Document containing copies of official correspondence in Laredo for the year 1829. There are numbers written in the left margin denoting the beginning of a new piece of correspondence.

Correspondence concerning the sale of a house by Apolonio García without the consent of his wife and children. The alcalde asks the judge for a decision to which he replies García has a right to administer property, but he should reimburse the wife for her share in the original cost. The first letter is signed by José María González and the second, longer, correspondence is signed by Joseph Alejandro Treviño.

Copy of transcript for several letters written in 1829. In the first letter, John Austin and James Austin asking for the rights to the silver and lead mines. The second is a receipt from Joseph White, and the third informs the Austins that whichever of the men who has claimed the mine, and who successfully creates a well and mines lead or silver, may keep it.

Copy of transcript for three letters written in 1829. The first is from Samuel M. Williams to Joseph White, concerning his attempts to acquire the rights to a silver and lead mine. The second is a receipt from Joseph White, and the third, from Pedro Vidaurri, informs Williams of the things he must do to affirm his ownership of the mine.

Copy of a transcription of an invoice signed by Stephen F. Austin requesting $20 worth of potatoes from James Bell to go to J. C. Peyton, for which Austin will credit Bell's settlement expenses.

Copy of transcript for a colonization agreement between Stephen F. Austin and land agent, Anthony Winston. The document outlines the terms of settlement and the costs surveying the land. Winston was acting on behalf of several families.

Copy of transcript for an invoice signed by Stephen F. Austin for items and services paid for by Anthony Winston in accordance with his empresario contract.

Copy of transcript for an agreement between John C. Partin, William Cooper, and Henry Cheeves concerning the ownership and division of a land grant.

Copy of transcript for an agreement between D. G. Burnet and H. [Fullerton] concerning the settlement of a piece of jointly held property.

Statement from the Laredo alcalde concerning the pre-elections for annual elections.

Letter from José María González to the Laredo alcalde saying the mail carrier should set out on the day appointed even if there is no mail.

Minutes of the election of a substitute representative, signed by José Manuel de los Santos Coy; the note at the bottom of the document says that this document is a copy of the original.

Document concerning pre-elections for the elections of 1830, signed by numerous individuals including the alcalde and José Lázaro Benavides.

Document concerning pre-elections for the sixth district, signed by numerous local officials including the alcalde and de la Garza, José Francisco.

Contract for a sale of land between Calletano Ximenez and José Onofre Gil. The document is signed by the alcade, José María Gonzalez, José Lázaro Benavides, Ximenez, and other officials.

Copy of transcript for an essay discussing Mexican independence from the Spanish and Mexican attitudes towards the Spanish.

Copy of transcript for an invoice for a horse sold by Nicholas Dillard to Stephen F. Austin for $195, which paid the balance due on Elizabeth Tumlinson's note.

Document concerning the case of Apolonio García against Agatón Costillo and Eusebio Chavez for intruding on his land. The document is signed at the bottom by numerous local officials acknowledging the case.

Statement from José Lázaro Benavides to the Laredo alcalde, with a complaint about a recent land sale. The document is signed at the bottom by Benavides, José María Gonzalez, Faustino Ramirez and other officials.

Statements from José Lázaro Benavides to the Laredo alcalde concerning a land claim. The document is signed by local officials, including the alcalde José María Gonzalez.

Document with a table containing statistics for the school in Laredo, including the names of the children in school and classes they attend. The six columns on the right side of the page show the individual classes taught at the school. The last page shows the total statistics and is signed by the teacher, Juan José Salines.

Document concerning a land dispute between Miguel Gil and José Lázaro Benavides.

Document outlining a settlement of a dispute between Reyes Ortiz and José María González in Laredo.

Copy of transcript for an invoice signed by Frances F. Wells for boarding fees owed by Stephen F. Austin.