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[Petition Related to the Fisher Estate]

Description: Legal petition related to the estate of minors Alexander P. and Minerva P. Fisher (wards of Austin County) from their trustees, describing costs related to their care and requesting additional funds due to special circumstances (laid out in the text). A statement at the end indicates that the petition was accepted by the Court.
Date: 1851

[Transcript of Sale Certificate]

Description: Transcribed text for a documenting certifying the sale of cloth to Captain F. A. Rice for personal use from the Office of Clothing and Equipage Bureau in Houston.
Date: unknown

[Sale Certificate]

Description: A document certifying the sale of cloth to Captain F. A. Rice for personal use from the Office of Clothing and Equipage Bureau in Houston.
Date: January 4, 1865
Creator: Taylor, E. W.

[Text Documenting Transfer of Gold Bars]

Description: An accounting of value for stamped gold bars, roughly half of which are transferred to George S. Wright, leaving just over $10,000 in the account of Eugene Kelly & Co.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, John H.

[List of Male Slaves Owned by D. V. Myers]

Description: An official, witnessed list of male slaves owned by D. V. Myers, providing their names, ages, and other details, including information about several who were already serving in the army.
Date: unknown
Creator: Compton, W. T. S.
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