Slaves Transported on The S.S. Texas, La Salle to New Orleans Arrived March 5, 1860

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: slavery Black_Heritage

Introduction

This is the manifest of the S.S. Texas which sailed from La Salle, District of Texas on 1 March 1860 and arrived in New Orleans on 5 Mar 1860 with 29 enslaved persons aboard.

A.J. Chambers, Shipper.^[1]

NAMES	SEX	AGE	STATURE	CLASS	SHIPPERS	RESIDENCE
1.ANDERSON	MALE	50	5' 6"	COPPER	A.J. CHAMBERS	NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS
2. LEMIS	MALE	40	5' 8"	COPPER	A.J. CHAMBERS	NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS
3 .OVERTON	MALE	35	5' 8"	COPPER	A.J. CHAMBERS	NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS
4. ABRAM	MALE	40	5' 8"	BLACK
5. DANIEL	MALE	35	5' 8"	BLACK
6. NICK	MALE	45	5' 8"	BLACK
7. WOODSON	MALE	21	5' 8"	BLACK
8. JOHN	MALE	14	4' 6"	BLACK
9. GEORGE	MALE	14	4' 6"	YELLOW
10. PETER	MALE	12		BLACK
11. FLEMING	MALE	8		COPPER
12. JACK	MALE	6		COPPER
13. OVERTON	MALE	8		COPPER
14. THOMAS	MALE	1 1/2		BLACK
15. CHARLES	MALE	1		COPPER
16. ANDERSON	MALE	2 1/2		BLACK
17. ISABELLA	FEMALE	30	5' 6"	BLACK
18. BECKY	FEMALE	40	5' 4"	BLACK
19. NANCY	FEMALE	80	5' 4"	BLACK
20. MATTY	FEMALE	45	5' 4"	BLACK
21. MILLY	FEMALE	17	5' 4"	BLACK
22. LUCY JANE	FEMALE	17	5' 4"	BLACK
23. MATHILDA	FEMALE	14		BLACK
24. HANNAH	FEMALE	12		BLACK
25. MARGARETH	FEMALE	11		COPPER
26. BELLA	FEMALE	3		COPPER
27. IZLANA	FEMALE	1		COPPER
28. PATSY	FEMALE	1		COPPER
29. MARY ANN	FEMALE	4		COPPER

DISTRICT OF TEXAS, PORT OF LASALLE, THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH, 1860, A.F. CHAMBERS SHIPPER OF THE SLAVES NAMED AND PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MANIFEST, AND I, WILSON, MASTER OF THE S.S. TEXAS DO SOLEMNLY, SINCERELY AND TRULY SWEAR ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, THAT THE PERSONS ABOVE DESCRIBED WERE NOT IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1808, AND THAT, UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE, THEY ARE HELD TO SERVICE AND LABOR. SO HELP US GOD. Signed: A.J. CHAMBERS Signed: WILSON

Sources

1. ↑ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6210358