MATAGORDA, TEXAS 1846 SLAVE DOCUMENT

Texas slave document written and dated October 3, 1846, at the Port of Matagorda, Texas regarding the shipment by Sam W. Fisher, Agent for I.R. Lewis, from Matagorda to New Orleans aboard the schooner Mary, signed by the ships master acknowledging the receipt of four slaves, document 9.75" x 7.75" *Note: Samuel W. Fisher (1819-1874), son of Samuel Rhoads Fisher, a participant in the Texas-Mexico war and a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. I.R. (Ira) Lewis (1800-1867), a Matagorda attorney, owned more than 3,000 acres of land. Lewis was commissioned a Colonel by Texas Governor Smith and a Commissioner of Texas and sent to the United States to raise funds and settlers for Texas.* Start Price: $150.00 Dimensions: Condition Report: All lots are sold as is and where is. Austin Auction Gallery provides condition reports upon request to aide in your bidding decision. No statement regarding age, condition, kind, value, or quality of a lot, whether made orally at the auction or at any other time, or in writing in this catalog or elsewhere, shall be construed to be an express or implied warranty, representation, or assumption of liability. All sales
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