Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Documents Relating to Texas,
Date (inclusive): 1797-1810
Collection Number: BANC MSS M-M 1856
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 box
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please
consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Correspondence of the viceroys of Mexico, relating to Indian troubles in Texas
and mainly to procuring military aid for the province. A few letters pertain to the Louisiana boundaries
and to United States intervention in Spanish territories.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in Spanish
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not
intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Documents relating to Texas, BANC MSS M-M 1856, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Scope and Content
Correspondence to and from the Viceroys of Mexico, mainly relating to Indian troubles in Texas (Apaches,
Comanches and Lipans) and to procuring military aid for Texas. A few letters pertain to the Louisiana
boundaries and to the United States' intervention in Spanish territories. These papers are from the
Howell-Zeitlin purchase. The arrangement of the collection is chronological. A partial list,
alphabetical, of correspondents is appended.