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[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 5, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 5, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on May 5, 1828, discussing the receipt of a document from the government, requiring a report on a silver and lead mine owned by Austin.
Date: May 5, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 8, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 8, 1826]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on May 8, 1826, discussing a deal with the Cherokees to ambush other Native American tribes.
Date: May 8, 1826
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1827, discussing payment for the weapons used by the volunteer army raised in Texas.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1827, discussing Samuel Williams, who is held responsible for not telling a city administrator about his activities with a paper company and will be fined.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 18, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 18, 1826]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on May 18, 1826, discussing the desire to move American Indians tribes out of the territory newly colonized by Americans in order to avoid a conflict between the Comanches and the Tahuacanos. He also mentions a warning about a raid.
Date: May 18, 1826
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Samuel M. Williams, May 16, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Samuel M. Williams, May 16, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Samuel M. Williams, on May 16, 1825, discussing a black man named Gabriel who had a fight with his neighbor, and immigrated to Austin's colony in Texas.
Date: May 16, 1825
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1392: Browder, J.M. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1392: Browder, J.M. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Browder, J.M. (died November 18, 1892) and A.M. Browder (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1827-05-11/1898-02-06
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Tomas M. Duke to Ramón Músquiz, May 2, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Tomas M. Duke to Ramón Músquiz, May 2, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Tomas M. Duke to Ramón Músquiz, on May 2, 1828, discussing a document from Congress about Stephen F. Austin's permission for the exportation of products to the colonies in Mexican Texas.
Date: May 2, 1828
Creator: Duke, Tomas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Mariano Guerra, May 27, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Mariano Guerra, May 27, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter containing only signatures, on May 27, 1827.
Date: May 27, 1827
Creator: Guerra, José Mariano
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo, May 22, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo, May 22, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo, on May 22, 1827, discussing the receipt of a new law from Mexico by the government of the state of Texas. Eight articles to be voted on by colonists are also included.
Date: May 22, 1827
Creator: Saucedo, José Antonio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1827, discussing a meeting of the owners of Texas colonies to reach an agreement of how to deal with Indians and form an alliance with the Karankawas.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: Saucedo, José Antonio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1827, requesting a meeting with the commander general of Mexico, to take a census of the American settlers in Texas.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: Saucedo, José Antonio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Juan Martín de Veramendi to Stephen F. Austin, May 15, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Juan Martín de Veramendi to Stephen F. Austin, May 15, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Juan Martín de Veramendi to Stephen F. Austin, on May 15, 1828, congratulating him on his acquisition of a government position, and asking for land near the San Jacinto River to set up a colony.
Date: May 15, 1828
Creator: Veramendi, Juan Martín de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala, May 12, 1828] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala, May 12, 1828]

Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala while Zavala was Governor of the state of Mexico. Concerning the colonization of Texas. May 12, 1828.
Date: May 12, 1828
Creator: Viesca, José María
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Case of a Debt Settlement] (open access)

[Case of a Debt Settlement]

Case of a debt settlement on behalf of a former slave. According to the text the signee, Manuel Francisco Perez, did so against his will.
Date: 1827-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract for Juan José Salines to Serve as School Teacher] (open access)

[Contract for Juan José Salines to Serve as School Teacher]

Contract with Juan José Salines to serve as the local school teacher for four years, making 25 pesos a month.
Date: 1827-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Letter from the Laredo Alcalde to the Governor of Tamaulipas, May 3, 1827] (open access)

[Copy of a Letter from the Laredo Alcalde to the Governor of Tamaulipas, May 3, 1827]

Copy of a letter from the Laredo alcalde to the Governor of Tamaulipas; the notes in the top right corner and bottom of the page make note of the fact that this is a copy of the original. Benavides asks for the legal age for men and women for marriage as there is nothing on the records. According to the letter there is a woman in Laredo of 21 1/2 years old who's parents refuse their consent.
Date: 1827-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Election Results for Representatives] (open access)

[Copy of Election Results for Representatives]

Copy of the election results for replacement congressional representatives. The text is written on official stationary and is signed by two individuals at the end.
Date: 1827-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Discussing Stolen Animals] (open access)

[Document Discussing Stolen Animals]

Document outlining the return of stolen animals to Monclova. According to the text Gregorio Garcia is empowered to take animals stolen by the Indians back to Monclova; he claims that José María Treviño has one of the animals.
Date: 1829-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Pertaining to a Case Against Three Individuals] (open access)

[Documents Pertaining to a Case Against Three Individuals]

Documents pertaining to a court case against Reyes Riojas, Antonio Farias, and Ignacio Arispe, accused of homicide. There are breaks in the text, filled with signatures from local individuals acknowledging previous statements.
Date: 1828-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Pertaining to Judicial Proceedings Against Three Men] (open access)

[Documents Pertaining to Judicial Proceedings Against Three Men]

Documents pertaining to judicial proceedings against Nazanio de la Cruz, Santiago de la Cruz, and Marcelo Mauricio for the death of Albino Mauricio. The document has testimonies and signatures of individuals acknowledging the witnesses and the information provided.
Date: 1823-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Election of José Lázaro Benavides as Representative] (open access)

[Election of José Lázaro Benavides as Representative]

Copy of a statement acknowledging the election of José Lázaro Benavides as a substitute representative. The text at the bottom of the page note that this is a copy of the original document.
Date: 1829-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Antonio Leal to the Laredo Alcalde, May 25, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from José Antonio Leal to the Laredo Alcalde, May 25, 1829]

Letter from José Antonio Leal to the Laredo alcalde saying Manuel Gutiérrez is claiming that a boy named Eustoquio fled his service and took one of his horses.
Date: 1829-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Antonio Montemayor to the Laredo Alcalde, May 8, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from José Antonio Montemayor to the Laredo Alcalde, May 8, 1829]

Letter from José Antonio Montemayor to the Laredo alcalde saying he cannoto resolve the case against Perez for the theft of a horse. Montemayor also says that he cannot pay the 12 pesos either.
Date: 1829-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History