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[Letter to Regulo Riviera and draft of an article for the Johnson/Humphrey Texas Campaigner]

Description: The front is a letter addressed to Regulo Riviera of the US Consulate in Monterey, Mexico, regarding the visa application of a student. The letter is partially written in short-hand. On the back is the draft of the short article for the Johnson-Humphrey Texas Campaigner describing the contributions of Latin Americans.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

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

SMLBL_05-172-39

Description: Letter from Juzgado Vela to the Laredo alcalde, informing him that the horse left by Segundo Gutierrez has a brand mark very different from those owned by Margarita Baez.
Date: unknown
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Transcript of a Handwritten Note, February 8, 1821]

Description: Copy of transcript of a handwritten note discussing the organization of the Eastern Interior Provinces of Mexico, and giving references to an explanation of the system as well as to a translation of a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Moses Austin.
Date: unknown
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Fernando Rivera]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Fernando Rivera, discussing three men from Prussia who plan on opening a smithy, and noting their need for constantly running water.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rivera, Fernando
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Mexican Minister of Foreign Relations to Ayuntamiento of Gonzales, August 12, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Mexican Minister of Foreign Relations to Ayuntamiento of Gonzales, regarding the formal response of the Mexican President Pro tempore to the resolution passed by the inhabitants of Gonzales in July of 1834 which contained suggestions for Constitutional reforms. The President Pro tempore of Mexico promises that the August Assembly will take the proposals of Texans into consideration, and that the people responsible for inciting rebellion will be punished.
Date: unknown
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Rafael Gonzales, June 8, 1825]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Rafael Gonzales, written in Spanish, on June 8, 1825, allowing Stephen F. Austin to colonize lands in Spanish Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gonzales, Rafael
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to the Political Chief of Texas]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to the Political Chief of Texas, in which Austin shares excerpts of letters he has received from colonists living in Nacogdoches describing the rising tensions and subsequent effects of the Fredonian Rebellion on life in the area. Also there is a note at the top of the first page of the letter indicating that this document is a translation from the Bexar Archives, and also has a note indicating some relation to the Nacogdoches Archives.
Date: unknown
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter to Rafael Gonzales, June 8, 1825]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter to Rafael Gonzales, on June 8, 1825, discussing the problems with the wages of Mexican government officials, and recommending José Antonio de la Garza to fix the problem.
Date: unknown
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Two Letters Concerning Slavery]

Description: Copy of transcript for two letters. The first is to the American colonists in Texas, discussing the sale of slave and the effect of American Indian raids on the colonies. The second letter, to the City Hall, explains the necessity of new colonists, who emigrate during the summer, to sell their slaves in order to survive until the fall.
Date: unknown
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-11-25]

Description: Letter to John J. Herrera from his son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated November 25, 1969 details a recent trip to Acapulco, Mexico, and his plans for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
Date: November 25, 1969
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-11-04]

Description: Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera dated November 4, 1969. In the letter, Douglas tells his father about upcoming midterm exams, a planned trip to Acapulco, and asks about seeing his family for Christmas.
Date: November 4, 1969
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-10-15]

Description: Letter from Douglas Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera, dated October 15, 1969. The letter, mailed from University of the Americas in Mexico to Houston, Texas, details the new house Douglas has found near campus. Douglas also wishes his father luck on an upcoming speech and discusses the ways he believes the Latino minority can elevate itself in society through peaceful means and expresses concern over the tactics of the Brown Power Movement.
Date: October 15, 1969
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-05-16]

Description: Letter to John J. Herrera from his son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated May 16, 1969. Douglas details his plans to leave university for summer work in Alaska. The letter is handwritten on loose leaf paper and mailed from the University of the Americas in Mexico to Houston, Texas.
Date: May 16, 1969
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera - 1969-01-07]

Description: Letter addressed to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera from their son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated January 7, 1969, confirming his safe arrival at the University of the Americas, his new university job, and the house in which plans to live.
Date: January 7, 1969
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera - 1968-10-13]

Description: Letter to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera from their son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated October 13, 1968. Douglas describes watching the Olympic Games in Mexico, and his plans to move to a different apartment near the Mexican university he is attending. The letter switches from Spanish to English. Douglas explains, “I guess I’ve murdered the family tongue enough for one letter so I’ll revert to a bit of jolly ole English.”
Date: October 13, 1968
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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