Thursday, August 25, 2011

1861 August 25

Notice

My Brother John Lee Andrews of Houston Texas
requests me to say to the people of Va, that he would
like to exchange lands in Texas for Negros,
Or he wants [to] join any any one who would like to
send there Negros to Texas, in farming there, from
one to ten years, he John Lee Andrews furnishing
the land and they the labour, and divide the
net profits on just and equitable proportions,
he will furnish from 50 to 100,000 Acres, or any
quantity that may be needed for the aforesaid
purposes, this 25th day of August 1861

Samuel Andrews

probably the text for a handbill or newspaper advertisement

MSS 11909

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