[Census Statistics for 1837] (open access)

[Census Statistics for 1837]

Documents containing census statistics for the town of Laredo during the year 1837. The first table is blank, followed by two pages full of demographic statistics.
Date: 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 72: Bethuren, Robt. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 72: Bethuren, Robt. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Bethuren, Robt. (died 1847) and E.A. & T.C. Hawpe (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1837/1856-10-01
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Concerning an Investigation into People] (open access)

[Document Concerning an Investigation into People]

Document containing information into an investigation into some persons who went to Bexar, occupied by the rebel Texans.
Date: 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evacuation of Texas : translation of the Representation addressed to the supreme government / by Vicente Filisola, in defence of his honor, and explanation of his operations as commander-in-chief of the army against Texas. (open access)

Evacuation of Texas : translation of the Representation addressed to the supreme government / by Vicente Filisola, in defence of his honor, and explanation of his operations as commander-in-chief of the army against Texas.

English translation of the Representation addressed to the supreme government. "Representación dirigida al supremo gobierno."
Date: 1837
Creator: Filísola, Vicente
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jasper County, Texas Tax Roll: 1837] (open access)

[Jasper County, Texas Tax Roll: 1837]

Tax rolls for Jasper County, Texas documenting real and personal properties taxed during the year 1837. Information includes land plot(s) and owner's name, the acreage and assessed value for each property, additional assets, taxes assessed by the state and county, and other relevant details.
Date: 1837
Creator: Jasper County (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Governor Fernández to the Laredo Alcalde, January 20, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Governor Fernández to the Laredo Alcalde, January 20, 1837]

Letter from the governor of Tamaulipas to the Laredo alcalde, informing him that newly elected officials should not take office until the government decrees a change.
Date: 1837-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peralta Ballestesos to the Laredo Alcalde, January 9, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Peralta Ballestesos to the Laredo Alcalde, January 9, 1837]

Letter from Peralta Ballestesos to the Laredo alcalde, requesting payment of 10 pesos and 6 reales for legal services. The note on the back advises of having done this.
Date: 1837-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo Alcalde, January 8, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo Alcalde, January 8, 1837]

Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo alcalde, saying he has informed everyone in Guerrero about the 200 animals José Salinas took from the Indians.
Date: 1837-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo Alcalde, January 13, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo Alcalde, January 13, 1837]

Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo alcalde, informing him that Jacinto Gonzalez will bring the animals of Antonio Villar who will pay the expenses.
Date: 1837-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo Alcalde, January 18, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo Alcalde, January 18, 1837]

Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo alcalde, saying he can't get any information on the horses belonging to Antonio Martínez.
Date: 1837-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo Alcalde, January 19, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo Alcalde, January 19, 1837]

Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo alcalde, announcing a feast of Our Lady of Refuge on the 30th and 31st of January.
Date: 1837-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A letter to the Hon. Henry Clay on the annexation of Texas to the United States. (open access)

A letter to the Hon. Henry Clay on the annexation of Texas to the United States.

A letter to the Hon. Henry Clay on the annexation of Texas to the United States.
Date: 1837
Creator: Channing, William Ellery
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas with Parts of the Adjoining States.

Map of Texas and parts of Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma (Indian Territory), showing land grants, property lines, and ownership. The map also includes towns, forts, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevations. Includes notes on various geological features as well as a note written and signed by the General Land Office Commissioner, complete with an official General Land Office seal. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1837
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum of business to be transacted in Austin, 1837] (open access)

[Memorandum of business to be transacted in Austin, 1837]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Memorandum of business to be transacted in Austin
Date: 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Official Correspondence between Laredo Officials and the Governor] (open access)

[Official Correspondence between Laredo Officials and the Governor]

Document containing official correspondence between the alcalde and ayuntamiento with Governor Fernández and other authorities.
Date: 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Records of Decisions of Cases] (open access)

[Records of Decisions of Cases]

Document containing records of the decisions of cases presented verbally for settlement. The cases involved cover payment demands, slander, and disputes between individuals.
Date: 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Register of Cattle Brands of 1837] (open access)

[Register of Cattle Brands of 1837]

Document containing a register of cattle and horse brands for 1837.
Date: 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of James F. Perry granting power of attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, [1837?]] (open access)

[Transcript of James F. Perry granting power of attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, [1837?]]

Copy of transcript for a power of attorney in which James F. Perry grants rights to Thomas F. Leaming to act on his behalf with regard to the Jacob Fox case.
Date: 1837?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of memorandum concerning a report on Stephen F. Austin's empresario contracts, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of memorandum concerning a report on Stephen F. Austin's empresario contracts, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum concerning a senate report on Stephen F. Austin's empresario contracts that was completed after his death.
Date: 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of memorandum from Elias R. Wightman, [1837?]] (open access)

[Transcript of memorandum from Elias R. Wightman, [1837?]]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum from Elias R. Wightman concerning lands owned by Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin.
Date: 1837?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of memorandum to the Republic of Texas's Senate, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of memorandum to the Republic of Texas's Senate, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum to the Republic of Texas's Senate regarding the creation of the report on Stephen F. Austin's empresario contracts.
Date: 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Translation: Laws, Orders and Contracts, on Colonization, From January 1821, up to 1829; In Virtue of Which, Col. Stephen F. Austin Introduced and Settled Foreign Emigrants in Texas.  With an Explanatory Introduction. (open access)

Translation: Laws, Orders and Contracts, on Colonization, From January 1821, up to 1829; In Virtue of Which, Col. Stephen F. Austin Introduced and Settled Foreign Emigrants in Texas. With an Explanatory Introduction.

This document includes an Introduction and an Advertisement written by Stephen F. Austin giving a brief introduction of the history of Austin's Colony and background about the printed translations of the emigration laws, decrees, and contracts on colonization as well as correspondence between the Mexican government and Austin.
Date: 1837
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record Transcript 1 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record Transcript 1

Transcribed deeds pertaining to those portions of Bastrop County lands granted by the legislature to create Travis County in 1840. Shows name of county, date and place of execution, names of grantor and grantee, description of property conveyed, amount paid in consideration, signature of grantor, notarization, date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date filed. Transcribed in 1880.
Date: 1837/1840
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War in Texas; A Review of Facts and Circumstances, showing that this contest is a Crusade Against Mexico, set on foot by Slaveholders, Land Speculators, &c. In Order to Re-Establish, Extend, and Perpetuate the System of Slavery and the Slave Trade. (open access)

The War in Texas; A Review of Facts and Circumstances, showing that this contest is a Crusade Against Mexico, set on foot by Slaveholders, Land Speculators, &c. In Order to Re-Establish, Extend, and Perpetuate the System of Slavery and the Slave Trade.

Opinion piece describing the history and reasons for the Texas Revolution, including the position that it was intended to support slavery in Texas.
Date: 1837
Creator: Lundy, Benjamin, 1789-1839
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History