https://suspeccoll.southwestern.edu/files/original/8daef8251792a04dcae80943ed3f120f.jpg 68ef8dfb80a8d80757d97e874e6f7ebb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Michael Reed Papers Description An account of the resource Michael Reed (1777–1859), an early settler of Robertson’s Colony and a wealthy landowner in central Texas before the Civil War. This collection features records of Michael Reed’s business endeavors in the Robertson Colony, including promissory notes, receipts, records of payments and bills, and correspondence concerning requests for Reed’s corn and other goods. Included are many bills of sale for slaves as well as Michael Reed’s ledger of the daily activities of his slaves. Other documents include court documents, affidavits, ledgers, petitions, currency, and newspapers. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Reed, Michael Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections, Smith Library Center at Southwestern University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1818-1874 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Reed, Michael McMillin, Daniel Cook, H.C. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States - Texas The Texas Frontier, 1846-1861 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Medlock, Thomas Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856-05-30 Description An account of the resource Bill of sale for a boy around 13 years old named Washington, sold as a slave to Michael Reed by Thomas Medlock on May 30, 1856. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource [2] p. ; 32 x 20 cm. Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context local-cont-no: Reed-Box2-Folder55-1856-05-30-BillofSaleSlave https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth881080/ ark: ark:/67531/metapth881080 Language A language of the resource English Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Attribution Subject The topic of the resource Robertson Colony. Reed, Michael, 1777-1859. Business, Economics and Finance Social Life and Customs - Slavery Washington, ca. 1843-? slaves enslaved people bills of sale Title A name given to the resource Thomas Medlock Bill of Sale to Michael Reed Michael Reed Papers Type The nature or genre of the resource Text