Document signed Jno. Thomas, attorney for Elizabeth Pease, 23 Commercial Place, states in full, “This is to authorize the boy Simon to take charge of the boy Dick & Simon is authorized to take him with him on any boat he may engage his own services on either running in the St. Louis & New Orleans trade or in the St. Louis & the Missouri River trade. Should Dick be able to get wages at any time for services any party may pay same over to the boy Simon he being authorized to receive them.” Document dated New Orleans. Notation of L.T. Woods, clerk, dated St. Louis, June 3, 1856, reads, “Original filed on board steamer St. Nicholas.”, 1856 Apr 28

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Identifier: D01339

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Document signed Jno. Thomas, attorney for Elizabeth Pease, 23 Commercial Place, April 28, 1856

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.