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Dallas County Probate Case 955: Alexander, Sarah N.G. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 955: Alexander, Sarah N.G. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Alexander, Sarah N.G. (died 1879) and Geo. A. Alexander (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1805-12-21/1884-04-26
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement from Manuel de Iturbe to Captains and Justicias] (open access)

[Statement from Manuel de Iturbe to Captains and Justicias]

Announcement from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish captains and justicias saying that he is sending a decree from the viceroy and king, which announces the creation of a Council and Supreme Court to replace the suppressed tribunals. The message is signed and acknowledged by Spanish officials in the local towns and villas.
Date: 1809-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Complaints from Laredo Citizens to the Justicia Mayor] (open access)

[Complaints from Laredo Citizens to the Justicia Mayor]

Complaints from the citizens of Laredo concerning inaccurate measuring of lands; the citizens ask for these problems to be rectified. The document is signed by Laredo officials acknowledging receiving the statements from the citizens.
Date: 1809-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tobacco Rules from Manuel de Iturbe] (open access)

[Tobacco Rules from Manuel de Iturbe]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe with rules and regulations concerning tobacco, sent out to local towns and villas in Mexico. The document is signed by local Spanish officials in towns such as Revilla, Camargo, Laredo, etc., and a list of the towns where this message was delivered appears on the left side of the front page.
Date: 1807-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement from Manuel Villarreal to the Governor] (open access)

[Statement from Manuel Villarreal to the Governor]

Message from Manuel Villarreal to the governor saying that he is still having problems with Leocario Cano over sheep rented to him; Villarreal wants the matter settled as soon as possible. The document is signed by Spanish officials acknowledging having received Villarreal's statement.
Date: 1809-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Vicente Antonio Lopez Fonseca to the Governor, December 5, 1805] (open access)

[Message from Vicente Antonio Lopez Fonseca to the Governor, December 5, 1805]

Request from Vicente Antonio Lopez Fonseca to Governor Iturbe asking for payment of a debt owed him by Maria Gertrudis Sánchez de Alcantar, now deceased. The document is moderately stained and has frayed edges.
Date: 1805-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement from José Lafuente] (open access)

[Statement from José Lafuente]

Message from José Lafuente refusing a request to confiscate animals of Santiago Flores until he pays an owed debt.
Date: 1808-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Regulations from Manuel de Iturbe to Justicias] (open access)

[Regulations from Manuel de Iturbe to Justicias]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe with regulations from the viceroy on deserters returning to Spain; this message is signed and dated by local officials acknowledging their having received the message. The list of towns on the left side of the page show where the message was delivered.
Date: 1807-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from Manuel de Iturbe to Justicias] (open access)

[Announcement from Manuel de Iturbe to Justicias]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish justicias saying that he is sending a decree from the new viceroy. The document is signed by local Spanish officials acknowledging the fact that they have received and passed on the message from de Iturbe.
Date: 1809-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel de Iturbe with Rules from the Viceroy] (open access)

[Message from Manuel de Iturbe with Rules from the Viceroy]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe with rules from Viceroy Iturrigaray saying that dowries of nuns should not be subject to taxes. The document is signed and dated by local Spanish officials from the towns and villas listed on the left side of the first page.
Date: 1807-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Official Message from Governor Manuel de Iturbe] (open access)

[Official Message from Governor Manuel de Iturbe]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe saying that no grants of any kind are permissible without paying taxes first. The document is signed by local authorities in the towns listed on the left side of the first page; these signatures acknowledge their having received the message.
Date: 1807-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Legal Document Concerning a Debt, December 29, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of a Legal Document Concerning a Debt, December 29, 1809]

Copy of transcript of a legal document drawn up by Samuel Blagge, on December 29, 1809, concerning the failure to pay a debt to Peter R. Dalton.
Date: December 29, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an Anonymous Travelogue, December 1806] (open access)

[Transcript of an Anonymous Travelogue, December 1806]

Copy of transcript of an anonymous travelogue, taking place between the 17th and 25th of December 1806. It describes the traveler's journey from St. Genevieve, Missouri, up the Mississippi River, and the people he met along the way.
Date: [1806-12-17..1806-12-25]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - December 9, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - December 9, 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from Princess Anne. She talks about her bout with the ague, and a picture of Ann that Littleton D. Teackle is sending from Philadelphia. She inquires to health of John Eyre and Sarah Eyre Lyon, his sister. She mentions Sarah Corbin Cropper Wise, Henrietta Teackle, Col. Waters and Susannah Gore Kendall.
Date: December 9, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, December 31, 1809] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, December 31, 1809]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle. She discusses their acquaintances Molly and Kendall. She thanks him for sending her money. She asks for him to send cotton fabric for their enslaved people and some food.
Date: December 31, 1809
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History