Washington County legal documents (open access)

Washington County legal documents

Appeal of W.B. Wallace and Josiah Crosby against L.B. Fite and John J. Moore (L.B. Fite & Co.) for debts owed.
Date: October 30, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Debt Petition by Peter Mercer, October 5, 1837] (open access)

[Debt Petition by Peter Mercer, October 5, 1837]

Petition to court for payment of debts from Peter M. Mercer versus Anderson Buffington, Joseph L. Hood, and William Stark (?).
Date: October 5, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 5, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 5, 1837]

Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo alcalde, ordering him to receive the oath of office from the justice of the peace.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Regulations on Killing Cattle] (open access)

[Regulations on Killing Cattle]

Document containing regulations on the killing of cattle sent from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo alcalde.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 13, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 13, 1837]

Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo alcalde, informing him that several criminals have been apprehended in Lunares. Flores says a list of names are being sent, and he asks that the alcalde send any information he may have on any of these people.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Decree from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 13, 1837] (open access)

[Copy of a Decree from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 13, 1837]

Copy of a Decree from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo alcalde concerning the justices of the peace.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 5, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 5, 1837]

Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo alcalde, ordering him to take Florencio Villarreal's oath of office. Flores also mentions that the tax collector should continue in office.
Date: October 5, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Antonio FLores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 5, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from José Antonio FLores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 5, 1837]

Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo alcalde, repeating a request for the total number of inhabitants in Laredo.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Manuel Lafuente and the Laredo Alcalde, October 4, 1837] (open access)

[Correspondence between Manuel Lafuente and the Laredo Alcalde, October 4, 1837]

Correspondence between Manuel Lafuente and the Laredo alcalde, reporting that 50 Texans are not far from town and are looking for Comanches. The alcalde replies that he has 30 men ready in case of attack.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Containing Complaints of Local Citizens] (open access)

[Document Containing Complaints of Local Citizens]

Document containing information pertaining to verbal complaints lodged by María Albina Otona against Sebastian Torres over custody of a child. The document also contains a second complaint, dated October 21, 1837, of Ramón Navaira demanding 105 pesos from Joaquín Orozco.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Miguel Benavides to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, October 26, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Miguel Benavides to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, October 26, 1837]

Letter from Miguel Benavides to the justice of the peace in Laredo, informing him that one horse is being sent back and two still remain in Guerrero.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 13, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 13, 1837]

Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, saying he is sending a copy of a list of prisoners captured by men from Guerrero.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement from Nepumuceno Treviño] (open access)

[Statement from Nepumuceno Treviño]

Document containing a statement that Nepumuceno Treviño claims a cow from Bruno Delgado.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Miguel Benavides to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, October 19, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Miguel Benavides to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, October 19, 1837]

Letter from Miguel Benavides to the justice of the peace in Laredo, informing him that he is sending a horse for José María González; two other horses are still in Guerrero. Benavides tells the justice of the peace to ask owners if they want to sell their horses.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Miguel Benavides to the Laredo Alcalde, October 12, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Miguel Benavides to the Laredo Alcalde, October 12, 1837]

Letter from Miguel Benavides, the justice of the peace in Guerrero, to the Laredo alcalde, asking him for help in resolving a problem of stolen animals. The text on the third and fourth pages is the canceled out reply from the alcalde.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eugenio Garza to Pedro Neyra, October 3, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Eugenio Garza to Pedro Neyra, October 3, 1837]

Letter from Eugenio Garza to Pedro Neyra concerning a horse.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Florencio Villarreal to the Laredo Comandante Militar, October 16, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Florencio Villarreal to the Laredo Comandante Militar, October 16, 1837]

Letter from Florencio Villarreal to the justice of the peace in Laredo, with more concerning animals lost and found.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 13, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Alcalde, October 13, 1837]

Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo alcalde, informing him that Laredo citizens are exempt from direct taxes.
Date: 1837-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Reed and Co. to James F. Perry, October 5, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Reed and Co. to James F. Perry, October 5, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Reed and Co. to James F. Perry regarding letters and drafts received on the matter concerning James Hamilton and the payment for a land deal between Barnard Bee and Stephen F. Austin.
Date: October 5, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Henry Austin to James F. Perry, October 6, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Henry Austin to James F. Perry, October 6, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Henry Austin to James F. Perry regarding a report he is creating of families who settled in Stephen F. Austin's colony.
Date: October 6, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of inventory of archives received by the General Land Office of materials from Austin's Colony, October 15, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of inventory of archives received by the General Land Office of materials from Austin's Colony, October 15, 1837]

Copy of transcript for an inventory of archives received by the General Land Office pertaining to Austin's Colony.
Date: October 15, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 45, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 28, 1837 (open access)

Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 45, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 28, 1837

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 28, 1837
Creator: Cruger & Moore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 39, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 4, 1837 (open access)

Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 39, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 4, 1837

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 4, 1837
Creator: Cruger & Moore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 7, 1837 (open access)

Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 7, 1837

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 7, 1837
Creator: Cruger & Moore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History