11583809https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11583809TexasRed RiverCounty1838Legislative011Texas State Library-Archives Division, Austin, TexasEdmund J. Carter, a free man of color, arrived in Texas in January 1837. He asks to "enjoy unmolested the privileges of a citizen" and to hold land and other property in his own name.Property owners (Black)State residency issues (FPOC)Enfranchisement/Disenfranchisement