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[Ordinances from Miguel Ponce Borrego] (open access)

[Ordinances from Miguel Ponce Borrego]

List of ordinances from Miguel Ponce Borrego including a 9 pm. curfew, prohibition against games, no small arms, outsiders and merchants must register, citizens need permission to leave the village, butchering of animals is not allowed without permission, and Indians need passports to come and go.
Date: 1788-07~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Census of Indians in Laredo] (open access)

[Census of Indians in Laredo]

Census of Indians annexed to the City of Laredo, with various notes, including the men, women, and children. The document has a table at the top listing out the number of individuals, broken down by category, and a lengthy chart on page 2 with men's names listed.
Date: 1788-07~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Orders from Miguel Borrego to Citizens of Laredo] (open access)

[Orders from Miguel Borrego to Citizens of Laredo]

Orders from the Justicia Mayor of Laredo, Miguel Ponce Borrego, to build a jail within the town of Laredo.
Date: 1789-07~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Viceroy Martín de Mayorga Ferrer] (open access)

[Message from Viceroy Martín de Mayorga Ferrer]

Message from the Viceroy Martín de Mayorga Ferrer relaying a message from the King that England has declared war on Spain as of December 21, 1870. This document has slight tears along the edges of the paper.
Date: 1781-07~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History