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[Agreement to Hire a Schoolteacher] (open access)

[Agreement to Hire a Schoolteacher]

Legal document outlining the expectations of Uriah Cunning to become the teacher at an unidentified school. The document also includes a list of outstanding subscription fees; it is signed by Uriah Cunning and James Brown.
Date: August 30, 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library

Amérique septentrionale.

Map shows major cities and ports in North America and the Caribbean area; New Spain, French Louisiana, and the United States; eastern boundary of the United States along the Mississippi River but no other political boundaries. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annotated Census from the Laredo Alcalde, October 11, 1824] (open access)

[Annotated Census from the Laredo Alcalde, October 11, 1824]

Annotated census from the alcalde in Laredo, José Francisco de la Garza, including a notes section at the bottom of the document. The census separates single, married, and widowed people, and breaks them up into age groups.
Date: 1824-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of Elected Legislatures] (open access)

[Announcement of Elected Legislatures]

Announcement entitled "Aviso al Publico" stating that members of the State Legislature have been recently elected. Names of the officials are listed below, and signed at the bottom by José Antonio Fernández.
Date: 1824-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection : Reduced from the large chart by J. Purdy, 1824.

Map shows cities, indigenous peoples, physical features, and political boundaries for the known continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and North and South America. Includes notes, "geographica epochas," time zones, and table of distances from London. The routes and dates of explorers are also included. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.
Date: 1824
Creator: Purdy, John, 1773-1843
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Ciudadano Juan Francisco Gutierrez, Gobernador Interino del Estado Libre de las Tamaulipas (Document needs to be rotated) (open access)

El Ciudadano Juan Francisco Gutierrez, Gobernador Interino del Estado Libre de las Tamaulipas (Document needs to be rotated)

Circular on celebrating the installation of Congress from Juan Francisco Gutiérrez to citizens of the free state of Tamaulipas.
Date: July 15, 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Colecion de Leyes y Decretos del Congreso Constituyente del Estado Libre de las Tamaulipas (open access)

Colecion de Leyes y Decretos del Congreso Constituyente del Estado Libre de las Tamaulipas

Booklet with collection of congressional laws and decrees ranging from July 1824 to August 1825. Most of the first 22 numbers deal with the Congress itself: authority, installation, recognition, salaries, etc.
Date: {1824-07-10..1825-08-28}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Congreso Constituyente del Estado Libre de las Tamaulipas, a Sus Habitantes (open access)

El Congreso Constituyente del Estado Libre de las Tamaulipas, a Sus Habitantes

Announcement from the Mexican Congress of the capture and execution of Agustín Iturbe. The document is signed at the bottom by José Miguel de la Garza García, Jose Ignacio Gil, and José Feliciano Ortiz.
Date: 1824-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copied Statement from José León Lobo Guerrero] (open access)

[Copied Statement from José León Lobo Guerrero]

Copied statement from José León Lobo Guerrero in Mexico City concerning scandalous and immoral actions and books. The note at the end of the document says that this is a copy from Padilla, and is signed by José Antonio Fernández.
Date: 1824-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a List of Unclaimed Animals] (open access)

[Copy of a List of Unclaimed Animals]

Letter from José María Tovar to the Laredo ayuntamiento with a copy of a list of unclaimed animals being sent as previously requested. The document is signed by numerous individuals including Tovar, Juan Ramos, and José de Jesús Sanchez.
Date: April 28, 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Minutes of the Provincial Assembly] (open access)

[Copy of Minutes of the Provincial Assembly]

Copy of the minutes of the Provincial Assembly discussing the establishment of a state militia. The last line in the document mentions that this was copied in Aguayo on March 16, 1824.
Date: 1824-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Francisco de la Garza and Alberto Maynez] (open access)

[Correspondence between Francisco de la Garza and Alberto Maynez]

Correspondence between Francisco de la Garza, alcalde in Laredo, and Alberto Maynez. The first letter is from Maynez, dated March 24, 1824, and says José Ronquillo admits to his debt to Juan Ramos and will pay the debt as soon as possible. de la Garza's response follows the original message and is dated June 5, 1824.
Date: 1824-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between the San Carlos and Laredo Ayuntamientos] (open access)

[Correspondence between the San Carlos and Laredo Ayuntamientos]

Correspondence between the San Carlos and Laredo ayuntamientos concerning problems between Lucas Fernández and Lino Perea whom the city recognizes as the top authority. The Laredo ayuntamiento's response comes after the first message from San Carlos.
Date: 1824-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Concerning Claims of Juan Ramos] (open access)

[Correspondence Concerning Claims of Juan Ramos]

Correspondence sent to the comandante militar, Gaspar de Ochoa, concerning more claims of Juan Ramos against José Ignacio Ronquillo. The third page features a message to de Ochoa from a José María from Durango.
Date: 1824-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2937: Featherstone, Luther (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2937: Featherstone, Luther (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Featherstone, Luther (died October 16, 1907) and Clara Featherstone (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1824-12-19/1899-02-07
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from the Constituent Congress of the state of Tamaulipas] (open access)

[Decree from the Constituent Congress of the state of Tamaulipas]

Statement from José Bernardo Gutiérrez with a decree from the Constituent Congress of the state of Tamaulipas regarding procedures for forming and electing municipal councils.
Date: December 4, 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Derecho y Necesidad de que las Tamaulipas sean un Estado, y Vindicacion de la Conducta que Observo su Diputacion Provincial Hasta Obtener el Decreto Soberano de su Constitucion (open access)

Derecho y Necesidad de que las Tamaulipas sean un Estado, y Vindicacion de la Conducta que Observo su Diputacion Provincial Hasta Obtener el Decreto Soberano de su Constitucion

18-page pamphlet concerning the necessity and right of Tamaulipas to be a state.
Date: May 30, 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Discurso que pronuncio el Cindadano Juan Francisco Gutierres Gefe Político de las Tamaulipas al nombrarse la Legislatura del Estado en la junta de Electores secundarios que presidio (open access)

Discurso que pronuncio el Cindadano Juan Francisco Gutierres Gefe Político de las Tamaulipas al nombrarse la Legislatura del Estado en la junta de Electores secundarios que presidio

Discourse concerning Juan Francisco Gutiérrez being declared the political chief of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico.
Date: 1824-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Pertaining to Numerous Topics of Governance] (open access)

[Documents Pertaining to Numerous Topics of Governance]

Multiple documents pertaining to separate sectors of governance including commerce, militias, the Constitution, and legislature elections, and treasury matters. The documents compiled range from October 1824 to February 1825.
Date: {1824-10..1825-02}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Exposicion de la Diputacion de las Tamaulipas a sus Habitantes (open access)

Exposicion de la Diputacion de las Tamaulipas a sus Habitantes

Printed document from Juan Francisco Gutiérrez concerning the number of officials necessary, as well as their salaries. The document separates categories into individual functions and lists out how many officials are needed to get the job done.
Date: 1824-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Five Documents from the Provincial Assembly and the Military Commander] (open access)

[Five Documents from the Provincial Assembly and the Military Commander]

Five documents from the Provincial Assembly and military commander. The documents discuss the suspending of the naming of officials and the preparation of troops; orders are given from the commander to form the militia, to which the Provincial Assembly says it cannot; the commander accuses the Assembly of disobedience, however they say they are preserving states' rights.
Date: {1824-02-06..1824-02-17}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gaceta Extraordinaria del Gobierno Supremo de la Federacion Mexicana (open access)

Gaceta Extraordinaria del Gobierno Supremo de la Federacion Mexicana

Complete account from the "Gaceta" detailing the journey of Agustín Iturbide from London to Mexico, and his subsequent capture and execution. The document details numerous documents, numbered 1 through 14, some having been copied.
Date: July 26, 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Gobernador del Estado Libre de las Tamaulipas a Sus Habitantes (open access)

El Gobernador del Estado Libre de las Tamaulipas a Sus Habitantes

Announcement from José Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara announcing his nomination as Governor of the State of Tamaulipas.
Date: 1824-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Felipe de la Garza to the Laredo Alcalde, March 22, 1824] (open access)

[Letter from Felipe de la Garza to the Laredo Alcalde, March 22, 1824]

Letter from Felipe de la Garza to the Laredo alcalde answering a previous letter concerning Lipan Indian complaints.
Date: 1824-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History