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Lourd reports on the conditions of some enslaved men who may have been impressed for military labor near Shreveport.

Weeks writes from Houston about a recent meeting with Mrs. Leigh, Moore's daughter, and his impressions of the Brazos country, which "far excels any part of Texas I have seen." He intends to return home soon, believing "our country free of Yankees."…

Weeks writes Moore from Houston about his plans for hauling cotton and selling sugar. He also mentions the impact of the Union occupation of Brownsville on the city.

Weeks updates "Bill," presumably his brother about what he saw on a recent return to Louisiana and also discusses various arrangments for hauling cotton and hiring out slaves. Several named slaves are mentioned.

Harriet C. (Weeks) Meade again wonders why she hasn't heard from Moore and provides more particulars about the move of her "negroes" to Freestone County, though she has not yet heard from Mr. Rawlins about their arrival there.

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.

Writing from Navasota, Weeks updates Ally about the movements of Mrs. John F. Leigh and her slaves in Texas.

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.

Weeks reports from Houston on some arrangements he has made to hire out enslaved people and also discusses recent military movements at Sabine Pass and elsewhere. He also expresses his surprise at learning that "one of my negroes" was among "the…

A letter from a Mr. Mills to Weeks reports on the escape of two of Weeks's "negroes," one of whom was named Charles, from government service and their subsequent appearance on a Texas plantation.