Certificate for Slaves Hired by William F. Weeks to the Railroad

Certificate of Slaves Hired by WF Weeks to Railroad, May 18, 1864, Weeks Family Papers, Reel 18, Frame 429.pdf

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Title

Certificate for Slaves Hired by William F. Weeks to the Railroad

Description

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 railroad. The certificate is countersigned by F. A. Rice, chief of the Labor Bureau, with a note to the effect that these hands will be credited towards the Weeks brothers' "quota" with the Labor Bureau, headquartered in Houston.

Creator

W. W. Morris

Source

Weeks Family Papers, Records of the Antebellum Southern Plantations, Series I, Part 6, Reel 18, Frame 429

Publisher

Published here by W. Caleb McDaniel

Date

May 18, 1864

Rights

This item is published solely for personal research and nonprofit educational use under the terms of fair use. No copyright in the item is asserted or implied by its publication here.

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

700A7006-EFC4-41F2-927A-D2F274CC2AFF

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