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[Letter from Lorenzo de Zavala to his son, May 28, 1836]
Lorenzo de Zavala to his son, reporting that, at personal sacrifice, he has agreed to escort Santa Anna to Veracruz, as a service to Texas. Also discussed land and money transactions with Colonel Lamar and other family matters and finances. Velasco, Texas, May 28, 1836.
Date:
May 28, 1836
Creator:
Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter from de Zavala, June 16, 1832
Letter written by Lorenzo de Zavala while he was living in Brooklyn, NY. Difficult to read.
Date:
June 16, 1832
Creator:
Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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 Lorenzo de Zavala to Valentin Gomez Farias, October 11, 1834]
Lorenzo de Zavala to Valentin Gomez Farias: On the politics surrounding Andrew Jackson and the Bank of the United States. On General Paez's efforts to obtain Spanish recognition of Venezuelan independence and on rumors that Mexico will declare war on Spain if it does not recognize the former's independence. N(ew) York, October 11, 1834.
Date:
October 11, 1834
Creator:
Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
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 Santa Anna ordering retreat of the Mexican Army, April 22, 1836]
Letter from Santa Anna: Santa Anna's military orders withdrawing Mexican troops from the San Jacinto battlefield, April 22, 1836.
Date:
April 22, 1836
Creator:
Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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 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
[Baptismal confirmation for Henry, Zavala's adopted son]
Baptismal confirmation which took place on May 7, 1832, for Emily West's son Henry, whom Lorenzo de Zavala adopted. Jose Trinidad Salgado as god parent.
Date:
June 21, 1832
Creator:
Varela, Felix
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marriage certificate of Lorenzo de Zavala and Emily West, June 27, 1832]
Marriage certificate of Lorenzo de Zavala and Emily West: New York, June 27, 1832.
Date:
June 27, 1832
Creator:
Varela, Felix
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certified Marriage Record of Zavala and West]
A certified marriage record of Lorenzo de (Lawrence) Zavala and Emily (Emilia) West. Took place November 12, 1831 at R. C. Church of Transfiguration by the Rev. Felix Varela. New York. Copied from the Parish Register on October 11, 1900.
Date:
October 11, 1900
Creator:
Transfiguration Church (New York, N.Y.)
Object Type:
Text
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
[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
[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
[Petition letter number 371]
Petition letter number 371.
Date:
May 28, 1835
Creator:
General Land Office
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter with purchase receipt from Remigio Monjasas, November 1832]
Letter with purchase receipt from Remigio Monjasas. San Antonio, November 1832.
Date:
November 1832
Creator:
Monjasas, Remigio
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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
[Abstract of Original Titles of Zavala's colony with names of grantees, dates ot title, and quantity during the years 1834-1835. September 1, 1932]
A true and correct copy of pages 137 to 151 inclusive taken from "An Abstract of the Original Titles of Record in the General Land office in Austin, Texas: September 1, 1932.
Date:
September 1, 1932
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Receipt for Zavala's pants, October 11, 1830]
A receipt of Zavala's for purchase of 2 pair of pants: New York, October 11, 1830.
Date:
October 11, 1830
Creator:
Samuel Whitmarsh and Co. Drapers and Tailors
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History