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[A receipt for Zavala's purchase of Clarets and decanters, October 18, 1830] (open access)

[A receipt for Zavala's purchase of Clarets and decanters, October 18, 1830]

Zavala's receipt for the purchase of decanters and a pair of clarets. New York, October 18, 1830.
Date: October 18, 1830
Creator: Botique of Sayer and Gates
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Zavala's receipt of purchase from C. E. Childes, October 20, 1830] (open access)

[Zavala's receipt of purchase from C. E. Childes, October 20, 1830]

Zavala's receipt of purchase from C. E. Childes: Philadelphia October 20, 1830
Date: October 20, 1830
Creator: Childes, C. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Adina to Mary] November 15th, 1900 (open access)

[Letter from Adina to Mary] November 15th, 1900

A secret letter from Adina to her sister, Mary, including information on family history.
Date: November 15, 1900
Creator: De Zavala, Adina, 1861-1955
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from William L. Delap to George Cupples, March 20, 1845 (open access)

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
[Letter from Anthony Dey, May 5, 1834] (open access)

[Letter from Anthony Dey, May 5, 1834]

Letter from Anthony Dey to unknown person: On granting 200 Poles to settle in Zavala's granted land between the Sabine River and the town of Nacogdoches. New York, May 5, 1834. Anthony Dey was the New York attorney for the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company.
Date: May 5, 1834
Creator: Dey, Anthony
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lorenzo de Zavala's receipt during hotel stay in Brooklyn, June 29 1832] (open access)

[Lorenzo de Zavala's receipt during hotel stay in Brooklyn, June 29 1832]

Lorenzo de Zavala's receipt during hotel stay in Brooklyn. Brooklyn, June 29 1832.
Date: June 29, 1832
Creator: Duflon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Fan Mill purchase and passage, December 13, 1830] (open access)

[Receipt of Fan Mill purchase and passage, December 13, 1830]

Receipt of Fan Mill purchase and passage: Manhattan, New York, December 13, 1830.
Date: December 13, 1830
Creator: Freeborn and Hitchcock
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant title to John Bevil granted by Lorenzo de Zavala, October 29, 1834]] (open access)

[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
[School tuition and spelling book receipt, June 27, 1832] (open access)

[School tuition and spelling book receipt, June 27, 1832]

Henry de Zavala's school tuition and spelling book receipt: Brooklyn, June 27, 1832.
Date: June 27, 1832
Creator: Jinks, Henry W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Johnson to Julia Zavala, July 24, 1882] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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
Biographical notes on Lorenzo de Zavala (open access)

Biographical notes on Lorenzo de Zavala

A brief biography of Lorenzo de Zavala
Date: unknown
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] December 12th 1960 (open access)

[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] December 12th 1960

Continued correspondence regarding the creation of De Zavala Park
Date: December 12, 1960
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] June 4th 1963 (open access)

[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] June 4th 1963

Correspondence regarding opposition from Albert Thomas against De Zavala Park
Date: June 4, 1963
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] May 9th, 1960 (open access)

[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] May 9th, 1960

An update on the effort to create De Zavala Park on the homesite
Date: May 9, 1960
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] October 21st, 1962 (open access)

[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] October 21st, 1962

Continued correspondence regarding De Zavala Park
Date: October 21, 1962
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lorenzo de Zavalas (open access)

The Lorenzo de Zavalas

Biography of the de Zavalas
Date: unknown
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala Family Genealogy (open access)

Zavala Family Genealogy

Zavala family history with breakdown of genealogical data.
Date: unknown
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Text
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 Jose Antonio Mexia to a Mr. Holmes, September] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to a Mr. Holmes, September]

A letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to a Mr. Holmes with orders to deliver information. New Orleans, September.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mexia, Jose Antonio
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] (open access)

[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
[Signed agreement upon administration of Zavala's estate, October 14, 1837] (open access)

[Signed agreement upon administration of Zavala's estate, October 14, 1837]

Signed agreement upon administration of Zavala's estate between Henry Fock, Emily Fock (West), and Lorenzo de Zavala Jr.. Signed also in the presence of Aug. H. Radcliff and James Mal(). New York, October 14, 1837.
Date: October 14, 1837
Creator: Radcliff, A. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harrisburg Election] October 8th, 1835 (open access)

[Harrisburg Election] October 8th, 1835

An official statement that Zavala was one of the seven Delegates selected to represent the Jurisdiction of Harrisburg
Date: October 8, 1835
Creator: Richardson, Geo F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Political Chief of Nacogdoches to Archivaldo Hopkins] January 16th 1835 (open access)

[Letter from Political Chief of Nacogdoches to Archivaldo Hopkins] January 16th 1835

Letter asking information about the legality of the fees of the commissioner and requesting him to exhibit his power as agent for the impresarios Zavala Vehlein and Burnet, etc.
Date: January 16, 1835
Creator: Rueg, Enrique
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History