18 May 1852

White, John R., fl. 1852

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Deed of manumission for slave Ann Simms]

Emancipation of a 23 year old female slave owned by Colonel John R. White and described as "of an orange color and about five feet seven inches in height." Lists her history and who he bought her from. Signed by three witnesses. Approved and certified by the St. Louis Circuit Court and signed by the clerk, M. S. Cerre. Docketed by clerk.

GLC08564.04

20 November 1857

McCune, John S., fl. 1857

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Deed of manumission for slave Rose Dixon]

McCune signs the emancipation of his female slave named Rose Dixon upon reaching 24 years of age. Sites the reason for emancipation as her mother Martha's faithful service. States that Rose will be free April 1873 after finishing her term of service to Johnathan Jones, to whom she was hired. Signed by two witnesses. Approved and certified by the St. Louis Circuit Court and signed by the clerk, Stephen Rice. With seal of the court. Docketed by clerk.

GLC08564.05

4 March 1858

Blaine, John R., fl. 1858

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Deed of manumission for slave Susan Reilly]

Blaine emancipates his slave Susan, "being an able bodied healthy woman now about forty two years of age..." Approved and certified by the St. Louis Circuit Court and signed by the clerk, Stephen Rice. With seal of the court. Docketed by clerk.

GLC08564.06

18 May 1864

Attwood, F.J., fl. 1864

Printed document signed

Title: [Receipt for corn]

Receipt for a "ba." of corn, possibly a bag of corn. Captain T. A. Walker bought the corn for $1.70.

GLC08649.01

17 October 1864

Perry, Johnathan F., fl. 1964

Printed document signed

Title: [Receipt of funds from the Freedmen Department]

Partially printed. Perry signs as 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant, 63rd United States Colored Troops. Receives $400 from Captain T. A. Walker, Superintendent of Freedmen. Remarks indicate "Being amount of funds received from sale of wood cut by Freedmen."

GLC08649.02

20 October 1864

Laudensleger, E., fl. 1864

Manuscript document

Title: [List of wood cutters employed on President's Island during September 1864]

Displays wood cutters' names and the amount of money they earned. Contains the names of forty-two men. Laudensleger signs as witness beside each name. Top portion consists of a different paper type and is attached to bottom portion.

GLC08649.03

December 1864

Walker, T.A., fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Abstract of monies received in the Freedmens Department during December for the Memphis Disctrict]

Walker signs as Captain in the 63rd U.S.C.T. and Superintendent of Freedmen, West Tennessee. Lists from whom, from what source, and the dollar amount of monies received.

GLC08649.04

10 February 1865

Timmons, Isaac, fl. 1865

Printed document signed

Title: List of monies, turned over to Capt. T. A. Walker, Superintendent of Freedmen, West Tennessee, on account of the Freedmen's Department.

Partially printed. Timmons certifies that he has turned $20 over to Captain Walker "for rent of two rooms in Shelby Street School house from 10th Febry to 9th March 1865." Served as one month's rent.

GLC08649.05

31 May 1865

Blood, G. H., fl. 1865-1868

Printed document signed

Title: [Receipt for the purchase of a shovel and spade]

T. A. Walker, Captain in the 63rd U.S.C.T. and Superintendent of Freedmen, West Tennessee, pays $3.50 for the two items. G. H. Blood receipt, containing printed image of a stove surrounded by various pipes.

GLC08649.06

30 November 1865

Berger, Jacob B., 1830-?

Printed document signed

Title: [Invoice of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage turned over by Jacob Berger 2d Lieutenant, Company K, 63rd United States Colored Troops, and Assistant Quartermaster at De Valls Bluff]

Berger turns clothing, camp, and garrison equipage over to T. A. Walker, Captain of Company "B," 63rd U.S.C.T. Lists the number, type of article, and condition of items such as knapsacks, kettles, canteens, and hatchets.

GLC08649.07

October 1863

Veatch, James Clifford, 1819-1895

Document signed

Title: [List of Quartermaster's stores used at Memphis, Tennessee under the direction of T. A. Walker]

Signed by Veatch as Brigadier General. Also signed by Walker, Acting Assistant Quartermaster, Contraband Department. Lists quantities of materials such as lumber, horse shoes, and wagon grease, and how each item was used.

GLC08649.08

31 December 1863

Walker, T.A., fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Signed by Walker, commanding Company B, 9th Louisiana Volunteers.

GLC08649.09

January 1864

Walker, T.A., fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Clothing receipt roll, Company B, 9th Louisiana Volunteers]

Signed by Walker, commander of Company B, 9th Louisiana Volunteers. Lists the names and designations of eight soldiers, and the clothing they received. Includes each of their signatures in the form of a mark, "x." Walker signs as a witness.

GLC08649.10

January 1865

Walker, T.A., fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Abstract of incidental expenses in the Freedmen's Department, District of Memphis]

Signed by Walker, Captain in the 63rd United States Colored Troops and Superintendent, Freedmen's Department. Lists the name of firms, date of expenditure, and nature of expenditure.

GLC08649.11

30 June 1865

Walker, T.A., fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Abstract of receipts from various sources on account of City Colored Schools]

Signed by Walker, Captain in the 63rd United States Colored Troops and Superintendent, Freedmen's Department, District of West Tennessee. Lists the names of people who paid the Department, dates the Department received payment, and reason for payment. Notes that a John Moody paid the Department $5 in "Fines for cruel treatment of a Negro." Marked at the top as a duplicate.

GLC08649.12

18 June 1780

Harrison, Richard, 1750-1841

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Jarvis

Mentions a difficult trip to Cadiz, Spain and discusses possible business ventures with produce, fabric, and other goods. Address leaf also contains several calculations.

GLC02437.00811

20 August 1867

Gibson, Tobias, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Captain J. W. Francis

A passionate letter in which Tobias refuses to comply with General Sheridan's orders to act as a commissioner of elections. He claims that supporters of negro voting rights are violating the U.S. Constitution, which he believes supports a "white mans government." He argues that social peace either excludes suffrage for blacks or severely restricts it. He fears giving political power to Black people and that white people would become inferior. "I must respectfully decline to change all my school boy lessons & to adopt a faith which Consigns the land of Washington & Jefferson [3]…

GLC04501.099

3 August 1822

Hagner, Peter, 1772-1850

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Indicates that pension monies ($240) owed to Nabby Gardner, the widow of Zachary Gardner, will be paid. Written from the Third Auditor's office of the Treasury Department.

GLC06313.04.188

9 August 1863

Williams, William A., fl. 1863

Printed document signed

Title: [Confederate oath of allegiance]

Printed oath with Williams' name filled in, pledging to "serve them honestly and faithfully against their enemies." On the verso is a printed pass permitting Williams to travel to Charlotte, North Carolina.

GLC00496.254.01

24 July 1863

Clabaugh, Fentin, fl. 1863

Printed document signed

Title: [Confederate permission for William A. Williams to visit Richmond, Virginia]

Printed with Williams' name filled in. Issued by the Provost Marshal's Office. Clabaugh signed for Joseph G. Lockhart, Captain and Provost Marshal.

GLC00496.254.02

January 27, 1862

Haigh, William H., 1823-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William A. Williams

Informs Williams that because of the "Stay Law" all legal cases have been shifted to the Superior Court, which is now overburdened and has refused to hear civil cases. Therefore, Williams's case, apparently regarding a land claim, has little chance of being heard. Quotes "Othello" in reference to the Stay Law. (see GLC00496.254.04 and GLC00496.254.05).

GLC00496.254.03

May 11, 1863

Haigh, William H., 1823-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William A. Williams

Haigh, a lawyer, discusses legal matters related to his efforts on behalf of Williams's land claim in Springfield, North Carolina (see GLC00496.254.03 and GLC00496.254.05)

GLC00496.254.04

June 20, 1863

Haigh, William H., 1823-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William A. Williams

Informs Williams that he has "gained the Springfield [North Carolina] tract of land," for which Haigh, a lawyer, had been conducting legal matters on Williams's behalf (see GLC00496.254.03 and GLC00496.254.04).

GLC00496.254.05

December 2, 1865

Heyward, William H., 1817-1889

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William A. Williams

One letter from William Henry Heyward, enslaver and proprietor of Clay Hall plantation in Reconstruction-era South Carolina, to William A. Williams dated December 2, 1865. Discusses going to Charleston to receivea pardon and to attain ownership of Clay Hall by the Bureau of Freedmen, Refugees and Abandoned Lands. He would be contracting freedmen he had formerly enslaved into a labor contract for cash rather than offering them crops. He remarks: "It only remains for me to enter into contract with the Freedmen (formerly my own Negroes) for the ensuing year-- and although it is difficult to…

GLC00496.254.06

12 February 1769

Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

He compliments her on her fourth volume and mentions the reaction of a local woman. He talked with Benjamin Rush about CMG and reports the conversation. The 11th Earl of Buchan, David Steuart Erskine, (1742–1829)

GLC01794.05