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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