[Message from Manuel EscandĂ³n] (open access)

[Message from Manuel EscandĂ³n]

Message from Manuel EscandĂ³n giving notice of the birth of a child to the royal family. The document itself has a large tear on the left side, and covered in tape; the edges of the paper are covered in tape as well.
Date: 1792-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Description of a Robber from JosĂ© NicolĂ¡s Elisondo] (open access)

[Description of a Robber from JosĂ© NicolĂ¡s Elisondo]

Document from JosĂ© NicolĂ¡s Elisando saying that a man who is accused of robbing the church in Cruillas of a cloth, claims someone gave it to him to sell. According to the document an inquiry is to follow.
Date: 1805-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament for José Antonio Uribe] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament for José Antonio Uribe]

Last will and testament prepared for José Antonio Uribe, laying out inheritors and what they are to receive. The document itself is stained and has slight tears on the sides of the paper.
Date: April 15, 1789
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Printed Statement from the National Palace] (open access)

[Printed Statement from the National Palace]

Printed statement from the National Palace praising the Congress for its actions in the political crisis.
Date: 1824-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Referring to the Cortes in CĂ¡diz] (open access)

[Document Referring to the Cortes in CĂ¡diz]

Document badly stained and with mostly illegible text.
Date: 1814-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement of Tobacco Tax Collected from 1813 to 1818] (open access)

[Statement of Tobacco Tax Collected from 1813 to 1818]

Document from Bernardo de Portugal with statements of the money generated from the tax on tobacco during the period Jan 1, 1813 to October 24, 1818.
Date: 1819-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from José Andres de Sobrevilla] (open access)

[Announcement from José Andres de Sobrevilla]

Message from JosĂ© Andres de Sobrevilla saying that Mariano Cavasos has given power of attorney to JesĂºs SĂ¡nchez to settle pending matters.
Date: 1815-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Minutes of the Provincial Assembly] (open access)

[Copy of Minutes of the Provincial Assembly]

Copy of the minutes of the Provincial Assembly discussing the establishment of a state militia. The last line in the document mentions that this was copied in Aguayo on March 16, 1824.
Date: 1824-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Printed Decree from Viceroy Calleja] (open access)

[Printed Decree from Viceroy Calleja]

Printed decree from Viceroy Calleja announcing changes in tax laws and paying for representatives to the cortes.
Date: March 4, 1814
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Printed Manifest from Francisco Vital Fernandez] (open access)

[Printed Manifest from Francisco Vital Fernandez]

Printed manifest from Francisco Vital Fernandez denouncing what he considers calumnies made against him.
Date: 1826-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of Elected Legislatures] (open access)

[Announcement of Elected Legislatures]

Announcement entitled "Aviso al Publico" stating that members of the State Legislature have been recently elected. Names of the officials are listed below, and signed at the bottom by JosĂ© Antonio FernĂ¡ndez.
Date: 1824-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Publication from the Secretary of State] (open access)

[Publication from the Secretary of State]

Printed statement concerning the publication of the Acta Constitutiva, as well as an oath of allegiance to go with it.
Date: February 1, 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Request from José Andrés Sobrevilla] (open access)

[Request from José Andrés Sobrevilla]

Request from José Andrés Sobrevilla to José María Tovar asking for justice in question of robbery of two horses.
Date: 1815-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Decree from the Minister of War] (open access)

[Copy of a Decree from the Minister of War]

Copy of a decree against Spanish ships and commerce from the Mexican Minister of War.
Date: 1823-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Printed Statement from the Minister of War] (open access)

[Printed Statement from the Minister of War]

Printed statement from J. J. de Herrera calling for army personnel, as well as offering amnesty.
Date: 1824-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Orders from Juan Francisco Gutiérrez] (open access)

[Orders from Juan Francisco Gutiérrez]

Orders from Juan Francisco Gutiérrez saying people are to comply with the supreme decree regarding the publication of the Acta Constitutiva.
Date: 1824-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of Antonio FernĂ¡ndez de CĂ³rdova] (open access)

[Announcement of Antonio FernĂ¡ndez de CĂ³rdova]

Printed announcement and thanks from Antonio FernĂ¡ndez de CĂ³rdova for his election to the Tamaulipas state legislature.
Date: 1826-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement Regarding Fees for Justices of the Peace] (open access)

[Statement Regarding Fees for Justices of the Peace]

Statement from Policarzo Martinez, the subprefect in Mier, informing recipients that he is setting new fees for justices of the peace.
Date: [1841..1846]
Creator: Martinez, Policarzo
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Committees Renewed by the President] (open access)

[List of Committees Renewed by the President]

List of 24 committees (comisiones) renewed by president Rafael Mangino including each committee's name and a list of members.
Date: [1821..1836]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Long Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo Alcalde, May 2, 1845] (open access)

[Long Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo Alcalde, May 2, 1845]

Long Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo alcalde.
Date: 1845-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cover Pages of Folders Containing Decrees and Ordinances] (open access)

[Cover Pages of Folders Containing Decrees and Ordinances]

Various cover pages of folders that contained decrees, ordinances, etc. from various years. Many of these folders have been reused for several other things, and some are undated or rough draft documents.
Date: {1774..1848}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edmund Lieck to Julius, November 5, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Edmund Lieck to Julius, November 5, 1864]

Personal letter written from Edmund Lieck to Julius, a brother.
Date: November 5, 1864
Creator: Lieck, Edmund
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Printed Circular from the Governor of Tamaulipas] (open access)

[Printed Circular from the Governor of Tamaulipas]

Printed circular from the governor of Tamaulipas concerning the revocation of laws against ecclesiastics.
Date: July 23, 1834
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Printed Circular to the Laredo Ayuntamiento] (open access)

[Printed Circular to the Laredo Ayuntamiento]

Printed circular from the governor of Tamaulipas to the Laredo ayuntamiento, warning the governor of Querétaro of the need for compliance with the announced election.
Date: July 29, 1834
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History