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[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}

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from José Bernardo Gutiérrez to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, October 12, 1824]

Letter from José Bernardo Gutiérrez to the Laredo ayuntamiento telling them to allow military commander to round up unclaimed horses. The document's heading reads: "Gobernacion del Estado Libre de las Tamaulipas."

Date: 1824-10~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Statement from the Provincial Assembly]

Copied statement from the Provincial Assembly in Aguayo concerning the formation of militias in the State of Tamaulipas. This document says that it was copied from the original on March 16, 1824 in Aguayo.

Date: 1824-03-16?

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Statement from the Provincial Assembly to Citizens]

Statement from the Provincial Assembly to all citizens concerning the need for maintaining a state army. The document is signed at the bottom by Lucas Fernández, president of the Assembly.

Date: 1824-03~

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Antonio Elosua to the Laredo Alcalde, August 7, 1827]

Letter from the commandante militar to the Laredo alcalde discussing a truce agreement made between Mexican troops and Indians in Bexar.

Date: 1827-08~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from the Comandante Militar to the Laredo Alcalde, March 29, 1827]

Letter from the comandante militar de Laredo to the alcalde in Laredo acknowledging a previous list sent by the alcalde of all individuals entering the 1st Company.

Date: 1827-03~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from the Military Commander to the Alcalde of Laredo, February 2, 1827]

Messages from the comandante militar de Laredo to the alcalde of Laredo, saying that there are no troops available to go after Indians near San Diego. Sánchez suggests that the citizens for a posse and take care of the issues; Cayetano de la Garza and Cristóbal Treviño should lead this posse.

Date: 1827-02~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Notice from the Comandante Militar to the Laredo Alcalde, February 21, 1827]

Letter from the comandante militar de Laredo to the Laredo alcalde saying soldiers should not use firearms without orders to do so.

Date: 1827-02~

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Juan Carreño to the Laredo Alcalde, August 1, 1827]

Letter from Juan Carreño to the Laredo alcalde appealing for supplies and money for troops to defend against a Spanish invasion.

Date: 1829-08~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Copy of a Truce in Bexar]

Copy of a truce made between Spanish troops and Indians in Bexar, signed by the commandante militar Antonio Elosura. The note at the bottom of the second page makes it known that this is a copy of the original document.

Date: 1827-08~

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from the Commandante Militar to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, March 2, 1827]

Letter from the commandante militar de Laredo to the Laredo ayuntamiento asking for a list of volunteers for the defense of the cities on the frontier.

Date: 1827-03~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Juan Molano to the Laredo Alcalde, May 28, 1833]

Letter from Juan Molano to the Laredo alcalde, acknowledging the success of troops pursuing Indians.

Date: 1828-05~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Commandante Anastasio Bustamente to the Laredo Alcalde, December 26, 1827]

Letter from Anastasio Bustamente, commandante general, to the Laredo alcalde saying if there are not enough troops to pursue the enemy, get citizens to help do so.

Date: 1827-12~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Lucas Fernández to the Laredo Alcalde, March 23, 1824]

Letter from Lucas Fernández to José Francisco de la Garza, alcalde in Laredo, with more information on the formation of the state militia. The letter mentions a "civil" army as opposed to a regular army.

Date: 1824-03~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from José Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara to the Laredo Alcalde, September 16, 1824]

Letter from José Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara to the Laredo alcalde and ayuntamiento alerting them of the presence of Spaniards off the coast, and suggests they obtain weapons.

Date: 1824-09~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Statements from Pedro Marca de Allande y Saovedra]

Statements from Pedro Marca de Allande y Saovedra showing that several places gave assistance to José Ignacio Ronquillo and his men.

Date: 1822-12~

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Documents Pertaining to Numerous Governmental Topics]

Multiple documents pertaining to different aspects of governmental life. The documents cover issues in foreign affairs, judicial matters, military matters, financial matters, and other miscellaneous topics.

Date: 1825-05~

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Documents Pertaining to Various Aspects of Government]

Multiple documents pertaining various aspects of governance in Laredo such as commerce and trade, finances, foreign relations, judiciary and military matters, among others.

Date: {1823,1824}

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Statement from Felipe de la Garza]

Statement from Felipe de la Garza with an exhortation to his former comrades in arms to reform the militia.

Date: 1822-08~

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Alejandro Treviño to the Laredo Alcalde, December 12, 1826]

Letter from Alejandro Treviño to the Laredo alcalde agreeing to help pay the cost of transporting weapons to Texas.

Date: 1826-12~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Transcript of dispatch from José María Viesca to Stephen F. Austin, August 6, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a dispatch from José María Viesca to Stephen F. Austin.

Date: August 6, 1829

Item Type: Text

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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