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[Affidavit from Miguel Ponce Borrego]

Affidavit from Miguel Ponce Borrego discussing irregularities among some military people in in Laredo. The document has a piece of tape on the right side of the paper protecting large tears on that side.

Date: 1789-04~

Item Type: Text

[Announcement from Joseph Antonio de la Garza Falcón]

Announcement from Joseph Antonio de la Garza Falcón to justicias mayores saying that two new companies of soldiers are being formed and that young men may present themselves. This document has pieces of tape attached to all sides of the paper, and contains a few noticeable stains.

Date: 1784-08~

Item Type: Text

[Census for Villa San Augustín de Laredo]

Census for Villa San Augustín de Laredo with a list of all Spanish inhabitants of the town. The chart is broken down into columns with the individual's name written on the left and numbers in corresponding columns depending on their circumstances.

Date: January 29, 1789

Item Type: Text

[Census of Indians in Laredo]

Census of Indians annexed to the City of Laredo, with various notes, including the men, women, and children. The document has a table at the top listing out the number of individuals, broken down by category, and a lengthy chart on page 2 with men's names listed.

Date: 1788-07~

Item Type: Text

[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~

Item Type: Text

[Correspondence Between Domingo Cabello y Robles and Bartolomé Martínez]

Correspondence between Domingo Cabello y Robles and Bartolomé Martínez, asking that José Antonio Queñones be apprehended and held until soldiers are able to retrieve him. According to the text he is guilty of various robberies, and had been captured but escaped; also according to the text he finally was captured two years later.

Date: 1786~

Item Type: Text

[Correspondence between Governor de Lorca y Villena and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

Correspondence between Governor Melchor Vidal de Lorca y Villena and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez concerning "bulles" needed for the townspeople.

Date: {1788-06-22~,1788-09-05~}

Item Type: Text

[Correspondence Between Joseph Clemente Gutiérrez de Lara and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

Correspondence between Joseph Clemente Gutiérrez de Lara and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez in which de Lara asks for justice to be served over damages done to his ranch. Also included is an order from Sánchez for an investigation to take place, testimonies taken; according to the document the thieves were caught.

Date: 1785-05~

Item Type: Text

[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~

Item Type: Text

[Correspondence between Miguel Ponce Borrego and José María Vidaurre]

Correspondence between Miguel Ponce Borrego and José María Vidaurre in which Borrego asks for the return of a quantity of corn belonging to a defendant and says to continue the judicial process. Vidaurre responds by saying that he had a deal with the defendant but the defendant did not hold up to his end of the bargain.

Date: 1788-10~

Item Type: Text

[Correspondence from Diego de Lasaga]

Message from Diego de Lasaga with signatures from colonial justicias acknowledging the recovery and publishing accompanying royal decree. The accompanying signatures are justicias representing the various villas within Nuevo Santander.

Date: November 1781

Item Type: Text

[Decree Concerning Children from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez saying that all children are to be sent to school where Juan Andrés de Islas will be the teacher. According to the decree, soldiers are ordered to enforce this law.

Date: 1785-01~

Item Type: Text

[Decree Concerning Jesuits from the Viceroy]

Decree from Viceroy Manuel Antonio Flores Maldonado citing a decree from June 27, 1788 allowing ex-Jesuits to have the money from chaplaincies or other benefits which came to them from family connections. The document itself is badly stained along its left and right side.

Date: 1789-06~

Item Type: Text

[Decree Concerning Lands from Diego de Lasaga]

Decree from Diego de Lasaga, Governor of Nuevo Santander, concerning lands. de Lasaga says that all lands should be registered, properly distributed; the signatures at the end represent officials in multiple cities acknowledging their having received the decree.

Date: 1784-05~

Item Type: Text

[Decree from Archbishop Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta]

Message from Archbishop Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta repeating a decree from February 15, 1773 prohibiting gambling, cards, illegal games, etc. This document has large stains in the corner and smaller stains in the middle of the sheet.

Date: 1787-07~

Item Type: Text

[Decree from Captain Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Gallardo]

Decree from Captain Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Gallardo with orders to named citizens to live in their houses on the north side of the Rio Grande. If they do not have a house on the other side then they have 15 days to build one.

Date: 1781-02~

Item Type: Text

[Decree from Diego de Lasaga]

Decree from Diego de Lasaga citing a previous decree that asks for donations from all subjects in America, one peso from freed men, and two from Spaniards; these donations are to go towards sustaining the war effort against England. In this decree de Lasaga explains how this process is to be done.

Date: 1781-04~

Item Type: Text

[Decree from Don Diego de Lasaga]

Decrees from Don Diego de Lasaga in which he cites two previous decrees issued by Viceroy Martín de Mayorga Ferrer. The first cited decree says that all lands in obeyance belong to the Crown and no one may use them; the second says that there are no more taxes on imported or or exported flour.

Date: 1783-03~

Item Type: Text

[Decree from Governor Diego de Lasaga]

Orders from Diego de Lasaga to all settlers in Nuevo Santander to arm themselves against possible attacks by the Indians. The document itself has stains and slight tears along the edges of the paper.

Date: 1781-08~

Item Type: Text

[Decree from Governor Diego de Lasaga]

Decree from the Governor of Nuevo Santander Diego de Lasaga forbidding the manufacture and sale of mezcal.

Date: April 18, 1781

Item Type: Text

[Decree from Governor Juan Miguel de Zozaya]

Decree from the Governor of Nuevo Santander, Juan Miguel de Zozaya concerning taxation of grocery stores; included are lists of stores to be sent to Mexico. The document itself has a strip of tape along the left side and another piece placed horizontally down the middle.

Date: 1786-09~

Item Type: Text

[Decree from Governor Melchor Vidal de Larca y Villena]

Decree from Governor Melchor Vidal de Larca y Villena with orders to comply with the taking of a census originally ordered by Viceroy Bucareli. The decree also indicates what is to be included in the census.

Date: 1788-01~

Item Type: Text

[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~

Item Type: Text

[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~

Item Type: Text

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[Affidavit from Miguel Ponce Borrego]

[Announcement from Joseph Antonio de la Garza Falcón]

[Census for Villa San Augustín de Laredo]

[Census of Indians in Laredo]

[Copy of Correspondence between Luis Menard and the Governor]

[Correspondence Between Domingo Cabello y Robles and Bartolomé Martínez]

[Correspondence between Governor de Lorca y Villena and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

[Correspondence Between Joseph Clemente Gutiérrez de Lara and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

[Correspondence between Joseph Nicolás Flores and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

[Correspondence between Miguel Ponce Borrego and José María Vidaurre]

[Correspondence from Diego de Lasaga]

[Decree Concerning Children from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

[Decree Concerning Jesuits from the Viceroy]

[Decree Concerning Lands from Diego de Lasaga]

[Decree from Archbishop Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta]

[Decree from Captain Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Gallardo]

[Decree from Diego de Lasaga]

[Decree from Don Diego de Lasaga]

[Decree from Governor Diego de Lasaga]

[Decree from Governor Diego de Lasaga]

[Decree from Governor Juan Miguel de Zozaya]

[Decree from Governor Melchor Vidal de Larca y Villena]

[Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

[Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]