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Biographical notes on Lorenzo de Zavala (open access)

Biographical notes on Lorenzo de Zavala

A brief biography of Lorenzo de Zavala
Date: unknown
Creator: Lenz, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft of letter to Allan Duckworth from Adina de Zavala (open access)

Draft of letter to Allan Duckworth from Adina de Zavala

A letter concerning pictures and captions to be used in describing Lorenzo de Zavala and his homesite
Date: unknown
Creator: de Zavala, Adina
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to a Mr. Holmes, September] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to a Mr. Holmes, September]

A letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to a Mr. Holmes with orders to deliver information. New Orleans, September.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mexia, Jose Antonio
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Political Chief to Lorenzo Zavala] October 6th 1835 (open access)

[Letter from Political Chief to Lorenzo Zavala] October 6th 1835

Letter from Rueg to Zavala informing him of his intention to call at San Felipe on the 15 inst.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rueg, Enrique
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Government Description (open access)

Mexican Government Description

Details of the Battle of San Jacinto and a description of the Mexican government. The document is incomplete.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] June 4th 1963 (open access)

[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] June 4th 1963

Correspondence regarding opposition from Albert Thomas against De Zavala Park
Date: June 4, 1963
Creator: Lenz, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] October 21st, 1962 (open access)

[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] October 21st, 1962

Continued correspondence regarding De Zavala Park
Date: October 21, 1962
Creator: Lenz, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] December 12th 1960 (open access)

[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] December 12th 1960

Continued correspondence regarding the creation of De Zavala Park
Date: December 12, 1960
Creator: Lenz, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] May 9th, 1960 (open access)

[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] May 9th, 1960

An update on the effort to create De Zavala Park on the homesite
Date: May 9, 1960
Creator: Lenz, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant title to John Bevil granted by Lorenzo de Zavala, October 29, 1834]] (open access)

[Land grant title to John Bevil granted by Lorenzo de Zavala, October 29, 1834]]

Title of Possession of Land given to John Bevil October 28, 1834. Included are all the legal transactions made between Texas Government and authorized persons included in Bevil's Title of Land process. This copy is a translated copy by P.H. Buckley.
Date: December 22, 1915
Creator: General Land office of the State of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy #2 of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833] (open access)

[Copy #2 of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833]

Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833, to sell eleven leagues of land in Texas. This is a typed translation that was filed in Houston County in 1905.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Valle, Fernando del & Oca, Pedro Mones De
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833] (open access)

[Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833]

Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833, to sell eleven leagues of land in Texas. This is a typed translation that was filed in Houston County in 1905.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Valle, Fernando del
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Adina to Mary] November 15th, 1900 (open access)

[Letter from Adina to Mary] November 15th, 1900

A secret letter from Adina to her sister, Mary, including information on family history.
Date: November 15, 1900
Creator: De Zavala, Adina, 1861-1955
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Johnson to Julia Zavala, July 24, 1882] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Johnson to Julia Zavala, July 24, 1882]

Letter from Frank N. Johnson to Julia Zavala with handwritten copy of Captain R.M. Potter's account of Zavala's life taken from a paper furnished by Captain Potter himself. This biography of Zavala that Potter sketches deals mostly with his political life.
Date: July 24, 1882
Creator: Johnson, Frank N. & Potter, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Johnson to Mrs. Louis Zavala, July 24, 1882] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Johnson to Mrs. Louis Zavala, July 24, 1882]

Letter from Frank N. Johnson to Mrs. Louis Zavala with typed copy of Captain R.M. Potter's account of Zavala's life taken from a paper furnished by Captain Potter himself. This biography of Zavala that Potter sketches deals mostly with his political life.
Date: July 24, 1882
Creator: Johnson, Frank N. & Potter, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emily Hand to Adina de Zavala February 14th, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Emily Hand to Adina de Zavala February 14th, 1881]

An affectionate letter regarding the welfare of the family
Date: February 14, 1881
Creator: Zavala, Emily West de, 1809-1882
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal letter from unknown person, September 6, 1849] (open access)

[Personal letter from unknown person, September 6, 1849]

Personal letter from unknown person. Bejar, September 6, 1849.
Date: September 6, 1849
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Court document from County of Bexar, October 25, 1848] (open access)

[Court document from County of Bexar, October 25, 1848]

Court document from County of Bexar. Bexar County, October 25, 1848.
Date: October 25, 1848
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from William L. Delap to George Cupples, March 20, 1845 (open access)

Letter from William L. Delap to George Cupples, March 20, 1845

Discusses the possible good effects of the recent proffer of annexation terms to Texas by the U.S. Congress and Delap's translation of de Zavala's book Ensayo Historico de las Revoluciones de Megico des 1808 hasta 1830
Date: March 20, 1845
Creator: Delap, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to General Adrian Woll, Noveber 22, 1844] (open access)

[Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to General Adrian Woll, Noveber 22, 1844]

Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to General Adrian Woll, discussing the evil brought to Mexico by Santa Anna.
Date: November 22, 1844
Creator: Gomez Farias, Valentin
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to Crescencio Rejón] (open access)

[Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to Crescencio Rejón]

Rough draft of an unfinished letter, to Crescencio Rejón from Valentin Gomez Farias, on necessity of a change in Mexico. ] New Orleans
Date: November 19, 1844
Creator: Gomez Farias, Valentin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Petition by Lorenzo de Zavala Jr. January 15th 1841 (open access)

Petition by Lorenzo de Zavala Jr. January 15th 1841

Petition by Lorenzo de Zavala Jr. for compensation for losses sustained by the family when his father's house was taken over for a hospital by the Texan Army
Date: January 15, 1841
Creator: de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree relative to the Catholic churches, January 13, 1841] (open access)

[Decree relative to the Catholic churches, January 13, 1841]

A decree stating that the churches in and around the vicinity of San Antonio will be used for religious and education purposes only. January 13, 1841.
Date: January 13, 1841
Creator: Burnet, David G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
de Zavala resignation October 17th 1836 (open access)

de Zavala resignation October 17th 1836

Lorenzo de Zavala's letter to the Senate and House of Representatives, stating his resignation from the office of Vice President of the Republic
Date: October 17, 1836
Creator: Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
System: The Portal to Texas History