Garrett v. Brooks

Citations

• 41 Tex. 479

Syllabus

<p>1. Slavery, when abolished in Texas.—No written law abolished slavery in Texas until the 18tli of December, A. D. 1865; but before that time the military forces of the United States had silenced and struck down the laws of the State; and the proclamation of GeneraGranger, dated June 19, 1865, declaring Abraham Lincoln’s emanl cipation proclamation, may be regarded as the definite period from which the destruction of the right to hold slaves in Texas may be dated.</p> <p>2. Slavery.—A note executed April 1, 1865, for the purchase money of a negro then sold as a slave in Texas, would be binding on the maker.</p>