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[Receipt of payment]

Receipt of payment from Thomas R. Webb to J. Scofield in the amount of sixteen dollars for the service of surveying one-quarter league of land.

Date: December 15, 1838

Creator: Scofield, J.

Partner: Southwestern University

[Receipt of payment from Michael Reed]

Receipt of payment from Michael Reed to John O[?].D. Smith in the amount of fifty-one dollars and seventy-five cents for costs accrued in the District Court.

Date: October 24, 1838

Creator: Smith, John

Partner: Southwestern University

[Record of jury duty]

Record states that Michael Reed attended the Robertson Country District Court for three days as a juror in October 1838.

Date: October 1838

Creator: Robertson County District Court

Partner: Southwestern University

[Receipt of payment]

Receipt of payment from Michael Reed to A.B. Henry in the amount of sixty-four dollars for fees on land.

Date: July 16, 1838

Creator: Henry, A.B.

Partner: Southwestern University

[Bills of Sale of a Slave Named Nancy, June 18, 1838]

Bills of sale of a slave named Nancy. The initial bill was written by notary William Christy in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jacob Sevy is selling Nancy, approximately 15, to John Covington Thomas of Gainsville, Alabama, for $1,200. Handwritten bills are added explaining that John C. Thomas sells Nancy to James Chessher in August 1838 for $3,000, who in turn sells her to Stephen Jackson of Jefferson County, Texas, in 1840 for $1,000. A separate paper is included with a description of this document.

Date: June 18, 1838

Creator: New Orleans (La.)

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast