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[Badly Stained Document with a List] (open access)

[Badly Stained Document with a List]

Badly stained document featuring a list of items, and signatures from local officials.
Date: {1827..1833}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Official Correspondence of 1829] (open access)

[Copy of Official Correspondence of 1829]

Document containing copies of official correspondence in Laredo for the year 1829. There are numbers written in the left margin denoting the beginning of a new piece of correspondence.
Date: {1829-02..1829-11}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Fernando García Dávila and José María Tovar] (open access)

[Correspondence between Fernando García Dávila and José María Tovar]

Correspondence between Fernando García Dávila and José María Tovar, Dávila wanting to probate the will of José María Benavides. In places where there are breaks in the text, there are numerous signatures from local individuals acknowledging the previous statements.
Date: {1820-11..1820-12}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Concerning an Illegal Sale] (open access)

[Correspondence Concerning an Illegal Sale]

Correspondence concerning the sale of a house by Apolonio García without the consent of his wife and children. The alcalde asks the judge for a decision to which he replies García has a right to administer property, but he should reimburse the wife for her share in the original cost. The first letter is signed by José María González and the second, longer, correspondence is signed by Joseph Alejandro Treviño.
Date: {1829-04,1829-05}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Pertaining to a Court Case Against Ildefonso Ramón] (open access)

[Documents Pertaining to a Court Case Against Ildefonso Ramón]

Documents pertaining to a court case by Gertrudis Villarreal against Ildefonso Ramón. There is a message on pages that represent the beginning of text from a different individual, acknowledging the receiving and copying of the documents for the town's records.
Date: {1820-10..1820-12}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Pertaining to Various Aspects of Government] (open access)

[Documents Pertaining to Various Aspects of Government]

Multiple documents pertaining various aspects of governance in Laredo such as commerce and trade, finances, foreign relations, judiciary and military matters, among others.
Date: {1823,1824}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Monthly School Reports from Francisco Fernández] (open access)

[Monthly School Reports from Francisco Fernández]

Nine documents consisting of monthly reports from Francisco Fernández concerning of the school teacher, featuring statistics, names, etc. Most of the documents feature charts of tables, though some pages are pieces of text signed by an individual at the end.
Date: {1826-04..1826-12}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Multiple Documents Concerning Laredo Statistics] (open access)

[Multiple Documents Concerning Laredo Statistics]

Multiple documents showing statistics for the town of Laredo, as well as contributors giving money to the local school teacher. The documents cover statistics from January 1828 to February 1829.
Date: {1828..1829}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Official Correspondence in Laredo] (open access)

[Official Correspondence in Laredo]

Collection of official correspondence within Laredo for the year 1825. Topics range from domestic disputes, elections, Indian attacks, tariffs, and funding for school.
Date: {1825-01-27..1825-12-26}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Part of a Letter from the Prefect to Laredo Mayor] (open access)

[Part of a Letter from the Prefect to Laredo Mayor]

Part of a letter that accompanied some proclamations of Iturbide on peace, especially with the Indians.
Date: {1821-10..1822-12}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proceedings for the Ayuntamiento in Laredo} (open access)

[Proceedings for the Ayuntamiento in Laredo}

Proceedings for the ayuntamiento in Laredo, with twelve entries ranging from February 1823 to November 1823. Including in the proceedings are land disputes between individuals, debts owed from one person to another, and a conflict involving personal honor.
Date: {1823-02-04..1823-11-24}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proceedings of a Lawsuit] (open access)

[Proceedings of a Lawsuit]

Proceedings of the lawsuit of Blas María Díaz against Doña María Zarogoza Sánchez over a land dispute. The proceedings are made up of multiple types of paper of varying sizes, and there is a note written at the top signed by José Lázaro Benavides.
Date: {1824-06-14..1825-05-11}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proceedings of the case of José María Barrios] (open access)

[Proceedings of the case of José María Barrios]

Documents pertaining to the case against José María Barrios. There are breaks in the text where numerous individuals signed their name acknowledging the previous statements.
Date: {1826-08..1826-09}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Three Documents with Laredo Statistics] (open access)

[Three Documents with Laredo Statistics]

Three documents with partial statistics for Laredo, including stats for July-September of 1820, October-December of 1820, and a census for the year 1820.
Date: {1820-10~,1820-11~,1820-12~}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Three Monthly Reports] (open access)

[Three Monthly Reports]

Three monthly reports on the local primary schools from Francisco Fernández. Each document has a statement at the top with a chart underneath, followed by various notes from Fernández.
Date: {1822-10~,1822-11~,1822-12~}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letters , 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of Letters , 1829]

Copy of transcript for several letters written in 1829. In the first letter, John Austin and James Austin asking for the rights to the silver and lead mines. The second is a receipt from Joseph White, and the third informs the Austins that whichever of the men who has claimed the mine, and who successfully creates a well and mines lead or silver, may keep it.
Date: {1829-05-05,1829-07-02}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Three Letters Concerning a Mine, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of Three Letters Concerning a Mine, 1829]

Copy of transcript for three letters written in 1829. The first is from Samuel M. Williams to Joseph White, concerning his attempts to acquire the rights to a silver and lead mine. The second is a receipt from Joseph White, and the third, from Pedro Vidaurri, informs Williams of the things he must do to affirm his ownership of the mine.
Date: {1829-05-05,1829-07-03}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Francisco Vital Fernandez to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, December 30, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Francisco Vital Fernandez to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, December 30, 1829]

Letter from Francisco Vital Fernandez to the Laredo ayuntamiento saying Don Enrique Camilo Suárez will head the government until the legislature names someone.
Date: December 30, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Shubael Marsh to Stephen F. Austin, December 29, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Shubael Marsh to Stephen F. Austin, December 29, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Shubael Marsh to Stephen F. Austin requesting clarification on forfeiture of land policies.
Date: December 29, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, December 28, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, December 28, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin introducing Mr. Bertrand from Nashville, TN.
Date: December 28, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of invoice for transaction between James Bell, J. C. Peyton, and Stephen F. Austin, December 25, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of invoice for transaction between James Bell, J. C. Peyton, and Stephen F. Austin, December 25, 1829]

Copy of a transcription of an invoice signed by Stephen F. Austin requesting $20 worth of potatoes from James Bell to go to J. C. Peyton, for which Austin will credit Bell's settlement expenses.
Date: December 25, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Anthony Winston to Stephen F. Austin, December 25, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Anthony Winston to Stephen F. Austin, December 25, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Anthony Winston to Stephen F. Austin, notifying Austin that Winston will be arriving soon to select lands.
Date: December 25, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin, December 24, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin, December 24, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin.
Date: December 24, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of colonization agreement between Stephen F. Austin and land agent, Anthony Winston, December 19, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of colonization agreement between Stephen F. Austin and land agent, Anthony Winston, December 19, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a colonization agreement between Stephen F. Austin and land agent, Anthony Winston. The document outlines the terms of settlement and the costs surveying the land. Winston was acting on behalf of several families.
Date: December 19, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History