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Petition for trial to claim enslaved individuals, Dorcas, Charlotte, Francis, Henry, and Walter as property of enslaver David M. Matthews
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Petition for trial to claim enslaved individuals, Dorcas, Charlotte, Francis, Henry, and Walter as property of enslaver David M. Matthews - Front. April 16, 1847. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. September 25, 2022. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/earlytex/item/4108/show/4106.

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(April 16, 1847). Petition for trial to claim enslaved individuals, Dorcas, Charlotte, Francis, Henry, and Walter as property of enslaver David M. Matthews - Front. Early Texas Documents. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. Retrieved from https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/earlytex/item/4108/show/4106

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Petition for trial to claim enslaved individuals, Dorcas, Charlotte, Francis, Henry, and Walter as property of enslaver David M. Matthews - Front, April 16, 1847, Early Texas Documents, Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries, accessed September 25, 2022, https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/earlytex/item/4108/show/4106.

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Title Petition for trial to claim enslaved individuals, Dorcas, Charlotte, Francis, Henry, and Walter as property of enslaver David M. Matthews
Original Item Location ID 1973-001, Box 5, Folder 83
ArchivesSpace URI /repositories/2/archival_objects/305058
Creator (Local)
  • Amis, John P.
Date April 16, 1847
Description Petition by enslaver David M. Matthews for trial to claim enslaved individuals Dorcas, Charlotte, Francis, Henry, and Walter as his property and not that of enslaver John S. Rhea.
Subject.Topical (LCSH)
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848
  • Antebellum Texas, 1846-1861
Subject.Topical (AAT)
  • Slavery
Subject.Name (Local)
  • Amis, John P.
Subject.Geographic (TGN)
  • Texas
  • Mexico
  • Coahuila and Texas, Mexico
Genre (AAT)
  • legal documents
Type (DCMI)
  • Text
Original Collection Early Texas Documents Collection
Repository Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Repository URL http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections
Use and Reproduction No Copyright - United States
File Name index.cpd
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Title Front
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File Name eatex_201210_1205_001.jpg
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