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[Form Sent from Juan Fermín de Juanicotena] (open access)

[Form Sent from Juan Fermín de Juanicotena]

Form sent from Juan Fermín de Juanicotena showing how to make financial reports on taxes on renting of houses. The document contains a partially filled out example chart and more explanation text; there is a list of towns on the left side of the back side of the document showing where this is to be sent.
Date: 1812-09~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcements from Viceroy Venegas] (open access)

[Announcements from Viceroy Venegas]

Announcement from Viceroy Venegas saying there is a ten percent tax to be put on renting houses, plus other regulations regarding renting homes, buildings, etc. At the end of the document there is a response from Juan Juanicotena from February 18, 1813.
Date: 1812-02~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between José Antonio Benavides and José Lázaro Benavides] (open access)

[Correspondence between José Antonio Benavides and José Lázaro Benavides]

Correspondence between José Antonio Benavides and José Lázaro Benavides. Citizens of Laredo are praised for their readiness to help the royal cause; the mayor (possibly Lázano) gives assurances that all are doing whatever they can, but many have left to serve in the army and protection is needed.
Date: 1812-21~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Four Documents from Juan Fermín Juanicotena to Alcaldes] (open access)

[Four Documents from Juan Fermín Juanicotena to Alcaldes]

Four documents from Juan Fermín Juanicotena to alcaldes with different announcements, requests, etc. The first is a message saying that money minted in Zacatecas and Coahuila is valid, followed by a public announcement of the same message sent to various towns and villas in Mexico. The third document concerns two wanted army deserters, and gives a description of both; the last document is a request to send leather jackets asked for by the governor.
Date: 1812-21~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Pedro López Prietto to the Commander of Laredo, June 17, 1812] (open access)

[Message from Pedro López Prietto to the Commander of Laredo, June 17, 1812]

Letter from Pedro López Prietto to the commander in Laredo saying that he is sending a prisoner to serve out his sentence in Laredo. The document has a slightly torn edge in the bottom left corner, and a piece of tape at the bottom of the page.
Date: 1812-06~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Publication of Laws by the Cortes de Cádiz] (open access)

[Publication of Laws by the Cortes de Cádiz]

Document with a publication of new laws put forth by the Cortes de Cádiz. At the end of the document there is a description of a man wanted in Camargo for crimes he committed, added on to the text. The document is badly stained, and the first four pages are blank.
Date: Summer 1812
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History