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Title: An Act, Locating temporarily the Seat of Government.
Identifier: BC_0086
Creator: Texas (republic). Laws.
Topic: Texas--History--Republic, 1836-1846--Sources
Dates: 1839
Resource: Broadside collection, Eberstadt collection
Description: Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas...That...after the first day of April next, the seat of Government for the Republic of Texas, shall be established at the town of [blank] until the end of the Session...which shall assemble in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty. [handwriting on back]

Title: An Act, to quiet forever the Land Titles of the Citizens of Texas.
Identifier: BC_0081
Creator: Texas (republic). Laws.
Topic: Texas--History--Republic, 1836-1846--Sources
Dates: 1837
Resource: Broadside collection, Eberstadt collection
Description: Whereas, by the colonization laws of the federal government of Mexico, and also of the state of Coahuila and Texas, certain formalities were required on the part of the colonists and empresarios...Now, therefore, be it enacted by...congress assembled...That the above mentioned description of titles be...good and valid...

Title: Bill of sale for slaves, Bill of sale for slaves
Identifier: di_11544
Creator: Devereux, Julien Sidney, Sr.
Dates: 1832-02-15
Resource: Julien Sidney Devereux family papers
Description: A bill of sale for slave Kizzy, her four children, and two mules written out and witnessed by Julien Sidney Devereux.

Title: Bond of Emancipation for Ann Maria
Identifier: camh-dob-025713
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1825-06-13
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: Josias Gray's bond on emancipation of Ann Maria, an enslaved person.

Title: Certificate of Stock in the Town of Swartwout.
Identifier: BC_0308
Creator: Swartwout. Proprietors.
Topic: Texas--History--Republic, 1836-1846--Sources
Dates: 1838?
Resource: Broadside collection, Eberstadt collection
Description: This is to Certify, that ------ is the holder of One Share of Stock in the Town of Swartwout, being the one hundredth part of the Stock of said Town, which is situated on Trinity River, Texas. [Blanks for signatures of] Proprietors. [Perpendicularly at left of certificate:] Telegraph Press--Houston. [handwriting on back] [Decorated with illustrations and borders in ornament areas.]

Title: Domínguez Grant
Identifier: BC_0049
Creator: Domínguez Grant.
Topic: Mexico--History--19th century--Sources
Dates: 1831-11-11
Resource: Broadside collection, Eberstadt collection
Description: ---Another certificate, for one labor, instead of for one sitio of land, with text beginning: No. ---177 186/1000 English acres and with same printed date, same description, same statement at lower left, and same blanks for signatures but from another set [Decorated with patterns as design elements.] Possibly made in New York

Title: Elgin plantation album
Identifier: camh-dob-007226
Topic: Plantation life
Dates: 1916-03
Resource: Elgin Plantation (Natchez, Miss.) photograph album
Description: A 10 x 7" scrapbook containing images of life at Elgin Plantation in Natchez, Mississippi in the early twentieth century. Given as a gift from Harry T. Mercer and William K. West to Mr. and Mrs. Thornton A. Green in March of 1916.

Title: Emancipation papers for Josias Gray
Identifier: camh-dob-025710
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1826-07-04
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: Act of Emancipation Josias Gray to Thomas Hardy to Josephine Gray

Title: The Evolution of a State
Identifier: camh-dob-025680
Creator: Smithwick, Noah
Topic: Land settlement
Dates: 1900
Resource: Noah Smithwick papers
Description: Excerpt spread from the book by Noah Smithwick including an illustration of a white diners sitting at a table on the page and a Black woman, apparently serving them, and child in the shadows on the right page.

Title: Freedom Papers for Silvia Green
Identifier: camh-dob-025708
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1839
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: Letter and wrapping papers from James Wilson to captain Cromwell, free papers for Silvia Green.

Title: Harrisburg County, Board of Land Commissioners.
Identifier: BC_0085
Creator: Harrisburg County, Board of Land Commissioners.
Topic: Texas--History--Republic, 1836-1846--Sources
Dates: 1839
Resource: Broadside collection, Eberstadt collection
Description: This is to Certify that [blank] has appeared before us, the Board of Land Commissioners, for the County aforesaid, and proved that [blank] arrived in this Republic in [blank]... [Decorated with borders in ornament areas.]