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[Letter from Jorge Ant'o Nixon to Enrique Rueg] April 30th, 1835

Description: Letter to Henry Rueg accompanying communications received from W. S. Allen calling himself agent of the Impresarios Zavala Vehlein and Burnett -- protesting against Arturo Henry, the actual agent of said impresarios and also protesting as illegal the titles given by the former as such commissioner unless they had the signature of said Allen attached to them, and asking instructions on the subject.
Date: April 30, 1835
Creator: Nixon, Jorge Ant'o
Partner: Texas State Library and Archives Commission

[Letter from Lorenzo de Zavala Jr. to unknown person, enclosed with letter to W.E. Hutchison, July 1, 1879]

Description: Letter from Lorenzo de Zavala Jr. to unknown person enclosed with with an additional letter to W.E. Hutchison. The letter addressed to Hutchison describes the mis-handling of the affairs over the estate and property of the deceased Lorenzo de Zavala Sr. The additional letter to unknown person describes his own eye-witness account of the events of the Battle of San Jacinto and his personal endeavors afterwards. Merida, Yucatan, July 1, 1879.
Date: July 1, 1879
Creator: de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Letter from Lorenzo de Zavala to David G. Burnet, September 11, 1836]

Description: Lorenzo de Zavala to David G. Burnet: Correspondence indicating that Zavala will be able to join the Cabinet's next meeting. Buffalo Bayou, September 11, 1836. (Photographic copies)
Date: September 11, 1836
Creator: Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Letter from William L. Delap to George Cupples, March 20, 1845

Description: Discusses the possible good effects of the recent proffer of annexation terms to Texas by the U.S. Congress and Delap's translation of de Zavala's book Ensayo Historico de las Revoluciones de Megico des 1808 hasta 1830
Date: March 20, 1845
Creator: Delap, William
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Letter from Yarborough to Lenz] May 27th, 1963

Description: Yarborough reports a positive response from the Senate regarding his proposal to create a Park at the homesite of Lorenzo de Zavala in Harris County.
Date: May 27, 1963
Creator: Yarborough, Ralph
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Letter from Zavala to Burnet] September 24th 1836

Description: A duplicate of Zavala's letter to Burnet stating that, due to his health, he will not be able to join the next meeting of Congress.
Date: September 24, 1836
Creator: Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Partner: Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Life of Lorenzo de Zavala by Mary Jane Harris Briscoe

Description: Biographical sketch of Lorenzo de Zavala by Mary Jane Harris Briscoe. Her family lived near the de Zavalas when she was a girl. Citation info: Mary Jane Harris Briscoe Papers, MC056, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.
Date: 1886
Creator: Briscoe, Mary Jane Harris
Partner: San Jacinto Museum of History

List of Voters, February 2nd 1836

Description: A list of voters and votes received at An Election held at Lynchburg for the municipality of Harrisburg
Date: February 2, 1836
Partner: Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Mexican Government Description

Description: Details of the Battle of San Jacinto and a description of the Mexican government. The document is incomplete.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Petition by Lorenzo de Zavala Jr. January 15th 1841

Description: Petition by Lorenzo de Zavala Jr. for compensation for losses sustained by the family when his father's house was taken over for a hospital by the Texan Army
Date: January 15, 1841
Creator: de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Partner: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
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