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[Compilation of Correspondence with the Governor of Tamaulipas] (open access)

[Compilation of Correspondence with the Governor of Tamaulipas]

Notebook containing the correspondence with the governor of Tamaulipas for the year 1831. The book is very worn, and has tape covering the top left corner.
Date: 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 4: Armstrong, James (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 4: Armstrong, James (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Armstrong, James (died March 1854) and Armstrong & Cook (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1831/1858-04-21
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Declaration of Land Value] (open access)

[Declaration of Land Value]

Statement from José de Jesús Benavides to the ayuntamiento declaring a land value of 125 pesos, and is taxed 2 pesos and 6 reales.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Pertaining to Elections in Laredo] (open access)

[Documents Pertaining to Elections in Laredo]

Documents with information regarding elections in March and May, as well as those annual elections in December, including appointed electors. The first pieces of text are signed by numerous local officials, followed by correspondence to each of the appointed electors for the December elections.
Date: 1831~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Income Statement from José Antonio Guerra] (open access)

[Income Statement from José Antonio Guerra]

Statement from José Antonio Guerra to the Laredo ayuntamiento reporting his income of 300 pesos, and is taxed 7 pesos.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Income Statement from José Lázaro Benavides] (open access)

[Income Statement from José Lázaro Benavides]

Statement from José Lázaro Benavides to the Laredo ayuntamiento reporting his income of 3,060 pesos, and is taxed 9 pesos and 3 reales.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Income Statement from José María González] (open access)

[Income Statement from José María González]

Statement from José María González to the Laredo ayuntamiento reporting his income of 2,400 pesos, and is taxed 8 pesos and 4 reales.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Laredo Census for 1831] (open access)

[Laredo Census for 1831]

Document featuring the census for Laredo in 1831. The table breaks down people into different age grounds, and whether they are single, married, or widowed. The following pages contain individuals' names, followed by tally marks.
Date: 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Andres de Sobrevilla to the Laredo Alcalde, January 4, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from José Andres de Sobrevilla to the Laredo Alcalde, January 4, 1831]

Letter from José Andres de Sobrevilla to the Laredo alcalde saying he promises to find out which of his soldiers killed Antonio Guerra's cow.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Santiago Indosa to the Laredo Alcalde, January 13, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from José Santiago Indosa to the Laredo Alcalde, January 13, 1831]

Letter from José Santiago Indosa to the Laredo alcalde requesting him to send documents proving the ownership of land of the wife of Hipólito de la Peña.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo Alcalde, January 7, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from Santiago Vela to the Laredo Alcalde, January 7, 1831]

Letter from Santiago Vela to the alcalde in Laredo with arrangements for mail deliveries.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[School Census and Payment Reciepts] (open access)

[School Census and Payment Reciepts]

Document with the census report for the school, showing statistics for August through November. Also included are smaller receipts from the school teacher regarding payments.
Date: 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
SMLBL_03-088-09 (open access)

SMLBL_03-088-09

Torn and incomplete document sent to the alcalde, asking him to solve a problem.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement from the Laredo Alcalde on Official Paper] (open access)

[Statement from the Laredo Alcalde on Official Paper]

Statement from the Laredo alcalde vouching as to the receiving of 250 sheets of official papers.
Date: 1831-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of essay entitled, "Emigration to Texas in Mexico", 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of essay entitled, "Emigration to Texas in Mexico", 1831]

Copy of transcript for an essay entitled, "Emigration to Texas in Mexico," which describes the geography and agriculture of Texas, as well as explaining colonization procedures for readers interested in immigrating.
Date: 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to James F. Perry, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to James F. Perry, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to James F. Perry advising him to settle at Peach Point, in addition to expressing his own hope to "make a little world there of my own" by having extended family settle at Peach Point as well.
Date: 1831-XX-27
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from the Governor of Texas to its Inhabitants, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from the Governor of Texas to its Inhabitants, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from the governor of Texas to its inhabitants, in 1831, asking for colonists who do not have the titles to their land to come to the governor.
Date: 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from W. W. Hunter, January 13, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from W. W. Hunter, January 13, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from W. W. Hunter announcing his arrival and reporting on his business selling dry goods since coming to Texas.
Date: January 13, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar, to Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General (open access)

Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar, to Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General

Acknowledging receipt of the newspaper containing the report that Zavala had illegally sold his contract and notifying him that it had been forwarded to the superior authorities. Indicates also that he had circulated to the authorities under his jurisdiction the communication of 12/31/1830 from the state government to Mier y Terán relative to the illegality of such sales and of the sale of any land to foreigners not naturalized in Mexico.
Date: January 25, 1831
Creator: Músquiz, Ramón
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Medero, January 25, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Medero, January 25, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Medero, on January 25, 1831, noting that his arrival to San Felipe de Austin has been made public, and he has been given a commission. He also tells colonists to mark their land as their own.
Date: January 25, 1831
Creator: Bradburn, John Davis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter, January 28, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter, January 28, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter, on January 28, 1831, extending a commission throughout the territory of Texas, and stating the laws he will reinforce.
Date: January 28, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Madero, January 29, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Madero, January 29, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Madero, on January 29, 1831, discussing laws that have been passed, and suggesting that Madero speak to someone in person about them.
Date: January 29, 1831
Creator: Bradburn, John Davis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Declarations of Income from Twenty-Two Individuals] (open access)

[Declarations of Income from Twenty-Two Individuals]

Documents from 22 individuals, all declaring their individual incomes, and the taxes levied on them.
Date: 1831-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ignacio Elizondo to the Laredo Alcalde, February 27, 1831] (open access)

[Letter from Ignacio Elizondo to the Laredo Alcalde, February 27, 1831]

Letter from Ignacio Elizondo to the Laredo alcalde saying Marcial Barrego's documents are in Monterrey with his brothers; Elizondo says they will be sent to the alcalde once they return.
Date: 1831-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History