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[Decree Prohibiting Unlawful Manufacturing of Gunpowder]

Description: Decree from the Marques de Croix prohibiting, without royal permit, the manufacturing or sale of gunpowder. Also included are the penalties to be administered for those guilty of dealing in its contraband. This decree includes both printed text and pieces of paper with tape around the edges containing hand written text.
Date: September 27, 1768
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Transcription of a Letter from Jose Ossorio to Men in Laredo]

Description: Transcription of a letter from Jose Ossorio to "Señores Capitan, Cabildo y Apoderados de Laredo." The letter provides instructions on collecting tariffs, which include a permit the commisional despatch sent to the kingdom's magistrates and township deputies. The note at the bottom of the transcription is from the copier in 1936.
Date: January 27, 1936
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Printed Announcement from Viceroy Venegas]

Description: Printed announcement from the new viceroy Francisco Javier Venegas saying that there is a 10,000 pesos reward for information leading to the arrest or capture of Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende and Juan Aldama. The document itself is has pieces of tape keeping parts of the paper together, including the top and bottom half.
Date: September 27, 1810
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Printed Circular #13 from the Government]

Description: Printed circular #13 from Governor Francisco Vital Fernandez to citizens in Tamaulipas. The document contains rules concerning vacancies in municipal offices were set up to prevent shortage of officials in case of illness or death.
Date: September 27, 1831
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Promissory Note for $3,000]

Description: Text of a statement testifying that Benito Garcia (principal), A. Guzman and Bartolo Garcia (securities) will pay $3,000 to the mayor of Laredo that he will have in his possession during his tenure of treasurer for the city.
Date: June 27, 1860
Creator: Garcia, Benito; Guzman, Antonio & Garcia, Bartolo
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
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