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[Copies of unsigned publishing contracts]

Two unsigned copies of publishing contracts by two different publishing houses: H. H. McClure and Co., and Phillips Publishing Co.

Date: October 21, 1907

Creator: H. H. McClure and Co.

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

O. Henry to illustrate "Indian Depredations in Texas"

Negative image of affidavit concerning Jossiah [sic] Willbarger employment of O. Henry to illustrate "Indian Depredations in Texas," 10 November 1932, signed by N.A. Rector

Date: November 10, 1932

Creator: Rector, N. A.

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[City of Austin Takes Municipal Golf Course Deed]

Photograph of Guiton Morgan, City Manager, (at left) accepting deed from John H. Tobin of Austin Lions Club. Tobin was club president 1919-1920. The city of Austin took over the Municipal Golf Course on April 1, 1937.

Date: April 1, 1937

Creator: Identification Bureau, Austin Police Department

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Contract between H.H. McClure and Sydney Porter

Contract between H.H. McClure and Sydney Porter, signed by both parties, dated 21 October 1907.

Date: October 21, 1907

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Agreement for sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy]

An agreement for the sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy who was "eleven or twelve years old." Hercules was sold by enslaver Ephraim M. Guthrie to enslaver Thomas Graham. The agreement names Hercules a "slave for life."

Date: September 29, 1847

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Funeral receipt]

A receipt for printing and circulating funeral tickets (possibly for the funeral of Anne Marshall Pease, daughter of E.M. & Lucadia Pease).

Date: August 1862

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Funeral receipt]

A receipt for the "funeral of [E.M. Pease’s] child," Anne Marshall Pease.

Date: September 19, 1862

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Receipt for transportation of slaves]

A receipt for "hauling [E.M. Pease's] negros and goods."

Date: 1854-uu-16

Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall & Conan, J. B.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Tax receipts for E.M. Pease]

Confederate-tax and war-tax receipts.

Date: {1862-06-03,1865-02-10,1865-02-23}

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Receipt for transportation of slaves]

A receipt for the transportation of "the negro girl Emily and child belonging to Hon. E.M. Pease."

Date: September 15, 1853

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from R.L. Waddill]

A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from R.L. Waddill regarding murder indictments for several men not in custody—he suggests that a reward should be offered for the men—and accompanying indictments.

Date: 1855-11-15/1856-01-04

Creator: Waddill, R.D.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Maria, an enslaved woman, from Clinton Terry]

An agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of a Maria, an enslaved woman, from enslaver Clinton Terry.

Date: December 10, 1853

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Agreement for sale of Boston, an enslaved man, in Connecticut]

An agreement for the sale of an enslaved man named Boston in Connecticut between enslaver John Griswold and the estate of deceased enslaver Josiah Filly, executed by David Barber.

Date: December 16, 1772

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Note secured by deed of trust on slaves]

A note secured “by deed of trust on negroes.”

Date: September 18, 1849

Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease Regarding Criminal Fugitives, June 13, 1855]

A proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease regarding criminal fugitive William Gibson.

Date: June 13, 1855

Creator: Texas. Governor (1853-1857 : Pease)

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Mary Ann, an enslaved woman, from J.M. Prewitt]

An agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Mary Ann, an enslaved woman, from enslaver J.M. Prewitt.

Date: May 5, 1856

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Celia, an enslaved woman]

An agreement for enslaver E.M. Pease’s purchase of Celia, an enslaved woman.

Date: August 3, 1841

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Deed for sale of Woodlawn]

The deed for the sale of Woodlawn from James B. Shaw to E.M. Pease.

Date: June 13, 1859

Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Tax receipts for E.M. Pease]

Receipts for direct taxes in insurrectionary districts

Date: 1866-06-23/1866-06-27

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman]

An agreement for enslaver E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman.

Date: 1837-04-18/1837-04-20

Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Agreement for Sale of Multiple Enslaved People]

An agreement for the sale of multiple enslaved people of the following names and ages: Adam (25), Major (25), Tom (25), Charley (18), James (18), Hannibal (16), Charles (15), Julius (15), Ned (14), Samuel (14), Sandy (14), Scott (7), Frank (7), Mason (4), Mayo (4), Lucinda (26), Mary (18). Eliza (22), Catherine (14), Francis (12), Matty (10), Rovina (10), Martha (9), Joanna (7), Louis (15), Richard (14), Nash (18), and Marella & child.

Date: January 1, 1864

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

State records being stored

Photograph of three men moving tied packets of state records. In the foreground, one man stands just inside the door of a building, stacking the packets; behind him, one man is inside the back of a vehicle and another is standing outside, passing the records up to the first.

Date: January 30, 1950

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

State records being stored

stacks of records

Date: January 30, 1950

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

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[Copies of unsigned publishing contracts]

O. Henry to illustrate "Indian Depredations in Texas"

[City of Austin Takes Municipal Golf Course Deed]

Contract between H.H. McClure and Sydney Porter

[Agreement for sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy]

[Funeral receipt]

[Funeral receipt]

[Receipt for transportation of slaves]

[Tax receipts for E.M. Pease]

[Receipt for transportation of slaves]

[Tax receipt with list of slaves]

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from R.L. Waddill]

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Maria, an enslaved woman, from Clinton Terry]

[Agreement for sale of Boston, an enslaved man, in Connecticut]

[Note secured by deed of trust on slaves]

[Proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease Regarding Criminal Fugitives, June 13, 1855]

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Mary Ann, an enslaved woman, from J.M. Prewitt]

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Celia, an enslaved woman]

[Deed for sale of Woodlawn]

[Tax receipts for E.M. Pease]

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman]

[Agreement for Sale of Multiple Enslaved People]

State records being stored

State records being stored