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Receipt for Goods Purchased by Richard Pugh with Salt
This account sheet shows that Richard L. Pugh, a Louisiana refugee, had
purchased merchandise from the Chapell Hill Iron Works in Texas in 1865. He
paid the company with salt, but still owed $500 for previous purchases.
Letter Pertaining to Hire of Slaves by John Williams
This letter by John Williams instructs a Mr. T. Brady to deliver salt to
Mrs. M. D. Wofford. The delivery relates to an arrangement Williams has made
with Wofford and a Mr. McKeller concerning the hired labor of slaves named
Aleck, Tyler (or Tyla),…
Account between C. S. A. and Richard L. Pugh for Bacon
An account sheet concerning over $1300 worth of bacon and the payment of
Pugh's tax in kind to the government Iron Works in Anderson County.
Requisition for Corn from John Williams and Richard Pugh
W. R. Johnston, superintendent of the Confederate States Chemical Laboratory
in Tyler, Texas, requests corn from Williams and Pugh, Louisiana refugees
living in Cherokee County.
Article on Slaves Found by Union Troops at Brashear City
In this article, the New York Herald takes notice of a letter from Gen, Godfrey Weitzel to Department of the Gulf headquarters about "Four Hundred Wagonloads of Negroes" left behind by evacuating Confederates in Brashear City. Although Weitzel's…
W. W. White to John Moore, April 13, 1864
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…
List of Slaves Belonging to the Estate of D. W. Magill
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.
C. C. Weeks to William F. Weeks, April 28, 1864
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.
Certificate for Slaves Hired by William F. Weeks to the Railroad
This certificate, signed by W. W. Morris, General Superintendent for the
Texas & New Orleans Railroad, indicated that Weeks and Alfred C. Weeks, his
brother, had "sixteen (16) negro male hands between the ages of 17 & 50
years" at work on the…
William F. Weeks to John Moore, May 22, 1864
Weeks writes to Moore about the prospects of his crop being raised in
Walker County, Texas, and his views about the best way to dispose of money
on hand at a time when Confederate currency was rapidly depreciating. Weeks
also appears to think that…