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[Letter from Mayor Farias to the City Council, May 1861]

Description: Letter written from Juan F. Farias to the Laredo city council asking that they let him have land formerly belonging to Miguel Gil in return for his services as mayor, and offers to pay for the property if they require him to purchase it.
Date: May 7, 1861
Creator: Farias, Juan Francisco
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Contract for the Sale of Land]

Description: Contract for the sale of land and possessions of María Josuasa de la Peña and Valentín de las Fuentes to Andrés Covasas.
Date: 1832-05~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Copy of a Letter from the Laredo Alcalde to the Governor of Tamaulipas, May 3, 1827]

Description: Copy of a letter from the Laredo alcalde to the Governor of Tamaulipas; the notes in the top right corner and bottom of the page make note of the fact that this is a copy of the original. Benavides asks for the legal age for men and women for marriage as there is nothing on the records. According to the letter there is a woman in Laredo of 21 1/2 years old who's parents refuse their consent.
Date: 1827-05~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Correspondence Between Joseph Guerra and the Governor of Nuevo Santander]

Description: Complaints sent by Joseph Thomas Guerra to Governor Vicente González de Santianés; complaints include those against inventories of goods and the taxes involved which he considers illegal and unjust. The governor responds by ordering an investigation of the situation.
Date: 1775-05~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Last Will and Testament for Manuel Sánchez]

Description: Last will and testament for Manuel Sánchez, outlining his possessions and inheritors. The document is signed at the bottom by numerous individuals, including José Lázaro Benavides.
Date: 1832-05~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Comandante Calisto Bravo to the Laredo Alcalde, May 23, 1844]

Description: Letter from Comandante Calisto Bravo to Alcalde Benavides, saying his group will not go out to join the others since the Comanches are simply rounding up horses. According to Bravo, he does not not know why the other soldiers have crossed the river.
Date: 1844-05~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
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