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[Compilation of Municipal Funds and Accounts] (open access)

[Compilation of Municipal Funds and Accounts]

Compilation of municipal funds and monthly accounts for Laredo officials.
Date: {1844-01..1844-12}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between the Justice of the Peace and the Sub-Prefect] (open access)

[Correspondence between the Justice of the Peace and the Sub-Prefect]

Correspondence between the Laredo justice of the peace and the sub-prefect of the Northern Department and other authorities during 1840 through January 1841.
Date: {1840..1841}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Register of Brand Marks of Found Animals] (open access)

[Register of Brand Marks of Found Animals]

Register of brand marks of animals found and turned in to the authorities.
Date: {1841-01..1841-04}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Seven Lists of Prisoners Arriving from Matamoros] (open access)

[Seven Lists of Prisoners Arriving from Matamoros]

Seven lists, dated the first of each month from January to July 1843, showing prisoners arriving in Laredo from Matamoros.
Date: {1844-01..1844-07}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Property Owners Going to Present Claims] (open access)

[List of Property Owners Going to Present Claims]

List of property owners who wish to present their claims to the state capitol for recognition.
Date: 1849-12~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Memorandum of an Agreement between Horace Baldwin and John H. Brown - October 29, 1849] (open access)

[Transcript of a Memorandum of an Agreement between Horace Baldwin and John H. Brown - October 29, 1849]

Transcribed text for a Memorandum of an agreement between Horace Baldwin and John H. Brown granting land in the town of Indinola, Texas.
Date: October 29, 1849
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Guarenteeing Payment] (open access)

[Document Guarenteeing Payment]

Promissory note stating that Anastasio Gomes and Margarito Sanchez guarantee payment of 20 pesos if Pedro GarcĂ­a defaults.
Date: 1849-10~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recommendations by the Citizens of Laredo] (open access)

[Recommendations by the Citizens of Laredo]

Document containing recommendations made by the citizens of Laredo to their senator and the legislature.
Date: 1849-10~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of sale for three slaves to William Murrell, September 20, 1849] (open access)

[Bill of sale for three slaves to William Murrell, September 20, 1849]

Bill of sale for the slaves Anderson, Henry, and Maloina to William Murrell by Samuell Murrell, September 20, 1849 for $1500.
Date: September 20, 1849
Creator: Murrell, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of sale for purchase of slave by E.M. Pease] (open access)

[Bill of sale for purchase of slave by E.M. Pease]

A bill of sale for the purchase by E.M. Pease of a slave named Tim or Tom.
Date: September 1, 1849
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from J.W. Cox to Jesse Grimes for property tax, 1849] (open access)

[Receipt from J.W. Cox to Jesse Grimes for property tax, 1849]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Receipt from J.W. Cox to Jesse Grimes for property tax
Date: March 16, 1849
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition in case about ownership of slaves] (open access)

[Petition in case about ownership of slaves]

Petition in a case ("Calvitt v. Harris") about ownership of slaves including Grace (age 27), her son, George (12), and another child of hers who is not named.
Date: January 30, 1849
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Persons who Paid for the Mail Carrier] (open access)

[List of Persons who Paid for the Mail Carrier]

List of persons who contributed to paying the mail carrier who took the documents to Bexar to Lieutenant Bec, regarding the losses suffered on December 9, 1842 by an American raid.
Date: 1849
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Land Grant] (open access)

[Texas Land Grant]

Land grant for Ira Ellis signed by the governor of the state of Texas. There is a handwritten note from the clerk of Smith County regarding the grant and where it is recorded in the clerk's office about a year after the grant was issued.
Date: June 9, 1848
Creator: United States. Texas.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Payment for Work Done] (open access)

[Receipt of Payment for Work Done]

Receipt for the payment of work done by an individual from November 9, 1846 to February 5, 1848.
Date: 1848?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"General return of the Army in Mexico, under the command and orders of Major General Z. Taylor" (open access)

"General return of the Army in Mexico, under the command and orders of Major General Z. Taylor"

Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army
Date: November 30, 1847
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Position and distribution of the Troops in the Eastern Division, under the command of Brevet Major General Edmund P. Gaines" (open access)

"Position and distribution of the Troops in the Eastern Division, under the command of Brevet Major General Edmund P. Gaines"

Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army.
Date: November 30, 1847
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy] (open access)

[Agreement for sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy]

An agreement for the sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy who was "eleven or twelve years old." Hercules was sold by enslaver Ephraim M. Guthrie to enslaver Thomas Graham. The agreement names Hercules a "slave for life."
Date: September 29, 1847
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease] (open access)

[Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease]

A bill of sale for the purchase of an enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease.
Date: August 10, 1847
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Court Order (open access)

Court Order

James B. Miller, administrator for the estate of William Barret Travis, ordered to collect $13.55 from James H. Holt by the County Court of Washington County
Date: July 1, 1847
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document signed by Louis Huth January 3, 1847] (open access)

[Document signed by Louis Huth January 3, 1847]

Document signed by Louis Huth and dated January 3, 1847 in Castroville.
Date: January 3, 1847
Creator: Huth, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notification of land rights, January 2, 1847] (open access)

[Notification of land rights, January 2, 1847]

Document by Castro notifying the colonists that Huth is the legal owner of only the land his house occupies and an additional 40 acres across the river and therefore has no right to sell, rent or transfer any other property. He goes on to list their financial disagreement and states that a court hearing will decide who the debtor really is. Signed Hr. Castro on January 2, 1847 in Castroville.
Date: January 2, 1847
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Position and distribution of the Troops in the Western Division, under the command of Brevet Brigadier General George M. Brooke" (open access)

"Position and distribution of the Troops in the Western Division, under the command of Brevet Brigadier General George M. Brooke"

Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army.
Date: 1847
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washington County documents (open access)

Washington County documents

Transcript of appeal of Thomas Wooldridge against Mississippi Union Bank regarding bank insolvency.
Date: 1847~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History