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[Tax receipt with list of slaves]

A tax receipt for Thomas Graham that lists slaves.

Date: 1860

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[School Children in Palestine]

Photo of children from Palestine area. Age is estimated on Keah Kolstad's age as about 12: Back Row - Left to Right: John Jackson Albert Joast Keah Kolstad Sue Watts Prof. Dechard Mrs. Dechard Texanna Prew Ott Reeves John Link Second Roy - Right to Left: Ella Friend Bea Kirksey Lizzie McCoy Edd Link George Howard Wilber Joast Alice Watts Jimmie Howard Billie Jackson Ben Howard Front Row - Right to Left: Sue Alexander Lizzie Unger Fannie Unger Teta Kirksey Barbara Alexander

Date: 1865~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Freedmens First Vote - Anderson County Courthouse]

This photo shows the military presence protecting African American's when they came to the Anderson County courthouse to vote for the first time in 1869.

Date: 1869

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Letter from Mollie E. McClure to Lizzie Johnson, dated November 10, 1868]

Letter from Mollie McClure to Lizzie Johnson, discussing the events in Palestine, including a recent election.

Date: November 10, 1868

Creator: McClure, Mollie E.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

Freedmens First Vote

Photograph of the first Anderson County Courthouse on the day of the Freedmen's First Vote. The voters' horses are tied to the railing and the Union guards watching over them to prevent opposition from taking or harming them.

Date: 1866~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Palestine Public Library

Map of Palestine: Anderson County, Texas.

Map of late-nineteenth century Palestine, Texas street names, buildings, parks, churches, businesses, cemeteries, railroads, block numbers, lot numbers, and ownership. Scale [1:6,300].

Date: [1869..1889]

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Letter from Mollie and Ellen to Lizzie Johnson]

Letter from Mollie, Ellen and another individual to Lizzie Johnson. Letter is in pencil making to difficult to read, but the letter includes a fabric sample.

Date: March 29, 1864

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from Marsh Glenn to Lizzie Johnson]

Letter from Marsh Glenn to Lizzie Johnson in which Glenn asks to begin correspondence with Johnson.

Date: July 31, 1867

Creator: Glenn, Marsh

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Southwestern University

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Freedmens First Vote

Map of Palestine: Anderson County, Texas.

[Letter from Mollie and Ellen to Lizzie Johnson]

[Letter from Marsh Glenn to Lizzie Johnson]