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Election Returns

Description: Certification that Lorenzo de Zavala is one of seven Delegates to the Consultation for the Municipality of Harrisburg. Vote for delegates to the 1836 Convention. Includes: Statements of elections held in various houses in the Municipality. A list of voters and votes received (includes de Zavala's name as a voter) Compiled return showing Zavala with 115 votes.
Date: October 8, 1835
Partner: Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Res-appoint Zavala-translate November 8th 1835

Description: A noted request for Zavala to translate the declaration, and for it to be printed and distributed to Citizens of the republic of Mexico.
Date: November 8, 1835
Partner: Texas State Library and Archives Commission

[Transcript of Meeting Minutes from a meeting of the Citizens of Columbia, August 15, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for meeting minutes from a meeting of the citizens of Columbia, in which the group resolves to create a body of fifteen representatives called the Committee of Safety and Correspondence for the Jurisdiction of Columbia. The committee will be responsible for keeping all jurisdictions informed of any political or military intelligence.
Date: August 15, 1835
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Record of Taxes Paid]

Description: Record showing those in Laredo who have paid their taxes. The document shows their names next to the amount of taxes paid.
Date: 1835
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Summary of the 1835 Census]

Description: Summary of the 1835 Laredo census, with tables separating individuals into married, single, and divorced Spaniards.
Date: 1835
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Model Form for Census Taking]

Description: Model of the form to be used for taking the census; it has a table dividing individuals into single, married, or widowed. The table also divided individuals into six different age groups.
Date: 1835
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Copy of a Circular from the Governor of Tamaulipas]

Description: Handwritten copy of a printed circular from the governor of Tamaulipas. The document notes at the end that this is a copy of the original from June 17, 1835]
Date: 1835-06~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Transcript of Petition from Sub-contractors of Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company to Santa Anna, July 25, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a petition from sub-contractors of Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company to Santa Anna, in which Joseph, Prentiss, Davis, and Thompson describe their efforts to meet every requirement and follow every rule of the Mexican government regarding their colonization grants. The petitioners also describe their investment in infrastructure as preparation for the arrival of colonists.
Date: July 25, 1835
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Statement of a Land Transaction]

Description: Statement of a land transaction made between Ildefonso Ramón and Julián Treviño.
Date: 1835-12~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Correspondence between the Gigedo Alcalde and Nicolás Valdes]

Description: Correspondence between Nicolás Valdes and the alcalde of Gigedo concerning a criminal named Victoriano Valdés. The first letter is from Ildefonso Ramón in Laredo to the alcalde in Gigedo where the alcalde is asked to send Victoriano Valdés to Laredo to answer on charges involving a servant, followed by a letter from Valdes to the Laredo alcalde saying Valdés is in Monterrey. The final letter is the original from July 8.
Date: 1835-07~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Settlement of a Land Dispute]

Description: Settlement of a land dispute between María Estefana Barrera, represented by José María Sánchez, and José Lázaro Benavides.
Date: 1835-01~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Printed Circular from Governor Fernandez]

Description: Printed circular from Governor Fernandez to the Laredo ayuntamiento, informing it that Eleno de Vargas has been named to the state supreme court.
Date: July 11, 1835
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
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