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Memorias para la historia de la guerra de Tejas, Vol. 2

Memorias para la historia de la guerra de Tejas, Vol. 2

Date: 1848-1849
Creator: FilĂ­sola, Vicente.
Description: Book about the Texas Revolution.
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Texas and the Texans; or, Advance of the Anglo-Americans to the South-West; including a history of leading events in Mexico, from the conquest by Fernando Cortes to the termination of the Texan revolution, Vol. 2.

Texas and the Texans; or, Advance of the Anglo-Americans to the South-West; including a history of leading events in Mexico, from the conquest by Fernando Cortes to the termination of the Texan revolution, Vol. 2.

Date: 1841
Creator: Foote, Henry S.
Description: Book covering the history of Texas.
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[Letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to Lorenzo de Zavala, June 15, 1831]

[Letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to Lorenzo de Zavala, June 15, 1831]

Date: 1831-06-15
Creator: Mexia, Jose Antonio
Description: Jose Antonio Mexia to Lorenzo de Zavala: Torn letter which discusses rumors about Zavala in Mexico City. The state of affairs in Texas and political matters in the capital. Mexico, June 15, 1831.
Holding Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
[Letter from Jose Geraldo Hernandes to Zavala, September 5, 1818]

[Letter from Jose Geraldo Hernandes to Zavala, September 5, 1818]

Date: 1818-09-05
Creator: Hernandes, Jose Geraldo
Description: Letter from Jose Geraldo Hernandes to Zavala: September 5, 1818.
Holding Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
[Formal statement regarding colonization of families in Texas, March 19, 1836]

[Formal statement regarding colonization of families in Texas, March 19, 1836]

Date: 1836-03-19
Creator: Padillo, Juan Antonio
Description: Formal statement regarding colonization of families in Texas. Mexico, March 19, 1836. Signed by Padilla, Jose Maxia Dias Noriego, and Juan L. Velazques. Letter written by Padilla.
Holding Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
[Letter from Anthony Dey, May 5, 1834]

[Letter from Anthony Dey, May 5, 1834]

Date: 1834-05-05
Creator: Dey, Anthony
Description: Letter from Anthony Dey to unknown person: On granting 200 Poles to settle in Zavala's granted land between the Sabine River and the town of Nacogdoches. New York, May 5, 1834. Anthony Dey was the New York attorney for the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company.
Holding Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
[Letter from Charlotte Mexia to Emily de Zavala, April 22, 1837]

[Letter from Charlotte Mexia to Emily de Zavala, April 22, 1837]

Date: 1834-04-22
Creator: Mexia, Charlotte
Description: Letter from Charlotte Mexia to Emily de Zavala, widow of Lorenzo de Zavala, dated April 22, 1837 from New Orleans. The letter refers to her sadness after her son Henry and many friends have left the city. Mrs. Zavala, with her three children and a servant, traveled from Texas to New Orleans on the schooner Flash, arriving March 20, 1837. She and Mrs. Mexia had been friends in Mexico in 1832. Mrs. Zavala and her children left New Orleans for New York on April 9, 1837, thirteen days before Mrs. Mexia wrote this letter to her. The letter also references Lorenzo de Zavala Jr., the son of Lorenzo de Zavala and stepson of Mrs. Emily de Zavala. Lorenzo, Jr. arrived in New Orleans from Texas on April 10, and sometime after April 22 left New Orleans for New York. Charlotte Mexia was married to Jose Antonio Mexia.
Holding Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
[Land grant title to John Bevil granted by Lorenzo de Zavala, October 29, 1834]]

[Land grant title to John Bevil granted by Lorenzo de Zavala, October 29, 1834]]

Date: 1915-12-22
Creator: General Land office of the State of Texas
Description: Title of Possession of Land given to John Bevil October 28, 1834. Included are all the legal transactions made between Texas Government and authorized persons included in Bevil's Title of Land process. This copy is a translated copy by P.H. Buckley.
Holding Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
[Report of sales of property real and personal belonging of Zavala's estate sold to Henry Fock, September 28, 1841]

[Report of sales of property real and personal belonging of Zavala's estate sold to Henry Fock, September 28, 1841]

Date: 1841-09-28
Creator: Moreland, J.M.
Description: Report of sales of property real and personal belonging to Zavala sold to Henry Fock. Harris County, September 28, 1841.
Holding Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
[Petition letter number 371]

[Petition letter number 371]

Date: 1835-05-28
Creator: General Land Office
Description: Petition letter number 371.
Holding Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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