Bosque County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Bosque County, Texas.
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Bosque County Historical Records
Moses Boyd
Manumission Deed (1863)Location: Bosque County, Texas
Deed of emancipation granted by Evans. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1863.
Isabella Powell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Location: Bosque County, Texas
Enumerated under slaveholder Marshall in Bosque County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 67.
William Nelson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1839)Location: Bosque County, Texas
Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Bosque District. Monthly wage stipulated at $27 with rations and lodging provided.
Elizabeth Bailey
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1830)Location: Bosque County, Texas
Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Bosque District. Monthly wage stipulated at $25 with rations and lodging provided.