[Account of the Heirs of Tomás Sánchez in Court] (open access)

[Account of the Heirs of Tomás Sánchez in Court]

Account of the appearance of the heirs of Tomás Sánchez in court for a settlement regarding land disputes claims.
Date: 1831-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Compilation of Correspondence with the Governor of Tamaulipas] (open access)

[Compilation of Correspondence with the Governor of Tamaulipas]

Notebook containing the correspondence with the governor of Tamaulipas for the year 1831. The book is very worn, and has tape covering the top left corner.
Date: 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Election Results for Representatives] (open access)

[Copy of Election Results for Representatives]

Copy of a statement from José Ignacio de la Peña with election results for representatives to Congress. The note at the bottom of the last page notes that this is a copy of the original document.
Date: 1831-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from David Read to William Crain] (open access)

[Correspondence from David Read to William Crain]

Correspondence from David Read to William Crain requesting that Crain transfer a note for nineteen dollars and fifty cents to [Michael Reed].
Date: July 25, 1831
Creator: Read, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 4: Armstrong, James (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 4: Armstrong, James (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Armstrong, James (died March 1854) and Armstrong & Cook (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1831/1858-04-21
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 232: Gill, Thomas (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 232: Gill, Thomas (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Gill, Thomas (died July 19, 1850) and E. Gill (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1831-05-27/1856-06-30
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Declaration of Land Value] (open access)

[Declaration of Land Value]

Statement from José de Jesús Benavides to the ayuntamiento declaring a land value of 125 pesos, and is taxed 2 pesos and 6 reales.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Declarations of Income from Twenty-Two Individuals] (open access)

[Declarations of Income from Twenty-Two Individuals]

Documents from 22 individuals, all declaring their individual incomes, and the taxes levied on them.
Date: 1831-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Concerning the Trial of Carlos Franco] (open access)

[Document Concerning the Trial of Carlos Franco]

Document pertaining to the trial of Carlos Franco for the murder of José María González. There are breaks in the text filled by the signatures of individuals, acknowledging the previous statements.
Date: {1831-02..1831-03}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Proving Teodoro Martinez is Without Beans] (open access)

[Document Proving Teodoro Martinez is Without Beans]

Part of a document proving that Teodoro Martinez did not receive either beans nor the money for them from Teodoro Valdés of San Fernando.
Date: 1831-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Pertaining to Elections in Laredo] (open access)

[Documents Pertaining to Elections in Laredo]

Documents with information regarding elections in March and May, as well as those annual elections in December, including appointed electors. The first pieces of text are signed by numerous local officials, followed by correspondence to each of the appointed electors for the December elections.
Date: 1831~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Income Statement from José Antonio Guerra] (open access)

[Income Statement from José Antonio Guerra]

Statement from José Antonio Guerra to the Laredo ayuntamiento reporting his income of 300 pesos, and is taxed 7 pesos.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Income Statement from José Lázaro Benavides] (open access)

[Income Statement from José Lázaro Benavides]

Statement from José Lázaro Benavides to the Laredo ayuntamiento reporting his income of 3,060 pesos, and is taxed 9 pesos and 3 reales.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Income Statement from José María González] (open access)

[Income Statement from José María González]

Statement from José María González to the Laredo ayuntamiento reporting his income of 2,400 pesos, and is taxed 8 pesos and 4 reales.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Laredo Census for 1831] (open access)

[Laredo Census for 1831]

Document featuring the census for Laredo in 1831. The table breaks down people into different age grounds, and whether they are single, married, or widowed. The following pages contain individuals' names, followed by tally marks.
Date: 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eugenio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, November 14, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from Eugenio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, November 14, 1831]

Letter from Eugenio Flores to the Laredo alcalde, requesting that he send Faustino Ramírez to evaluate the jewelry stolen from María Gertrudis Hinojosa by Rogue Serrano.
Date: 1831-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fernando García Dávila to the Laredo Alcalde, August 29, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from Fernando García Dávila to the Laredo Alcalde, August 29, 1831]

Letter from Fernando García Dávila to the Laredo alcalde, saying he has moved to Matamoros and cannot take charge of the militia in Laredo.
Date: 1831-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Florencio Villanueva to the Laredo Alcalde, March 15, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from Florencio Villanueva to the Laredo Alcalde, March 15, 1831]

Document signed by Florencio Villanueva and Tomás Florés with a sworn statement of Dionisio Serrano as to how he got his wound.
Date: 1831-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Francisco Esteban to the Laredo Alcalde, November 10, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from Francisco Esteban to the Laredo Alcalde, November 10, 1831]

Letter from Francisco Esteban to the Laredo alcalde, saying he will take care of matters in a previous communication of the 6th of November.
Date: 1831-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Francisco Vital Fernandez to the Laredo Alcalde, December 10, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from Francisco Vital Fernandez to the Laredo Alcalde, December 10, 1831]

Letter from the governor of Tamaulipas, Francisco Vital Fernandez, to the Laredo alcalde, saying he is sending decrees 13, 22, and 23 that were previously requested. The document has large tears along the top and left edges.
Date: 1831-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ganuario Pérez to the Laredo Alcalde, September 14, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from Ganuario Pérez to the Laredo Alcalde, September 14, 1831]

Letter from Rafael Treviño to the Laredo alcalde, saying that Yanuario Pérez is going to Laredo to reclaim a horse in town.
Date: 1831-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Guerra to the Laredo Alcalde, November 4, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from Guerra to the Laredo Alcalde, November 4, 1831]

Letter from a man named Guerra to the Laredo alcalde, requesting that he extend the 22 invitations sent to the most worthy citizens.
Date: 1831-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ignacio Chapa to the Laredo Alcalde, November 11, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from Ignacio Chapa to the Laredo Alcalde, November 11, 1831]

Letter from Ignacio Chapa to the Laredo alcalde, discussing a horse taken from an Indian who was killed. According to the letter the horse has a brand mark, drawn on the left side of the first page, and Chapa asks if the horse belongs to someone in Laredo.
Date: 1831-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ignacio Elizondo to the Laredo Alcalde, February 27, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from Ignacio Elizondo to the Laredo Alcalde, February 27, 1831]

Letter from Ignacio Elizondo to the Laredo alcalde saying Marcial Barrego's documents are in Monterrey with his brothers; Elizondo says they will be sent to the alcalde once they return.
Date: 1831-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History