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[Letter from Francisco de la Garza to the Laredo Alcalde, May 18, 1842]

Description: Letter from Francisco de la Garza to the Laredo alcalde, calling for unified action on the part of all the northern settlements to ask the government to exempt them from taxes until some of the losses sustained are recorded. According to the document, Laredo officials second this idea.
Date: 1842-05~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Ayuntamiento in Laredo, March 29, 1842]

Description: Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the ayuntamiento in Laredo concerning increased Indian aggression. Martinez says that because of this, families on ranches are ordered to leave them and retreat into the city, unless there are at least 60 men present. Martinez also encourages taking defensive measures.
Date: 1842-03~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo Alcalde, March 31, 1842]

Description: Letter from Policarzo Martinez to Alcalde Villarreal, sending sympathies for the death of one of Juan José Moreno's servants who Indians killed 1 1/2 leagues away from Laredo. Martinez also says the mule the Indians left behind should be returned to its rightful owner.
Date: 1842-03~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
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