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Leigh talks of a recent three-week trip he has made to Texas (Crockett?) and the illnesses that his wife, Addy, and others suffered on the way. He "did not succeed in any of my enterprises," finding that there were no hogs good enough to be driven…

Writing to his uncle, Moore asks for advice about what to do with "these negroes." Ben Prescott is speaking of "going on to Texas where he can hire out his negroes" while "the Col." speaks of staying in Louisiana. Moore will go on to Texas unless he…

Most probably addressed to John Moore, this letter is written by William F. Weeks, who is currently residing in Houston. He discusses prices current for hired out slaves, notes the location of C. C. Weeks's slaves, explains C. C. Weeks's contract…

Weeks writes to his step-father from New Iberia about the impact of Yankee forces on the area, noting the number of slaves who have run away and locals who have sworn the oath of allegiance.

These non-consecutive pages from the Minutes of the Commissioners Court in Rusk County between 1865 and 1869 show how the county dealt with changes wrought by emancipation. Prior to 1865, overseers were assigned to sections of public roads and the…

Moore writes from Starrville, Smith County, Texas, about a recent letter received from W. F. Weeks about opportunities for hiring out slaves to do railroad and other work in the Houston area.

This tally of expenses and credits was prepared for William Lourd, an overseer for the Weeks / Moore family. It includes expenses for removing slaves and property from a Magill plantation to Mansfield in May 1863, as well as for recovering runaway…

Moore, writing from near Mansfield, asks Lourd on his next visit to the Magill plantation to "bring away all the slaves that you may think worth saving, leaving such only as you may think will stay and take care of the property."

Moore writes Allie from Mansfield about a letter he received from William F. Weeks dated St. Mary, Louisiana, July 20, 1863, stating that he had received his letter of the 7th written from Starrville (also mentioned in a letter he wrote to J.A.…

Writing from Gentry, Eaton (an overseer) reports that two of Weeks's brother's slaves, Antana and Ogust, have runaway. The rest of the family is doing well and "there is not so many sick Negroes as when you left." He sent the letter to Beaumont and…