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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

[Resignation of G. Garza]

Description: Written statement by Gavino Garza resigning as alderman (regidor) in Laredo, Texas.
Date: July 18, 1860
Creator: Garza, Gavrino
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Blas Gortari to his brother, October 26, 1864]

Description: Letter from Blas Gortari written to his brother from his post int he Ringgold Barracks, saying that he is well, but he is not sure when he will have a furlough to visit home.
Date: October 26, 1864
Creator: Gortari, Blas
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Laredo City Marshall, April 12, 1867]

Description: Letter written by the Laredo sheriff (Mariscal de la CorporaciĆ³n de Laredo) to the city council and mayor, asking for a salary raise.
Date: April 12, 1867
Creator: Johnson, William
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Correspondence Regarding Return of Items]

Description: Letter written from the constitutional court (Juzgado Constitutional) of Nuevo Laredo to the mayor of Laredo, Texas asking that they return archives and furniture that were taken to Laredo in 1863. A response from Laredo on the reverse states that the person they reference (Nicolas Grisanti) is ill and will look into the issue when he is well.
Date: March 2, 1867
Creator: Ramos, LuĆ­s & Salinas, Agustin
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from the Laredo Mayor to the Military Commander, October 28, 1866]

Description: Letter written form the mayor of Laredo (Augustin Salinas) to the military commander (Major A. J. Hogan) requesting that a building occupied by the military be turned over to the city council for its use. A reply from the commander at the end of the text requests that any further communication be written in English.
Date: {1866-10-28,1866-10-30}
Creator: Salinas, Agustin & Hogan, A. J.
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Correspondence Regarding Francisco Martinez]

Description: Letter written from the court in Nuevo Laredo to the mayor of Laredo, Texas notifying him that Francisco Martinez has been stabbed to death and asking that his relatives be informed. A reply from the Laredo city council to the mayor of Nuevo Laredo asks them to turn over Martinez's body to his relatives for burial.
Date: November 23, 1866
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Laredo Homeowners to Mayor Garcia]

Description: Letter from homeowners in Laredo, addressed to Benito Garcia, rejecting the city council's proposition and offering an alternate proposal relating to the purchase of houses.
Date: 1862
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
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