Scope and Contents The collection includes correspondence relating to the mule, horse, and cattle trade; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Pike's Peak; and California. It also includes muster rolls and other materials of the 1st Company, 14th Regiment, 1st Battalion, Missouri Militia from the Mormon War of 1838, in which Elliott was commander; slavery papers, land deals, and medical and merchandise bills; transactions concerning the outfitting of the Santa Fe trade; promissory notes; papers relating to Howard County,...

Scope and Contents

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.