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Census Reports of Texas, 1835. 4/21/1835 Census Report of Williams Settlement. 4/25/1835 Census Report of Inhabitants located between the Rivers Neches and Angelina. 4/30/1835 Census Report of Nacogdoches. 5/ 1/1835 Census Report of Jasper. (1835) Census Report of Sabine. (1835) Census Report of Tenehaw. (1835) Census Report of Nacogdoches-- West to Angelina River. (1835) Census Report of Northwest of Nacogdoches. (1835) Census Report of Nacogdoches--East of Attoyac. (1835) Census Report of Nacogdoches--Berry Settlement. (1835) Census Report of Nacogdoches. (1835) Census Report of San Augustine. (1835) Census Report of San Augustine. General Manuscript Series, 1603 - 1803. 11/20/1603 Monterrey. Petition for Lands by Jose de TREVINO. 5/23/1634 Monterrey. Dowery Granted by Bernabe de las CASAS to Daughter Maria de las CASAS. 4/16/1635 Cerralvo. Petition for land by Juan Alvarez de GODOY. 5/22/1635 Hacienda de San Francisco. Bill of Sale between Francisco de AGUILAR and Juan de CAZAREZ for Negro Slave named Diego. 4/26/1636 Cerralvo. Petition for Land by Mateo de ARCE. 5/28/1637 Monterrey. Report on Runaway Negro Slave named Pedro. 4/19/1646 Monterrey. Bill of Sale between Juan de LOYA and Sebastian GARCIA for Land. 3/22/1647 Real de las Salinas. Letter of Freedom Granted by Alonso de TREVINO to Mulatto Slave named Antonio. 4/ 4/1648 Monterrey. Bill of Sale between Lorenzo MORENO and Vicente de VOZMEDIANO for a female Negro Mulatto named Luisa. 4/ 4/1648 Monterrey. Bill of sale between Maria de Luna y ARELLANO and Bartolome GARCIA, for one female Negro named Leonor. 4/29/1651 4/29/1651-5/17/1653. File concerning Juan de MENDIOLA's Freedom from Master Hernando de MENDIOLA. 4/29/1651 Valley of Orozco. Letter of Freedom Granted by Hernando de MENDIOLA to Mulattoes Antonio and Maria de la Cruz MENDIOLA. 4/29/1651 Valley of Orozco. Letter of Freedom Granted by Hernando de MENDIOLA to Mulattoes Antonio and Her Children, Antonia de la CRUZ and Juan Ramos. 1/17/1653 Monterrey. Testimony Presented on a Case by Juan de ESPINOSA, a Slave. 2/12/1655 Monterrey. Bill of Sale Between Juan Guillen de CASTRO and Nicolas de la SERNA for one female negro named Mariana. 6/ 1/1655 Monterrey. Bill of Sale between Jeronimo del CERRO and Martin de ZAVALA for one negro slave named Pascual. 8/14/1655 Monterrey. Bill of Sale between Juan Lopez de MEZ and Jacinto Garcia de SEPULVEDA for one negro Mulatto slave named Baltazar. 7/ 5/1657 Monterrey. Documents concerning Payment of Diego HERNANDEZ' debt. 4/14/1666 San Nicolas del Topo. will and Testament of Jose de AYALA. 8/27/1667 Monterrey. Mortgage of Property by Gregorio de CASTRO for payment of debt to the Royal Treasury. 8/25/1673 8/25/1673-10/5/1678. Monterrey. Documents concerning ownership of Mulatto Slave named Blas. 6/ 9/1674 Monterrey. Bill of Sale Between Gregorio FERNANDEZ and Miguel Vicente de PIEROLA for a Mulatto named Giedo. 8/13/1679 8/13/1679-5/5/1691. Monterrey. Documents concerning the Freedom granted by Diego de Ayala to Mulatto slave named Jeronimo. 5/16/1682 Monterrey. Documents concerning the Sale of negro slave named Ignacio. 12/22/1682 12/22-24/1682. San Diego Hacienda. Documents concerning Luis, Mulatto slave of Diego de AYALA. 8/23/1683 Cerralvo. Juan Nunez de CARAVAJAL's Petition for Lands. 10/15/1687 Monterrey. Will and Testament of Leonor de la GARZA. 1/13/1689 Monterrey. Will and Testament of Nicolas QUINTANILLA. 3/27/1689 3/27/1689-1890. Documents Concerning Mulatto Antonio MARTINCHO, a corporal in the Expedition Leading to the Discovery of the French Settlement at Bay of Espiritu Santo. 11/15/1689 Monterrey. Petition for Land by Nicolas de AYALA. 2/18/1690 Monterrey. Documents concerning Lazaro de MENDIOLA's Lawsuit for lands. 1691 1691-1692. Don Domingo Teran de los RIOS and Father MAZANET's Reports of Incident concerning Negro Trumpeter of the Expedition of Don Domingo Teran de los RIOS into Texas. 7/16/1692 Monterrey. Bill of Sale between Pedro de ALMANDOS and Juan Recio de LEON for one female Mulatto named Pascuala and her two children. 12/29/1693 Monterrey. Bill of Sale between Manuel de MENDOZA and Maria BOTELLO for one Mulatto named Clara. 3/ 2/1695 Monterrey. Bill of Sale Between Marco Antonio de los Santos y OLMO and Pedro de ALMANDOS, for one female Mulatto slave named Maria GUTIERREZ. 1/ 3/1697 Monterrey. Bill of Sale between Juan de LOYA and Gaspar LERMA and Diego MARTINEZ, for land. 1/ 4/1697 1/4/1697-1/3/1699. Documents concerning the Sale of Mulatto named Ignacio, Slave of Francisco Tello CORONEL. 2/16/1697 Monterrey. Bill of tale between Tomas Freire de SOMORROSTRO and Diego de AYALA, for one Mulatto Slave named Jose. 3/30/1697 Monterrey. Contract of Agreement Made by Antonio MONTELONGO to pay Maria de la ENCARNACION's fine and Court costs and to deliver her to her husband. 4/19/1697 Monterrey. Bill of Sale between Maria Gonzalez HIDALGO and Sebastian de VILLEGAS CUMPLIDO, for one mulatto slave named Juan GOMEZ. 5/ 2/1697 San Pedro de Boca de Leones. Contract of Agreement between Juan Nunez de CARBAJAL and Francisco Cortes ORDONEZ for payment of debt. 9/30/1698 Monterrey. Bill of Sale between Toribio Gonzalez de MOLLEDAS and Antonio LOPEZ de VILLEGAS for one Mulatto slave named Andres de ZUNIGA. 10/17/1699 Monterrey. Bill of Sale for slave. 11/20/1699 Monterrey. Bill of Sale between Francisco de la Calancha y VALENZUELA and Maria Nunez de VILLAVICENCIO for one female negro slave named Ana. 1699 Monterrey. Bill of Sale between Pedro Sanchez de Tagle and Francisco Baez de Trevino for one Negro slave named Antono. 12/24/1717 Don Juan de Olivan REBOLLEDO's Report concerning the Establishment of Colonies in Texas. 1717 Don Juan de Olivan REBOLLEDO's Comments on Conde de GALVEZ' instructions of Jan. 23, 1691, to Don Domingo Teran de los RIOS for the Expedition to the Territory of the Asinais and Tejas. 12/17/1733 Mexico. Letter of Marques de CASAFUERTE to Gov. of Texas, Antonio Bustillo y ZEVALLOS, concerning Instructions to maintain the Presidio of Los Adaes on Present location and to improve relations with Indians of Texas. 7/27/1736 San Antonio de Bexar. Proceedings Marcos RUIZ vs. Jose de URRUTIA, to recover the amount due the plaintiff for his services as Amorer and Blacksmith to the Presidial company. 5/ 2/1740 Villa of San Fernando. Power of Attorney from Alberto LOPEZ to Jose Cayetano de VERGARA authorizing him to collect one hundred eighty nine pesos owed by mulatto Pedro Jose de SALAZAR. 11/29/1740 Monterrey. Jose Antonio Fernandez de JAUREGUI URRUTIA's report to the Duke of the Conquest describing Indian Tribes and Settlements of the New Kingdom of Leon. 10/29/1743 San Antonio de Bexar and Villa of San Fernando. Bill of Sale between Maria Josefa Flores de VALDES and Justo Boneo y Morales for negro slave named Luis. 10/29/1743 San Antonio de Bexar and Villa of San Fernando. Bill of sale between Justo Boneo y MORALES and Maria Josefa Flores de VALDES for negro slave named Francisco Jose. 9/ 6/1748 Los Adaes. Bill of Sale between Francisco Garcia Larios and Manuel de VILLANUEVA for negro slave named Luis de URRUTIA. 9/ 7/1748 Los Adaes. Bill of Sale between Francisco Garcia LARIOS and Manuel de VILLANUEVA for negro slave named Antonio Nicolas PATRICIO. 2/17/1750 Villa of San Fernando. Domingo GUERRA Y Valades vs. Juan Jose Saenz y ZEVALLOS, Demanding return of negro slave named Petra. 2/ 4/1756 Mexico. Junta de Guerra y HACIENDA's report concerning prosecution of four Frenchmen for trading with the Indians and entering the Territory of New Spain. 8/ 7/1756 Mexico. Agustin de AHUMADA, Marques de las AMARILLAS' decree for the punishment of Crimes committed with small sidearms. 5/ 5/1761 Sacramento. Summary of Gov. Jacinto de Barrios y JAUREGUI's decree for the prevention of Vagrancy and thefts. 1761 Fray Juan Agustin MORFI, History of Texas, 1673-1779, tribes and Spanish settlements. 1766 1766 -1768. Report of Journey by Don Nicolas de LAFORA in company of the Marques de Rubi to review the Interior Presidios. 9/24/1768 Mexico. Letter of Marques de CROIX to Hugo OCONOR concerning the return of slave who escaped to Texas from Louisiana. 5/27/1770 San Antonio de Bexar and Villa of San Fernando de Austria. Bill of Sale between Juan Andres ALVAREZ TRAVIEZO and Facundo MANSOLO for a mulatto slave named Maria de los Dolores. 10/21/1771 San Antonio de Bexar. Papers concerning the English Schooner Two Friends wrecked on the Coast of La Bahia on Aug. 23, 1771. 7/26/1775 Mexico. Antonio Bucarely y URSUA's letter to Baron de Ripperda concerning a Spanish girl and a mulatto boy, captives of the Taovaya Indians. 9/11/1777 Zacatecas. Caballero de CROIX' letter to Baron de RIPPERDA, approving action on the Retention of Apache Indian and Negro Slave. 1/ 3/1778 San Antonio de Bexar. Case Rosalia RODRIGUEZ vs. Gov. of Texas, for having taken her female mulatto slave to serve as Executioner. 1/17/1778 1/17-3/27/1778. Correspondence concerning request of Gov. of New Orleans, Bernardo de GALVEZ, for the arrest and return of Runaway negro slaves. 6/10/1778 San Antonio de Bexar and Villa of San Fernando. Contract of sale between Nicolas de la Mathe and Toribio FUENTES, for negro slave. 9/19/1778 Chihuahua. Articles 40,50,98 and 100 of Casafuerte's regulations of Presidios. 10/23/1778 Chihuahua. Caballero de CROIX' letter concerning Inquiry on the Political Jurisdiction of Presidios and Provincial gov. when performing the official General Inspection Tour. 3/31/1779 Bexar. Domingo CABELLO's letter to Cabellero de CROIX concerning settlement of Bucareli. 4/ 5/1779 Bexar. Domingo CABELLO's letter to Caballero de CROIX concerning information on the Establishment of Militia Corps. 6/ 9/1779 San Fernando de Bexar. Proceedings concerning Settlement of Jose Flores de ABREGO's Estate. 5/20/1783 Arispe. Caballero de CROIX' letter to Gov. of Texas, Domingo CABELLO, concerning Royal Ordinance for the Preparation of Annual Census Reports in America. 5/19/1785 5/19-7/14/1785. Correspondence between Jose Antonio RENGEL and Domingo CABELLO concerning Royal Cedula abolishing branding of negro slaves and ordering the collection of Branding irons. 5/19/1785 5/19-7/16/1785. Correspondence between Jose Antonio RENGEL and Domingo CABELLO concerning Tax on negro slaves introduced in the Indies. 5/16/1786 Natchitoches. Bill of Sale between Rachel CLOUTIER and Manuel PRUDHOMME for a negro slave named Evangeliste. 4/11/1788 4/11/1788-3/15/1806. Documents concerning the sale of Mulatto slave Maria del Carmen RAMIREZ and her son Jose Maria del Refugio GUAJARDO. 5/30/1789 Natchitoches. Dortolan's report concerning slaves leaving Opelusas. 1/22/1790 Saltillo. Juan Manuel del CAMPILLO's letter to Gov. Juan Gutierrez de la CUEVA, reporting case against Velasco, a young man, for slightly wounding a negro slave who provoked him. 8/14/1790 La Bahia. Manuel de ESPADAS' letter to Rafael Martinez PACHECO, acknowledging receipt of Royal Cedula concerning the protection of Fugitive negroes from foreign colonies. 8/16/1790 Bexar. Manuel MUNOZ' note concerning the Remittance of Important Documents with Capt. LEGARZA's negro. 8/19/1790 Mexico. Correspondence between Conde de Rivilla GIGEDO and Gov. of Texas, Manuel MUNOZ, concerning Royal Order of Mar. 14, 1786, forbidding the Indians and persons of other Tributary Castes to leave their jurisdiction without securing a passport from the Territorial Judge. 10/ 5/1790 Santa Rosa. Juan de UGARTE's letter to Manuel MUNOZ, forwarding Royal Order of May 31, 1789, Relative to the Education, Treatment and occupation to be given all slaves in the Spanish Dominions of the Indies and Phillippine Islands. 12/28/1792 12/28/1792-8/12/1793. Case Maria Simona de Jesus MORAZA and Santiago Felipe del FIERRO vs. Macario ZAMBRANO and Juana de OCONITRILLO for Cruelty. 4/26/1793 Natchitoches. Luis de BLANC's letter to Manue MUNOZ requesting the arrest in Nacogdoches of Mulatto slave named Juan, who escaped from Antonio BOISDORRE, of Opelusas. 10/14/1793 San Antonio de Bexar. (Manuel MUNOZ') letter to Conde de Revilla GIGEDO, acknowledging receipt of Expediente concerning Jose Thomas BLAS's reunion with his wife Maria Luisa. 4/23/1794 4/23/1794-5/25/1801. File concerning Antonio LEAL's visit to the Friendly Indians of the North; His implication with Phillip NOLAN; and case brought against him and his wife, Getrudis de los SANTOS. 12/25/1795 12/25/1795-1/25/1796. Correspondence between Bernardo FERNANDEZ and Manuel MUNOZ concerning the Rescue of Monive, Chavez and Pedro EMPARAN, from the Taguayaces. 1/15/1796 Nacogdoches. Bernardo FERNANDEZ' letter to Manuel MUNOZ, acknowledging receipt of Instructions concerning Negro slave named Bautista, who belonged to Monsieur BALDORE. 1/ 9/1797 1/9/1797-5/25/1797. Correspondence between Baron de CARONDELET and Manuel MUNOZ, concerning the arrest of escaped slaves. 3/20/1797 Nacogdoches. Bill of sale between Vicente MICHELI and Jose Luis de la VEGA for three negro slaves. 3/23/1797 Nacogdoches. Jose Maria GUADIANA's letter to Manuel MUNOZ, forwarding document concerning the sale of negro slave Juan Bautista to Vicente MICHELI. 6/25/1797 6/25-8/8/1797. Documents concerning Jose Ignacio IBARVO's petition to stop the sale of Certain slaves by Antonio Gil IBARVO. 6/14/1797 Villa of San Fernando and Presidio of San Antonio de Bexar. Bill of sale between Antonio Gil IBARVO and Angel NAVARRO for negro slave Juana. 9/23/1797 9/23-25/1797. Nacogdoches. Proceedings concerning Nicolas AGUSTIN's petition to redeem his brother Nicolas CHIQUITO, a negro slave of Antonio Gil IBARVO. 3/29/1800 Natchitoches. Felipe TRUDEAUX' letter to Gov. of Texas, requesting the return of runaway mulatto slave named Juan Luis. 8/26/1800 Nacogdoches. Jose Miguel del MORAL's letter to Juan Bautista de ELGUEZABAL that Javier LAZO and mulatto slave of Diego MENCHACA are being sent to Bexar. (9)/--/1800 (9)/ --- 10/17/1800. Correspondence concerning Casa CALVO's request for the arrest of Runaway slave named Pedro Jolivet, who belonged to Luis DECLOUET, of Atacapas. 3/26/1801 New Orleans. Marques de Casa CALVO's letter to Juan Bautista de ELGUEZABAL, thanking him for the return of runaway slaves. 4/14/1801 4/14-11/30/1801. Correspondence concerning the arrest of Phillip NOLAN's companions. 5/ 6/1801 Chihuahua. Pedro de NAVA's letter to Juan Bautista de ELGUEZABAL, transmitting dispatch concerning a slave insurrection in Cartagena. 6/ 9/1801 6/9-9/27/1803. Correspondence concerning the arrest and transfer of runaway mulatto Simon LESCAS, who belonged to Don Francisco BOUTTE. 2/10/1802 New Orleans. Proceedings concerning Frederick ZERBAN's Petition to bring negroes left at Natchitoches by deceased wife, Sara MOORE. 7/23/1802 (New Orleans). Nicolas Maria VIDAL's letter to Manuel de SALCEDO, requesting the arrest of Negro named Guadaly. 1/27/1803 1/27-5/31/1803. La Bahia. Correspondence concerning case against mulatto Dionicio DENIS for contraband of Horses. 5/17/1803 Bexar. Bill of Sale between Antonio Gil IBARVO and Antonio Rodriguez BACA for negro slave named Maria Margarita. 7/30/1803 Chihuahua. Nemesio SALCEDO's letter to Juan Bautista de ELGUEZABAL, discussing Royal orders to report fugitive negro slaves arriving in Spanish Dominions. 9/ 3/1803 Nacogdoches. Jose Juaquin UGARTE's letter to Juan Bautista de ELGUEZABAL, reporting failure to find runaway negro Bartolo who escaped from Bexar. 10/26/1803 Bexar. Juan Bautista de ELGUEZABAL's letter to Simon de HERRERA, transmitting proceedings in the case of Manuel RODRIGUEZ, a slave.