"Plantation and Negroes For Sale," Telegraph and Texas Register, September 23, 1837
Summary: An ad from Mr. Edwards offering his plantation for sale. Said he had 5,000 acres of land, 600 of which were under cultivation. The property also had a cotton gin, grist mill, slave houses, and was located near a year-round navigable river. Edwards did not give a price for the land but said it could include between 10 and 100 slaves if buyers so wished.
THE subscriber having determined on moving west, proposes to sell his plantation and present residence, on the San Bernard, with three or five thousand acres of land, between five and six hundred acres cleared land and under a high state of cultivation, with a good cotton gin and grist mill; good dwelling house and comfortable negro quarters. This property is situated on the San Bernard, six miles west of Columbia, fifteen from Brrzoria[sic] and twelve from Caney creek; never been known to overflow, and no inferior land upon it. It is just below the contemplated town of San Bernard, which is at the head of tide, navigable the year round to this place for vessels or boats drawing six feet water. The above property is offered for sale alone, or with the stock upon it, with from ten to one hundred negroes, to suit purchasers. For further particulars, enquire of I.N. MORELAND, Esq., at Houston, or the subscriber, on the premises, near Columbia. Sept. 26. 89-2mis[sic] M. EDWARDS.
Source Copy Consulted: "Plantation and Negroes For Sale," Telegraph and Texas Register, September 23, 1837, p. 2