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[Decree from Don Diego de Lasaga]

Description: Decrees from Don Diego de Lasaga in which he cites two previous decrees issued by Viceroy Martín de Mayorga Ferrer. The first cited decree says that all lands in obeyance belong to the Crown and no one may use them; the second says that there are no more taxes on imported or or exported flour.
Date: 1783-03~
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Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Request from Francisco Yxart to Officials in Las Villas de Márgen]

Description: Request from Francisco Yxart in San Carlos to the capitanes and justicias of "las Villas del Márgen." Yxart asks for a list of lands in abeyance as soon as possible in order to meet the required date set by the government. The signatures following the request are those of town officials acknowledging their having received the request.
Date: 1802-10~
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Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Justicias]

Description: Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish justicias concerning rewards for people who reveal unclaimed lands or goods. The document is signed by local Spanish authorities from the cities listed on the left side of the front page of the document, acknowledging their having received and passed on the Viceroy's message.
Date: 1807-08~
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Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Transcript of Letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Medero, January 25, 1831]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Medero, on January 25, 1831, noting that his arrival to San Felipe de Austin has been made public, and he has been given a commission. He also tells colonists to mark their land as their own.
Date: January 25, 1831
Creator: Bradburn, John Davis
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Navarro, October 19, 1827]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Navarro, on October 19, 1827, discussing his bad health and the death of his brother. He expresses his great wishes for Texas, and his translation of the laws of Mexico into English for the benefit of American colonists.
Date: October 19, 1827
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Two Letters, November 18, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript for two letters, in November 1828. The first, from Fernando Guevarra to Stephen F. Austin, on November 18, 1828, asking for a resolution so families can settle on the land in Texas. The second, from A. Thompson to Stephen F. Austin, recommending Guevarra to Austin.
Date: November 18, 1828
Creator: Guevarra, Fernando & Thompson, A.
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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