[Election Results for Aldermen] (open access)

[Election Results for Aldermen]

Text summarizing the election results for aldermen (regidores) for precincts 3, 4, and 5 in Laredo, Texas, with vote tallies.
Date: May 11, 1861
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt #2, 1858] (open access)

[Receipt #2, 1858]

Receipt signed by Miguel Sidwill for $16 to Juan José Salinas.
Date: May 2, 1858
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt #5, 1858] (open access)

[Receipt #5, 1858]

Receipt signed by Miguel Sidwill for $14.84 paid to Juan José Salinas.
Date: May 31, 1858
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt #31, 1858] (open access)

[Receipt #31, 1858]

Receipt signed by Juan José Salinas for the sum of eighteen pesos.
Date: May 31, 1858
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt #1, 1850] (open access)

[Receipt #1, 1850]

Receipt signed by Miguel Sidwill for Charles Briton for fifteen pesos.
Date: May 25, 1850
Creator: Sidwill, Miguel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement of a Horse by Jesus Herra] (open access)

[Advertisement of a Horse by Jesus Herra]

Advertisement by Jesus Herra for a horse he found; the owner of the horse should claim the animal at Herra's house.
Date: May 26, 1859
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit for Joseph Manuel Dovalina] (open access)

[Affidavit for Joseph Manuel Dovalina]

Affidavit for Joseph Manuel Dovalina prepared by Antonio Joseph de Oyarvides certifying his good character.
Date: May 10, 1779
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annotations of Receipts for Received Money] (open access)

[Annotations of Receipts for Received Money]

Three pages of annotations for receipts given for money received, followed by three individual receipts taped together on the one page.
Date: 1834-05~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from the Real Audiencia de Mexico] (open access)

[Announcement from the Real Audiencia de Mexico]

Announcement from the Real Audiencia de Mexico concerning the establishment of a 7-man Junta de Comercio in Mexico; orders are given for selecting members, duties, etc. The document has slightly frayed edges, and a piece of tape running down the center of the page.
Date: May 29, 1810
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cancelled Letter from Mayo Cerralvo] (open access)

[Cancelled Letter from Mayo Cerralvo]

Cancelled letter from Mayo Cerralvo to the Laredo alcalde concerning Félix Sánchez asking for more time to pay his debts.
Date: 1836-05~
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Circular from Marcelino Perales to the Justice of the Peace, May 6, 1834] (open access)

[Circular from Marcelino Perales to the Justice of the Peace, May 6, 1834]

Circular sent from Marcelino Perales to the Laredo justice of the peace, asking all justices to not impose fines indiscriminately.
Date: May 6, 1834
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Circular Number 48 from the Tamaulipas Congress] (open access)

[Circular Number 48 from the Tamaulipas Congress]

Circular number 48 from the Congress of Tamaulipas, saying official decrees of the Bishop of Monterrey must be approved by Tamaulipas.
Date: May 3, 1834
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copied Decrees from Juan Fermín de Juanicotena] (open access)

[Copied Decrees from Juan Fermín de Juanicotena]

Message from Juan Fermín de Juanicotena with three decrees included: all plazas where the decrees are read are to be called "Plaza de la Constitution"; declares St. Teresa patrones of Spain and the Americas; navigation regulations are changed.
Date: 1813-05~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Decree from José Dionisio de Uribe to José María Tovar] (open access)

[Copy of a Decree from José Dionisio de Uribe to José María Tovar]

Message from José Dionisio de Uribe to José María Tovar with a copy of a decree concerning the collecting of "false" money in compliance with a provincial decree. The document is signed by numerous individuals including Jose Gabriel Garcias, José Rafael Treviño and others.
Date: 1815-05~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Election Results for Representatives] (open access)

[Copy of Election Results for Representatives]

Copy of a statement from José Ignacio de la Peña with election results for representatives to Congress. The note at the bottom of the last page notes that this is a copy of the original document.
Date: 1831-05~
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Joseph Clemente Gutiérrez de Lara and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Joseph Clemente Gutiérrez de Lara and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

Correspondence between Joseph Clemente Gutiérrez de Lara and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez in which de Lara asks for justice to be served over damages done to his ranch. Also included is an order from Sánchez for an investigation to take place, testimonies taken; according to the document the thieves were caught.
Date: 1785-05~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree Concerning Lands from Diego de Lasaga] (open access)

[Decree Concerning Lands from Diego de Lasaga]

Decree from Diego de Lasaga, Governor of Nuevo Santander, concerning lands. de Lasaga says that all lands should be registered, properly distributed; the signatures at the end represent officials in multiple cities acknowledging their having received the decree.
Date: 1784-05~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Manuel de Iturbe to Justicias] (open access)

[Decree from Manuel de Iturbe to Justicias]

Decree from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish justicias concerning the recognition of the Regency Council in Spain. The document is signed by local officials in towns and villas such as Laredo, Camargo, Refugio, Mier, etc.
Date: 1810-05~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from the Marques de Croix Concerning Jesuits] (open access)

[Decree from the Marques de Croix Concerning Jesuits]

Decree from the Marques de Croix, by order of King Carlos III, prohibiting Jesuits from returning to Nueva España; thus ordering the expulsion of the Jesuits from New Spain.
Date: May 2, 1770
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Viceroy Bucareli] (open access)

[Decree from Viceroy Bucareli]

Decree Viceroy Don Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa citing a previous decree of September 24, 1778, ordering all magistrates to obey legal authorities as the king's representatives. According to the document it was read as published by authorities in several cities.
Date: 1779-05~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Description of a Criminal by Manuel de Flor] (open access)

[Description of a Criminal by Manuel de Flor]

Message from Manuel de Flor describing the José Prat, who is wanted on criminal charges. The signatures on the document represent the various Spanish authorities acknowledging their having received the announcement. The document itself is stained in multiple locations and has slight tears on the edges of the paper.
Date: 1796-05~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Concerning the Constitution of 1812 from Cádiz] (open access)

[Document Concerning the Constitution of 1812 from Cádiz]

Indications from Cádiz regarding the promulgation of the Constitution of 1812. The document has a few stains and is covered by a long piece of tape along the left edge of the page.
Date: 1813-05~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History