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Texas and part of Mexico & the United States showing the route of the first Santa Fé expedition.

Map shows Cross Timbers, Chihuahua Trail, route of the Texan prisoners, Mr. Pike's route from Ft. Smith to Taos, route of the Santa Fe Expedition, and McGregg's route from Van Buren to Santa Fé in 1839. Relief shown by hachures. No scale given. Map comes from Narrative of the Texan Santa Fé expedition by George Wilkins Kendall.
Date: 1844?
Creator: Kemble, W. (William)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Oregon and Upper California : from the surveys of John Charles Frémont and other authorities.

Map shows major physical features, areas of Indian habitation, major cities and towns; northern portion of map is labeled Oregon Territory, Missouri Territory, southern portion is Upper California and New Mexico; February 1848 treaty boundary line between Mexico and the United States. Includes notes and "explanations." Inset: "Profile of the travelling route from the South Pass of the the Rocky Mountains to the Bay of San Francisco." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights, and by profile. Scale [1:3,000,000].
Date: 1848
Creator: Preuss, Charles, 1803-1854
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Californias.

Map shows provincial boundary lines, rivers, trails, and areas of Native American habitation in Upper and Lower California. Includes manuscript notes on boundaries proposed in 1849. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,380,000].
Date: 1845
Creator: Farnham, Thomas Jefferson, 1804-1848
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Méjico : segun lo organizado y definido por las varias actas del congreso de dicha républica y construido por las mejores autoridades.

Map shows the United States southwest of Georgia and Iowa, and south of Oregon Territory. Includes distance and statistical tables, profiles of the route between Mexico and Vera Cruz and the route between Mexico and Acapulco. Notes within map describe historical events, including those of the Mexican War. Insets: "Carta de los caminos &c. desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico," "Map showing the battlegrounds of the 8th and the 9th, May 1846," "Plan of Monterey and its environs," "Chart of the Bay of Vera Cruz," and "Tampico and its environs." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,435,200].
Date: 1847
Creator: Disturnell, John, 1801-1877
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mapa de los estados unidos de Méjico.

Map shows routes of military expeditions, wagon roads, trails, areas of Native American habitation; Texas borders include Santa Fe; "Alta California" extends east to a narrow "Nueva Mexico"; "Indian Territory" and U.S. states along the Mississippi River. Includes tables of distances and statistics. Inset: "Carta de los caminos &c. desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:4,500,000].
Date: 1846
Creator: Disturnell, John, 1801-1877
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Méjico : segun lo organizado y definido por las varias actas del congreso de dicha républica y construido por las mejores autoridades.

Map shows the United States southwest of Georgia and Iowa, and south of Oregon Territory. Includes distance and statistical tables, profiles of the route between Mexico and Vera Cruz and the route between Mexico and Acapulco. Notes within map describe historical events, including those of the Mexican War. Insets: "Carta de los caminos &c. desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico," "Map showing the battlegrounds of the 8th and the 9th, May 1846," "Plan of Monterey and its environs," "Chart of the Bay of Vera Cruz," and "Tampico and its environs." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,435,200].
Date: 1847
Creator: Disturnell, John, 1801-1877
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carta de las costas de la Escambia, Alabama y bocas del Rio Misisipi, la Luisiana, Tejas, con la provincia del Nuevo Santander, en el Golfo de Mejico.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Gulf of Mexico coastal detail. Includes table of abbreviations. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1,350,000].
Date: 1846
Creator: Armero, Francisco
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, August 24, 1841] (open access)

[Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, August 24, 1841]

Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo justice of the peace, informing him he is sending decrees of July 15 and 17. The reverse side of the document contains the acknowledgment from the justice of the peace.
Date: 1841-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Indro García to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, May 2, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Indro García to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, May 2, 1844]

Letter from Indro García to the Laredo ayuntamiento, informing him that an outbreak of smallpox in Orizaba. García says to take all possible precautions and to use vaccines.
Date: 1844-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Circular from Policarzo Martinez to Justice of the Peace Ramón, February 1, 1841] (open access)

[Circular from Policarzo Martinez to Justice of the Peace Ramón, February 1, 1841]

Circular from Policarzo Martinez to Justice of the Peace Ramón, exhorting unity and the rooting out of those who have revolutionary ideas or tendencies.
Date: 1841-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Manchaca to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, December 24, 1841] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel Manchaca to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, December 24, 1841]

Letter from Manuel Manchaca to Justice of the Peace Ramón, informing him that 29 mules and 9 horses have been recovered from the Indians. Manchaca also says some of these mules may belong within the mayor's jurisdiction. On the reverse side there is an account for the month of December written by Comandante Agustin Soto.
Date: 1841-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Indro García to the Laredo Alcalde, March 7, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Indro García to the Laredo Alcalde, March 7, 1844]

Letter from Indro García to Alcalde Benavides, saying he should take the necessary precautions in allowing the Indians to come close to Laredo.
Date: 1844-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, December 22, 1841] (open access)

[Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, December 22, 1841]

Letter from Policarzo Martinez to Justice of the Peace Ramón, advising him that he is sending a reassuring letter from the comandante general, Mariano Arista.
Date: 1841-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Justo García to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, December 9, 1841] (open access)

[Letter from Justo García to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, December 9, 1841]

Letter from Justo García to Justice of the Peace Ramón in Laredo, reporting that he has a mule with the brand mark belonging to Doña Nieves de la Garza of that town.
Date: 1841-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Indro García to the Laredo Alcalde, May 3, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Indro García to the Laredo Alcalde, May 3, 1844]

Letter from Indro García to Alcalde Benavides, saying Laredo mistakenly received a receipt for 47 pesos for the Gazette but it has not yet been paid for.
Date: 1844-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fernando Cuellar to the Laredo Alcalde, January 24, 1843] (open access)

[Letter from Fernando Cuellar to the Laredo Alcalde, January 24, 1843]

Letter from Fernando Cuellar to the Laredo alcalde with information on horses carrying the mail.
Date: 1843-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Laredo Alcalde to the Comandante Militar, June 6, 1842] (open access)

[Letter from the Laredo Alcalde to the Comandante Militar, June 6, 1842]

Letter from the Laredo alcalde to the comandante militar, asking him who will pay a debt owed.
Date: 1842-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Refugio García to the Laredo Alcalde, April 11, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Refugio García to the Laredo Alcalde, April 11, 1844]

Letter from Refugio García to Alcalde Benavides, informing him that Alejandro Vidaurre is still finishing up his business and will go to Laredo as soon as he does.
Date: 1844-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Antonio Cuellar to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, August 25, 1841] (open access)

[Letter from Antonio Cuellar to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, August 25, 1841]

Letter from Antonio Cuellar to the justice of the peace in Laredo, informing him that the mule belonging to Jesús de Herrera has been sent to Laredo.
Date: 1841-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Circular from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, March 6, 1841] (open access)

[Circular from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, March 6, 1841]

Circular from Policarzo Martinez to Justice of the Peace Ramón in Laredo, informing him that General Arista has sent orders to collect all ammunition from villages and towns for the campaign against the Indians.
Date: 1841-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Justice of the Peace Ramón to Comandante Lafuente, November 13, 1841] (open access)

[Letter from Justice of the Peace Ramón to Comandante Lafuente, November 13, 1841]

Letter from Justice of the Peace Ramón to Comandante Lafuente, asking him to release some individuals taken in a scuffle with Francisco Cabillo and his group.
Date: 1841-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, July 27, 1842] (open access)

[Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, July 27, 1842]

Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo justice of the peace, informing him that Cristobal Castillo owes 25 pesos for a horse which belonged to Martín Sanchez.
Date: 1842-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mariano Arispe to the Laredo Alcalde, February 15, 1842] (open access)

[Letter from Mariano Arispe to the Laredo Alcalde, February 15, 1842]

Letter from Mariano Arispe to the Laredo alcalde, requesting that he send the two horses captured from the Indians which belong to Doña Luisa Garcia de Benavides.
Date: 1842-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rafael Uribe to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, November 15, 1842] (open access)

[Letter from Rafael Uribe to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, November 15, 1842]

Letter from Rafael Uribe to the Laredo ayuntamiento, informing it that President Nicolás Bravo decrees the suppression of the medio real and cuartilla.
Date: 1842-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History