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[Letter from Lorenzo de Zavala to David G. Burnet, September 11, 1836]
Lorenzo de Zavala to David G. Burnet: Correspondence indicating that Zavala will be able to join the Cabinet's next meeting. Buffalo Bayou, September 11, 1836. (Photographic copies)
Date:
September 11, 1836
Creator:
Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Zavala to Burnet] September 24th 1836
A duplicate of Zavala's letter to Burnet stating that, due to his health, he will not be able to join the next meeting of Congress.
Date:
September 24, 1836
Creator:
Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report of sales of property real and personal belonging of Zavala's estate sold to Henry Fock, September 28, 1841]
Report of sales of property real and personal belonging to Zavala sold to Henry Fock. Harris County, September 28, 1841.
Date:
September 28, 1841
Creator:
Moreland, J.M.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Personal letter from unknown person, September 6, 1849]
Personal letter from unknown person. Bejar, September 6, 1849.
Date:
September 6, 1849
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hereford Bull and Owner]
Photograph of Rat Jowell showing his registered Hereford Bull, either Climax 5th or Anxiety 4th. Jowell wears a suit and hat. The text underneath the photo reads: "One of first Anxiety 4th. Registered Herefords brought to county in 1898 by Rat Jowell and L. R. Bradley, shown here by Jowell. The town got its name from this herd."
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stuck in the Mud]
Photograph of the back end of a car, which is stuck in the mud near Hereford, Texas.
Date:
[1900..1930]
Creator:
Bradly, Bill
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hereford House]
Photograph of a group of people standing on the front porch of the Hereford House, while several women stand around a sign in front of the building.
Date:
December 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Court transactions of Eleven leagues of land from Don Fernando del Valle to Zavala, November 11, 1833]
Valle granting permission to conclude the sale to Zavala of the eleven leagues of land which he possesses as his own in Texas. And the documents transferring power of ownership and land rights of the eleven leagues of land to Emily de Zavala. This is a typed translation that was filed in Houston County in 1905.
Date:
November 14, 1905
Creator:
Valle, Fernando del
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Surveyors Breaking Camp]
Photograph of a group of surveyors breaking camp. They were surveying city lots in 1906. Also pictured are a windmill, tents, and wagons.
Date:
March 19, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptizing in the Tierra Blanca Creek]
Photograph of a large group of people standing on a hill watching an outdoor baptism in Tierra Blanca.
Date:
1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fourth of July Picnic on Old Courthouse Grounds]
Photograph of a Fourth of July picnic in Hereford. Large groups of people with numerous horse-drawn buggies gather on the old courthouse grounds.
Date:
1907/1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men With Wells Fargo Wagon]
Photograph of three men posing in front of a Wells Fargo horse-drawn wagon. The two on the left wear jackets and bow ties. The man on the right, who wears a vest and holds the horse's reins, has been identified as Carl Mountz.
Date:
1911~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[George and Richard Jowell]
Photograph of two boys on horse-back. The text under the photo reads: "George and Richard Jowell, sons of Rat Jowell, riding "Pete" and "Bill" on Jowell and Jowell Ranch, July 8, 1916."
Date:
July 8, 1916
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History