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[Correspondence Between Rosa María Sánchez and Tomás Sánchez]
Correspondence between Rosa María Sánchez and Captain Tomás Sánchez regarding cattle her father gave her. According to Rosa's letter her brothers have taken them for themselves, but she needs them for income; Tomás Sánchez replies by ordering an inquiry."
Date:
1778-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]
Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez with orders to keep up arms, be on alert for defense of the villa, and a call for a monthly review.
Date:
1783-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]
Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez forbidding card playing and gambling, and laying out fines for those who disobey.
Date:
1783-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
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[Correspondence between Joseph Nicolás Flores and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]
Correspondence between Joseph Nicolás Flores and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez. Flores wants restitution of a horse, which he has wanted for three years already; Sánchez orders an investigation ordered.
Date:
1784-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Correspondence between Luis Menard and the Governor]
Copy of the original correspondence between Luis Menard and Governor Melchor Vidal de Larca y Villena. Menard asks for his detention to be suspended so that he may continue his business; Governor de Larca y Villena orders this be done and Manuel Ponce Borrego, the Justicia Mayor in Laredo, complies.
Date:
1788-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Viceroy Güemez Concerning Money]
Decree from Viceroy Juan Vicente Güemez stating that older coinage is not to be sent to Spain or to anywhere outside of the country. The document itself has multiple stains and tears on both side of the paper, and the handwritten signatures are from officials in the villages acknowledging their receiving of the decree.
Date:
1791-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition from Thomas Vargas]
Petition from Thomas Vargas saying he wants to have the things left by his mother who has died; according to the petition the things were taken by Don Manuel Villarreal. The document itself is heavily stained and has pieces of tape holding parts of the paper together.
Date:
1794-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Viceroy La Grúa Talamanca]
Decree from Viceroy La Grúa Talamanca announcing the treaty giving peace between France and Spain.
Date:
November 23, 1795
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Grant to Don Juán Nepomuceno Zustieta]
Letter from Don José Ramón Diaz de Bustamente granting power of attorney to Don Juán Nepomuceno Zustieta. These powers cover the goods of Maria Josefa de la Garza who is deceased. The document itself is badly stained and has a large tear in the upper right corner of the page.
Date:
1804-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from Manuel de Iturbe]
Notice from Manuel de Iturbe saying that Joaquín de Quintana, a merchant, is wanted by the court. The document has a list of towns to which it was sent including Laredo, Camargo, San Fernando, Revilla, etc.
Date:
1804-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between José Cadena and José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente]
Correspondence between José Cadena and José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente attempting to straighten out a debt that is currently fourteen years old. The document has three seals stamped on the front page, and has slightly frayed edges.
Date:
1805-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Message from José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente]
Communication from José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente saying that a parish priest has given power of attorney to Fernando Uribe to collect money for him. The document itself is badly stained and has pieces of tape holding certain sections together.
Date:
1805-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Viceroy José de Yturrigaray]
Message from Viceroy José de Yturrigaray saying the price of playing cards is raised from four to eight reales. The signatures from Spanish officials show acknowledge their having received the message; towns listed on the left side of the sheet show where the message was sent.
Date:
November 26, 1806
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Jose Ildefonso García]
Receipt for Jose Ildefonso García acknowledging the receiving of seven pesos on behalf of D. Ventura Zogarra from Francisco Borrego. The document is covered in pieces of tape and is slightly frayed.
Date:
1808-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from Joaquín Vidal de Larca]
Announcment from Joaquín Vidal de Larca saying that Governor Manuel de Iturbe has returned to the province. The document says that officials are to divulge the news in the usual manner, and is signed by local Spanish justicias.
Date:
1809-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Joaquín Vidal Concerning a Criminal]
Announcement from Joaquín Vidal to Spanish justicias letting them know that Pedro Bulnes is wanted by the authorities in Villa de Valles. The document is signed by multiple Spanish authorities in surrounding villas and towns.
Date:
1809-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement from Jose María Elisondo to the Mayor of Laredo]
Statement from Jose María Elisondo to the mayor of Laredo saying that 140 goats were stolen while he was away; Elisondo gives facts, and suspects, and asks for justice to be done. According to the document an inquiry is to follow concerning the case; officials have signed the document in various places.
Date:
1809-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel de Iturbe Concerning Decrees]
Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish officials saying he is sending decrees from the archbishop of Mexico City and the viceroy of New Spain concerning the capture of insurrectionists; the men mentioned are Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende, and Juan Aldama. This document is signed by local Spanish officials acknowledging their having received the notice.
Date:
1810-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Request from María Andrea Sánchez de la Barrera to the Mayor of Laredo]
Request from María Andrea Sánchez de la Barrera to the mayor of Laredo for the arrest of two men who have severely injured her husband. In response to the request, de Bustamente writes an eyewitness account of the alleged incident.
Date:
1810-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Announcements from José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente]
Two documents from José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente calling the province to arms in case the insurrection were to spread into Nuevo Santander; de Bustamente says Indians are to have a bow and 50 arrows apiece. He also calls on parish priests to animate the Indians to the Spanish cause instead of the insurrection.
Date:
1810-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Warning from the Governor to Justicias]
Message from Governor Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish justicias warning them to be on guard against the infiltration of the insurrection into Nuevo Santander, which is still loyal to Spain. The message is signed, dated, and acknowledged by Spanish officials in the various towns and villas of the province.
Date:
1810-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Ramón Perea to José María Tovar, November 3, 1815]
Message from Ramón Perea to José María Tovar, alcalde in Laredo, saying that he is authorized to receive animals in payment for certain debts. The document is signed by Perea, and the recipient's name is written in the bottom left corner of the third page.
Date:
1815-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Message from José Lázaro Báez Benavides to Tomás García Davila, November 4, 1817]
Message from José Lázaro Báez Benavides to Tomás García Davila saying that he claims 17 pesos from the estate of Manuel Flores.
Date:
1817-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Messages from María Condelaria and Juan Echeandía to the Alcalde]
Two documents with messages from María Condelaria de Bustamente and Juan Echeandía to an alcalde in Laredo. Both messages announce claims of pesos from the estate of Manuel Flores, and there is an order to pay the first debt. There are signatures from numerous individuals throughout both messages.
Date:
1817-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History