[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jake Jacobsen - 1954-09-14] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jake Jacobsen - 1954-09-14]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Jake Jacobsen, Administrative Assistant to Senator Price Daniel. Herrera is inquiring about the application process for hardship discharge for Private Abel Cisneros.
Date: September 14, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros made for the purpose of procuring a dependency discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document was not signed by Mrs. Cisneros.
Date: September 30, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Abel Cisneros - 1954-09-15] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Abel Cisneros - 1954-09-15]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Private Abel Cisneros advising him on the status of his discharge application.
Date: September 15, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03] (open access)

[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03]

Letter to Senator Price Daniel from S. R. Mickelsen, the Major General at Fort Bliss, Texas. Mickelsen notifies Senator Daniel that Private Abel Cisneros was unable to present acceptable evidence required for a hardship discharge. The letter is signed by General Mickelsen.
Date: September 3, 1954
Creator: Mickelsen, S. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03] (open access)

[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03]

Copy of letter sent to Senator Price Daniel from S. R. Mickelsen, the Major General at Fort Bliss, Texas. Mickelsen notifies Senator Daniel that Private Abel Cisneros was unable to present acceptable evidence required for a hardship discharge.
Date: September 3, 1954
Creator: Mickelsen, S. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Lyndon B. Johnson - 1954-08-12] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Lyndon B. Johnson - 1954-08-12]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter John J. Herrera wrote to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson regarding Private Abel Cisneros. Herrera provides information about the hardship caused by Pvt. Cisneros being drafted into the Army.
Date: September 12, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]

An affidavit from Dolores Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. Dolores lists the family's monthly living expenses and provides information about her medical condition. The document is not signed and has John J. Herrera as the Harris County Notary Public.
Date: September 30, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros with her request for a hardship discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document is signed but not dated or notarized in September 1954.
Date: September 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo - 1954-09-17] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo - 1954-09-17]

Letter to Frank Pinedo from John J. Herrera, asking Pinedo to please help Herrera get his driver's license application processed. Herrera also writes with a sense of frustration in regards to the Hernandez case: "I do know that I have sunk at least $1000.00 of my own money in the Hernandez case, and frankly I am sick with the whole deal and I am ready to withdraw and let Gus [Garcia] go by himself." Herrera mentions that Abel Cisneros is starting a radio program in Wharton County.
Date: September 17, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History