[Letter from José Antonio de Cuellar to Ildefonso Ramón, December 21, 1819] (open access)

[Letter from José Antonio de Cuellar to Ildefonso Ramón, December 21, 1819]

Letter from José Antonio de Cuellar to Ildefonso Ramón wanting some information from back records.
Date: 1819-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Five Documents from the Provincial Assembly and the Military Commander] (open access)

[Five Documents from the Provincial Assembly and the Military Commander]

Five documents from the Provincial Assembly and military commander. The documents discuss the suspending of the naming of officials and the preparation of troops; orders are given from the commander to form the militia, to which the Provincial Assembly says it cannot; the commander accuses the Assembly of disobedience, however they say they are preserving states' rights.
Date: {1824-02-06..1824-02-17}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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 José Antonio Benites to Francisco de la Garza, October 19, 1818] (open access)

[Letter from José Antonio Benites to Francisco de la Garza, October 19, 1818]

Message from José Antonio Benites to Francisco de la Garza, alcalde in Laredo, saying that Francesca Gutiérrez wants her servant back. According to the story, her servant, Alejandra Rodríguez fled as she owed a debt.
Date: 1818-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Bernardo Gutiérrez to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, October 12, 1824] (open access)

[Letter from José Bernardo Gutiérrez to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, October 12, 1824]

Letter from José Bernardo Gutiérrez to the Laredo ayuntamiento telling them to allow military commander to round up unclaimed horses. The document's heading reads: "Gobernacion del Estado Libre de las Tamaulipas."
Date: 1824-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from José Antonio Benites to José Francisco de la Garza, December 9, 1818] (open access)

[Notice from José Antonio Benites to José Francisco de la Garza, December 9, 1818]

Notice from José Antonio Benites to José Francisco de la Garza saying he is sending a horse, presumably stolen, and a deserter to Laredo.
Date: 1818-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order from Francisco López] (open access)

[Order from Francisco López]

Order from Francisco López saying that any Spaniard or foreigner without a passport should be detained and his belongings confiscated.
Date: 1815-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Partial Census of Laredo] (open access)

[Partial Census of Laredo]

Partial census from the Laredo ayuntamiento showing only those who voted for officers. The first column on the table is entitled "Clases" and the second is entitled "Nombres" with individual names written under here.
Date: 1824-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from Joaquín de Arredondo] (open access)

[Announcement from Joaquín de Arredondo]

Message from Joaquín de Arredondo announcing a decree on troop maintenance, delivered to alcaldes in Laredo.
Date: June 20, 1815
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Repeated Decree from Comandante Corregidor] (open access)

[Repeated Decree from Comandante Corregidor]

Message from the Comandante Gorregidor repeating a decree from the Chief of Police in Mexico that persons should be punished in proportion to their crime, and not excessively. The document is badly stained and most of the text is not legible.
Date: 1817-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from Viceroy Calleja] (open access)

[Announcement from Viceroy Calleja]

Announcement from Viceroy Calleja with changes in taxes on commercial shipping. The bottom of the document has a short paragraph from Juan de Juanicotena, saying where the message was sent to within Nuevo Santander such as Laredo, Reynosa, Camargo, etc.
Date: 1813-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Josef Marcelo Ynojosa to the Mayor of Laredo, August 20, 1822] (open access)

[Letter from Josef Marcelo Ynojosa to the Mayor of Laredo, August 20, 1822]

Letter from Josef Marcelo Ynojosa to the mayor of Laredo with more on the dispute between Leandro San Miguel and Gertrudis Villarreal.
Date: 1822-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Josef Marcelo de Ynojosa to the Mayor of Laredo, July 1, 1822] (open access)

[Letter from Josef Marcelo de Ynojosa to the Mayor of Laredo, July 1, 1822]

Letter from Josef Marcelo de Ynojosa to the mayor of Laredo asking for the presence of José María González in court.
Date: 1822-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Juan Francisco Gutiérrez] (open access)

[Message from Juan Francisco Gutiérrez]

Message from Juan Francisco Gutiérrez to all citizens concerning Tamaulipas' statehood.
Date: 1824~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition from José Fernando de Vidaurre] (open access)

[Petition from José Fernando de Vidaurre]

Request by José Fernando de Vidaurre for a piece of land. According to the document the petition has been admitted, and is signed by a man named Ramon and the top and by numerous officials at the bottom.
Date: 1825-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Concerning Petra Sánchez] (open access)

[Correspondence Concerning Petra Sánchez]

Message from Petra Sánchez to Ildefonso Ramón giving reasons why she opposes the marriage of her son. Ramón's response to Sánchez is written at the bottom of the third page of the document and is dated August 21, 1819.
Date: 1819-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Claims Against David Price] (open access)

[Claims Against David Price]

Document containing a series of claims against David Price for debts that he owes. Local officials signed the pages in various areas, attesting to the above claim.
Date: 1825-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Printed Information on Settling Disturbances] (open access)

[Printed Information on Settling Disturbances]

Printed document from the Mexican minister of war containing information on settling disturbances in southern Mexico.
Date: January 23, 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lucas Fernández to the Laredo Alcalde, April 13, 1826] (open access)

[Letter from Lucas Fernández to the Laredo Alcalde, April 13, 1826]

Letter from Lucas Fernández to the Laredo alcalde concerning military privileges.
Date: April 13, 1826
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Pertaining to Numerous Topics of Governance] (open access)

[Documents Pertaining to Numerous Topics of Governance]

Multiple documents pertaining to separate sectors of governance including commerce, militias, the Constitution, and legislature elections, and treasury matters. The documents compiled range from October 1824 to February 1825.
Date: {1824-10..1825-02}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Criminal Case Against José Antonio de la Cruz] (open access)

[Criminal Case Against José Antonio de la Cruz]

Documents concerning a criminal case against José Antonio de la Cruz, who fired on persons sent to get him at the request of the mayor. There are multiple signatures in between breaks in the text acknowledging testimonies, witnesses, etc.
Date: 1820-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Documents from the Laredo Ayuntamiento] (open access)

[Two Documents from the Laredo Ayuntamiento]

Two documents on one page from the Laredo ayuntamiento sharing results of elections in which Guadalupe Arombura is elected Secretary; the second document informs of José María González being named Receptor. Each document is signed by multiple officials including José Francisco de la Garza.
Date: 1824-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Documents Concerning Election Results] (open access)

[Two Documents Concerning Election Results]

Two documents concerning results from the previous elections, both documents are signed by numerous officials acknowledging receiving the results.
Date: 1824-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nicasio Sánchez to the Laredo Alcalde, May 26, 1826] (open access)

[Letter from Nicasio Sánchez to the Laredo Alcalde, May 26, 1826]

Letter from Nicasio Sánchez to the Laredo alcalde, de Oropeza, saying that there are no more funds to hire more military personnel.
Date: 1826-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History