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[Transcript of Petition from Sub-contractors of Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company to Santa Anna, July 25, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a petition from sub-contractors of Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company to Santa Anna, in which Joseph, Prentiss, Davis, and Thompson describe their efforts to meet every requirement and follow every rule of the Mexican government regarding their colonization grants. The petitioners also describe their investment in infrastructure as preparation for the arrival of colonists.
Date: July 25, 1835
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[News Script: O'Dwyer and Medina Pause in Dallas]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the brief stop in Dallas by federal judge Harold Medina and former New York Mayor and Ambassador William O'Dwyer. Both are headed to El Paso, O'Dwyer is returning to Mexico while Medina is staying in El Paso to speak at the League of United Latin-American Citizens convention.
Date: June 21, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of newspaper clipping regarding foreign commerce and the port of Matagorda, May 27, 1828]

Description: Copy of transcript for a newspaper clipping containing a letter from the Minister of the United States of Mexico. The Minister's letter warns merchants of New York to avoid discharging their cargo in the port of Matagorda because it is not legally open to foreign commerce.
Date: May 27, 1828
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[$500 Bond Issued June 28, 1866]

Description: $500 mortgage bond presented to Henry G. Northon and Virgil Whitcomb by Antonio López de Santa Anna using property and palaces in Mexico as security.
Date: June 28, 1866
Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, August 6, 1952]

Description: Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing current tenants on properties, advances in Brownsville, and cotton companies that will not survive much longer. Blackshear also mentions his meeting with a Mexican attorney where they discussed brining suit to Mr. Ricoy and Mr. Garcia.
Date: August 6, 1952
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
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Partner: Rosenberg Library
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