Cargo Manifest of the S.S. Texas from the Port of Galveston to New Orleans, 1860. The steamship made weekly trips between the two cities. On one such trip, the S.S.Texas had two types of cargo: 140 bales of cotton and 28 slaves from New Braunfels, Texas near San Antonio. National Archives, Records of the U.S. Customs Service, 1745 - 1997. |