "the vile animals runaway," including two whom he later caught and had "pickled."

C. E. Gregory, an agent for Weeks in partnership with John Mills, writes from Houston to update Weeks on arrangements he had previously made to hire out one or more of his slaves as coopers. A Major Richardson now says that "he does not expect to…

An account sheet between C. E. Gregory and William F. Weeks shows that five enslaved people owned by Weeks (Judah, Ellen, Ellen Collings, Lucretia, and Spencer) had earned $1840 for Weeks to date, towards which the hirers (George and Davidson?) had…

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.

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."

Harriet C. Weeks Meade writes to Moore about plans for removal from Starrville in Smith County to Freestone County in Texas. News about various family members also included.

Harriet C. (Weeks) Meade wonders why she has not heard from Moore and updates him on plans to move to Freestone County, where her "negroes" have been relocated.