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[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
[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman] (open access)

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman]

An agreement for enslaver E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman.
Date: 1837-04-18/1837-04-20
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bill of Costs (open access)

Bill of Costs

Bill of costs, mostly legal fees, for Z.N. Morrel and Michael Reed at the District Court.
Date: April 10, 1838
Creator: Arnold, Hayam
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of payment] (open access)

[Bill of payment]

Bill of payment to "Holmes & Brown" from Michael Reed. Bill begins March 29, 1829 and payment was received in full April 15, 1830.
Date: April 15, 1830
Creator: Holmes and Brown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Circular from Macario Oliva to the Laredo Alcalde, April 12, 1834] (open access)

[Circular from Macario Oliva to the Laredo Alcalde, April 12, 1834]

Circular from Macario Oliva, secretary of the Tithing Board, to the Laredo alcalde concerning animals born in 1833. According to Oliva, no charges should be made for animals born the previous year.
Date: 1834-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Col. Nicholas Copeland letter to Martin Bridgman, April 25, 1835] (open access)

[Col. Nicholas Copeland letter to Martin Bridgman, April 25, 1835]

1835 letter of Col. Nicholas Copeland to his son-in-law Martin Bridgman of Arkansas, enticing him to move to Texas. The letter discusses the price of land and cattle, as well as the profitability of crops such as cotton and corn. Copeland adds a note for Harry Currin, a free African-American, stating that Texas is a safe place to settle. His land grant (settlement & fortification) described in the letter was 25 miles west of the Trinity River just before crossing the Navasota River. This letter was written at Robbins' Ferry on the Old San Antonio Road at the crossing of the Trinity River (letters went east from there to be carried & put in the US mail system).
Date: April 25, 1835
Creator: Copeland, Nicholas
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Michael Reed and Thomas Barron] (open access)

[Correspondence between Michael Reed and Thomas Barron]

Correspondence from Michael Reed to Thomas Barron arranging payment. On verso, related correspondence from Thomas Barron to Michael Reed.
Date: April 26, 1835
Creator: Reed, Michael & Barron, Thomas
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Salbador Cuellar and Ildefonso Ramón] (open access)

[Correspondence between Salbador Cuellar and Ildefonso Ramón]

Letter from Salbador Cuellar to the Laredo alcalde requesting a "sitio de tierra" (a site of land for grazing cattle) formerly owned by el cano Ignacio Ximines.
Date: 1830-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 11: Alston, Jno. D. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 11: Alston, Jno. D. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Alston, Jno. D. (died January 25, 1852) and Richard Alston (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1834-04-24/1853-04-25
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Concerning an Investigation] (open access)

[Document Concerning an Investigation]

Document containing information of an investigation on a horse belonging to Pedro Neyra. The document is signed in multiple places by local officials.
Date: 1838-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Signed by Three Individuals] (open access)

[Document Signed by Three Individuals]

Document containing three separate pieces of text, all signed by different individuals.
Date: 1838-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1838-1847] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1838-1847]

Ledger containing financial records for the Galveston City Company, including bills receivable, expenses, personal accounts, and cash, from April 20, 1838 to March 8, 1848 (p. 398). An alphabetical index of account-holders' names is included toward the front.
Date: 1838-04/1848-03
Creator: Galveston City Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1838-1853] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1838-1853]

Ledger containing accounts for the sale of stock and of lots in Galveston as well as other sales and expenses with account information.
Date: 1838-04/1853-06
Creator: Galveston City Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1838-1876] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1838-1876]

Ledger containing accounts related to the Galveston City Company including personal accounts by name, business cash accounts, promissory notes, bills receivable, profit and loss calculations, and other transactions related to the company.
Date: 1838-04/1876-01
Creator: Galveston City Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Records: 1838-1854] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Records: 1838-1854]

Ledger containing meeting minutes, proceedings, and other organizational documentation and records for the Galveston City Company, based in Galveston, Texas, starting in 1838 and ending with minutes for a meeting of the board of directors on July 11, 1854.
Date: 1838-04/1854-07
Creator: Galveston City Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Records: 1838-1857] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Records: 1838-1857]

Ledger containing meeting minutes, proceedings, and other organizational documentation and records for the Galveston City Company, based in Galveston, Texas, starting in 1838 and ending with minutes for a meeting of the board of directors on October 22, 1857.
Date: 1838-04/1857-10
Creator: Galveston City Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Sales: 1838-1847] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Sales: 1838-1847]

Ledger containing accounts for the sale of lots in Galveston for the Galveston City Company, based in Galveston, Texas, starting in 1838 and ending with a report for May 1847.
Date: 1838-04/1847-05
Creator: Galveston City Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inventory of Maria Segunda del Bosque's Possessions] (open access)

[Inventory of Maria Segunda del Bosque's Possessions]

Order from the Laredo alcalde to Enrique Garcia to inventory his wife, Maria Segunda del Bosque's, possessions in order to pay creditors. The following pages outline her possessions and what her heirs received. Also included are three receipts showing money given to individuals who were owed money by del Bosque.
Date: 1834-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Investigation of the Wounding of Apolonio Ramírez] (open access)

[Investigation of the Wounding of Apolonio Ramírez]

Document pertaining to the investigation of the wounding of Apolonio Ramírez by Dioniso Salazar. Breaks in the text are signed by local authorities, acknowledging the previous statements.
Date: 1832-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Baradere to Valentin Gomez Farias, April 2, 1836] (open access)

[Letter from Baradere to Valentin Gomez Farias, April 2, 1836]

Letter from Baradere to Valentin Gomez Farias, being thankful to him for his attention, and being sorry that Zavala gave up his Mexican citizenship.
Date: April 2, 1836
Creator: Baradere
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Blas María Cavaro to the Laredo Alcalde, April 29, 1834] (open access)

[Letter from Blas María Cavaro to the Laredo Alcalde, April 29, 1834]

Letter from Blas María Cavaro to the Laredo alcalde, requesting he send back a horse belonging to Teodosio Treviño but currently possessed by Maria Reyes de la Garza.
Date: 1834-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlotte Mexia to Emily de Zavala, April 22, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Charlotte Mexia to Emily de Zavala, April 22, 1837]

Letter from Charlotte Mexia to Emily de Zavala, widow of Lorenzo de Zavala, dated April 22, 1837 from New Orleans. The letter refers to her sadness after her son Henry and many friends have left the city. Mrs. Zavala, with her three children and a servant, traveled from Texas to New Orleans on the schooner Flash, arriving March 20, 1837. She and Mrs. Mexia had been friends in Mexico in 1832. Mrs. Zavala and her children left New Orleans for New York on April 9, 1837, thirteen days before Mrs. Mexia wrote this letter to her. The letter also references Lorenzo de Zavala Jr., the son of Lorenzo de Zavala and stepson of Mrs. Emily de Zavala. Lorenzo, Jr. arrived in New Orleans from Texas on April 10, and sometime after April 22 left New Orleans for New York. Charlotte Mexia was married to Jose Antonio Mexia.
Date: April 22, 1834
Creator: Mexia, Charlotte
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eduardo Davila to the Laredo Alcalde, April 8, 1834] (open access)

[Letter from Eduardo Davila to the Laredo Alcalde, April 8, 1834]

Letter from Eduardo Davila to the Laredo alcalde, informing him that no one in Guerrero recognizes the brand indicated on the left side of the page.
Date: 1834-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Felipe Garcia to the Laredo Alcalde, April 9, 1834] (open access)

[Letter from Felipe Garcia to the Laredo Alcalde, April 9, 1834]

Letter from Felipe Garcia to the Laredo alcalde, informing him that Josefa González has brought charges against her son José Ramón Flores in Laredo. Garcia asks the alcalde to have Flores report to Cerralvo.
Date: 1834-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History