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[Letter from Fernando Vazquez Borrego to Joseph Leonardo Vidaurre, March 15, 1778] (open access)

[Letter from Fernando Vazquez Borrego to Joseph Leonardo Vidaurre, March 15, 1778]

Letter from Fernando Vazquez Borrego to his nephew, Joseph Leonardo Vidaurre, asking him to look into an issue regarding their hacienda. This document is taped in three areas and multiple stains and slight tears.
Date: 1778-03~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Joseph Guerra and the Governor of Nuevo Santander] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Joseph Guerra and the Governor of Nuevo Santander]

Complaints sent by Joseph Thomas Guerra to Governor Vicente González de Santianés; complaints include those against inventories of goods and the taxes involved which he considers illegal and unjust. The governor responds by ordering an investigation of the situation.
Date: 1775-05~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Governor Vicente González to Captain Tomás Sánchez, June 13, 1775] (open access)

[Letter from Governor Vicente González to Captain Tomás Sánchez, June 13, 1775]

Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Gallardo asking for information about Apache Indian incursions. The governor inquires about entry points and what is needed to stop them, as well as various jurisdictions.
Date: 1775-06~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, June 8, 1774] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, June 8, 1774]

Letter from Governor Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez in which the governor says the accused in a murder trial be kept under arrest after find the case not handled properly.
Date: June 8, 1774
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Cristóbal Báez, July 21, 1775] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Cristóbal Báez, July 21, 1775]

Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Cristóbal Báez acknowledging information concerning three Indians taken prisoner. de Santianés speaks of the need for the town to be prepared for attacks.
Date: 1775-07~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, September 17, 1776] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, September 17, 1776]

Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Gallardo acknowledging a letter sent from Sánchez on August 22. The letter goes on to discuss Indian problems and that Alferez de la Serna is being replaced.
Date: 1776-09~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, April 12, 1776] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, April 12, 1776]

Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Gallardo acknowledging that he received letters sent by the captain on February 12 and 23, as well as one from March. The letter also goes into details concerning more issues with Indians.
Date: 1776-04~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, September, 24, 1775] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, September, 24, 1775]

Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Gallardo saying he is sending Ildefonso de la Garza with a sergeant and 25 troops to defend the territory between Laredo and Las Iglesias. As this route is often used by Indians as a road for raids it is to be defended, and more gunpowder will be sent.
Date: 1775-09~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, January 22, 1774] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, January 22, 1774]

Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Thomas Sánchez de la Barrera asking him to calm the people following Indian raids, and to let the people return to their homes. Each page of the document contains multiple stains all over the pages.
Date: 1774-01~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente Gonzalez de Santienes to Captain Tomás Sánchez, March 30, 1771] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente Gonzalez de Santienes to Captain Tomás Sánchez, March 30, 1771]

Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez concerning villages in and near Laredo; de Santienes says that people living in the areas outside Laredo are apart of his district.
Date: March 30, 1771
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, June 18, 1774] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, June 18, 1774]

Letter from Vicente de Santianés to Thomas Sánchez de la Barrera saying that the wanted criminal has not arrived yet though they are watching for him. Eyes are kept open for Indian attacks; should they attack reinforcements will be sent from nearby settlements, as well as munitions.
Date: June 18, 1774
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to the Viceroy, July 5, 1770] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to the Viceroy, July 5, 1770]

Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to the Viceroy of New Spain asking for authorization to deal with the matter of people moving south of the Rio Grande and causing issues with the native Indians in the region. de Santianés also calls out a ranking official as participating in the movement.
Date: July 5, 1770
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall - December 2, 1778] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall - December 2, 1778]

Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall describing her flight from Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War, and also contains updates about Teackle's brother Severn Teackle who is imprisoned by the British on a ship anchored off Long Island. Severn Teackle is the Grandfather of Severn Teackle Wallis. Attached to this letter is a note dated 1829 written by Elizabeth Upshur Teackle explaining how she came to be in possession of this letter from her Great Aunt Sally Teackle Kendall.
Date: December 2, 1778
Creator: Cunningham, Nancy
System: The Portal to Texas History