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[Portrait of a Young Female. Joann Martinez]

Portrait of a young girl, Joann Martinez, with long straight hair wearing a decorative stitch shirt. There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish: "Para mi querida abuelita, Lupe. Con mucho cariño de parte de us nieta! Joann Martinez. Edad' - 14 años, Escuela, Tafalla.
Date: December 16, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Young Man, Gonzalo Martinez]

Portrait of a young man wearing a collar shirt and tie. The young man is smiling. There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish.
Date: December 16, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Young Siblings Posing for Holiday Pictures]

Photograph of two young siblings posing for holiday pictures while standing on chair. Both of the siblings are wearing shorts with a shirt and jacket. The younger is holding a ball. Both of the siblings are wearing boots. There is a note on the front of the photograph that reads: "Best Wishes! for year happiness at Christmas and in the New Year." There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish, that says: "Dedicado para mi Tio de Lionel y Eduardo Martinez Jr. para Fernando Martinez."
Date: unknown
Creator: Drow studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a List of Archives, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of a List of Archives, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a list, in 1827, of the archives given to the new city hall by Stephen F. Austin.
Date: [1827-11..1827-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Amrelmo Martinez] (open access)

[Receipt from Amrelmo Martinez]

Receipt from Amrelmo Martinez to an individual for 10 pesos and 4 reales, which Tomás Martinez owed his uncle Faustino Ramírez.
Date: 1831-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Concerning an Investigation into People] (open access)

[Document Concerning an Investigation into People]

Document containing information into an investigation into some persons who went to Bexar, occupied by the rebel Texans.
Date: 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Ximenes to the Laredo Alcalde, February 28, 1833] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel Ximenes to the Laredo Alcalde, February 28, 1833]

Letter from Manuel Ximenes to the Laredo alcalde concerning a debt problem over a shawl.
Date: 1833-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement from Ignacio Rodriguez in Bexar] (open access)

[Statement from Ignacio Rodriguez in Bexar]

Statement from Ignacio Rodriguez in Bexar, saying Joaquin Martinez obtained a horse in the wild horse run held by this military post.
Date: 1831-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Comandante Militar to the Laredo Alcalde, March 11, 1827] (open access)

[Letter from the Comandante Militar to the Laredo Alcalde, March 11, 1827]

Letter from Anastasio Bustamente, comandante militar de Laredo, to the town alcalde asking for 40 mules to carry baggage to Bexar.
Date: 1827-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Antonio Elosua to the Laredo Alcalde, August 7, 1827] (open access)

[Letter from Antonio Elosua to the Laredo Alcalde, August 7, 1827]

Letter from the commandante militar to the Laredo alcalde discussing a truce agreement made between Mexican troops and Indians in Bexar.
Date: 1827-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ignacio Rodriguez to the Laredo Alcalde, September 25, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from Ignacio Rodriguez to the Laredo Alcalde, September 25, 1831]

Letter from Ignacio Rodriguez to the Laredo alcalde, saying the horse recently obtained by Joaquín González is not in the register.
Date: 1831-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Lafuente to the Laredo Alcalde, February 29, 1832] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel Lafuente to the Laredo Alcalde, February 29, 1832]

Letter from Manuel Lafuente to the Laredo alcalde discussing Rafael Gutierrez, who has left only one horse in Bexar.
Date: 1832-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Truce in Bexar] (open access)

[Copy of a Truce in Bexar]

Copy of a truce made between Spanish troops and Indians in Bexar, signed by the commandante militar Antonio Elosura. The note at the bottom of the second page makes it known that this is a copy of the original document.
Date: 1827-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gaspar Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, August 9, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Gaspar Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, August 9, 1829]

Letter from Gaspar Flores to the Laredo alcalde saying he has arrested Eduardo Huerta and will send him with Juan Treviño.
Date: 1829-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Commandante Anastasio Bustamente to the Laredo Alcalde, December 26, 1827] (open access)

[Letter from Commandante Anastasio Bustamente to the Laredo Alcalde, December 26, 1827]

Letter from Anastasio Bustamente, commandante general, to the Laredo alcalde saying if there are not enough troops to pursue the enemy, get citizens to help do so.
Date: 1827-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account from General Arredondo of Victory Against Texas Rebels] (open access)

[Account from General Arredondo of Victory Against Texas Rebels]

Message from Juan de Juanicotena to local alcaldes with an account from General Arredondo concerning the defeat of the rebels of Bexar.
Date: 1813-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Ignacio Ronquilla to José Lázaro Benavides, December 30, 1822] (open access)

[Letter from José Ignacio Ronquilla to José Lázaro Benavides, December 30, 1822]

Personal letter from José Ignacio Ronquilla to José Lázaro Benavides concerning a business transaction.
Date: 1822-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gaspar Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, November 28, 1824] (open access)

[Letter from Gaspar Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, November 28, 1824]

Letter from Gaspar Flores, in Bexar, to the Laredo alcalde saying that goods stolen by a Frenchman are now in Laredo and should be impounded, along with certain possessions.
Date: 1824-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Miguel Ximenes to the Laredo Alcalde, February 19, 1833] (open access)

[Letter from Miguel Ximenes to the Laredo Alcalde, February 19, 1833]

Letter from Miguel Ximenes to the Laredo alcalde, reporting that it was Victoriano Juárez who stole the horses from Laredo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Salinas to the Laredo Alcalde, October 21, 1827] (open access)

[Letter from José Salinas to the Laredo Alcalde, October 21, 1827]

Letter from José Salinas to the Laredo alcalde discussing arrangements for repaying money owed by two individuals who left Laredo.
Date: 1827-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente Gorrais to José Francisco de la Garza, August 17, 1824] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente Gorrais to José Francisco de la Garza, August 17, 1824]

Letter from Vicente Gorrais to José Francisco de la Garza, alcalde in Laredo, explaining why he has not sent the animals of José Antonio Padilla.
Date: 1824-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Juan Seguin to the Laredo Alcalde, June 7, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Juan Seguin to the Laredo Alcalde, June 7, 1829]

Letter from Juan Seguin to the Laredo alcalde asking all to watch for Juan Camarena and Fernando Rosas, who are escaped prisoners.
Date: 1829-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Juan A. Seguín to the Laredo Alcalde, May 12, 1833] (open access)

[Letter from Juan A. Seguín to the Laredo Alcalde, May 12, 1833]

Letter from Juan A. Seguín to the Laredo alcalde, asking him to have Santiago Hernández's "capote" returned as Juan José Sánchez currently has it.
Date: 1833-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Ximenes to the Laredo Alcalde, July 2, 1833] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel Ximenes to the Laredo Alcalde, July 2, 1833]

Letter from Manuel Ximenes to the Laredo alcalde, saying Santiago Hernández is going to Laredo to collect 14 pesos from Juan José Sánchez who took his cape.
Date: 1833-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History