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Series I, General Manuscripts 1717-1789

Series II, General manuscripts, 1804-1808

Series III, Printed decrees, 1803-1812

University of Texas, Center for American History

Bexar Archives Translations



Descriptive Summary

CreatorBexar Archives
TitleBexar Archives Translations
AbstractAn inventory of translations from the Bexar Archives.
IDBEXARTRANSLATIONS
LanguageSpanish or Castilian.
RepositoryCenter for American History,The University of Texas at Austin

Scope and Contents

Table of Contents. A table of contents has been prepared for each volume. The entry for each file date contains all of the following information, if available:

  • Type of document.
  • Name of writer of the document.
  • Name of person to whom the document is directed.
  • Brief summary of the contents of the document.
  • Place where the document was written.
  • Date of the document.
  • A bracketed notation, containing an identification symbol, the number of MS pages and the number of printed pages of translation.
  • Page number on which the translation begins in the volume.

When the volume contains translations of expedientes or other multiple file units, the table of contents will contain principal entries followed by detailed subentries.

Glossary. Following the last page of translation the reader will find an annotated list of words and phrases for which no concise English translation could be found. The glossary to a particular volume contains only those words and phrases not adequately defined in the major contemporary dictionaries of the English language. Words listed as foreign in the dictionary are italicized in the translations; they may or may not appear in the glossary to the volume, depending on whether the definition in the dictionary is adequate for the case at hand.

Uncommon symbols appearing in the translations are also listed and defined in the glossary to a volume.

Index. The final section of each volume contains an index to names (including Indian tribes) and places mentioned in the text of the volume.

Master Index. A master index was maintained of names (persons, places, Indian tribes) appearing in the volumes of translation through volume 159.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Series I, General Manuscripts 1717-1789
(163 volumes)

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2C14Volumes, Chronological
Vol. 1, December 24, 1717 -- November 28, 1730
Vol. 2, December 25, 1731 -- June 25, 1733
Vol. 3, July 8, 1733 -- July 30, 1733
Vol. 4, October 4, 1733
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2C15Vol. 5, October 5, 1733 -- December 31, 1734
Vol. 6, January, 1735 -- April, 1735
Vol. 7, May, 1735 -- December, 1735
Vol. 8, January 24, 1736 -- May 24, 1736
Vol. 9, June 25, 1736 -- January 24, 1738
Vol. 10, March 22, 1738
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2C16Vol. 11, April 9, 1738 -- August 26, 1739
Vol. 12, February 1, 1741
Vol. 13, February 27, 1741 -- September 25, 1741
Vol. 14, December 15, 1741
Vol. 15, October 4, 1742 -- November 3, 1744
Vol. 16, November 4, 1744
Vol. 17, January 16, 1745 -- July 31, 1746
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2C17Vol. 18, September 3, 1746 -- June 8, 1747
Vol. 19, January 15, 1748 -- July 19, 1749
Vol. 20, July 21, 1749 -- August 22, 1749
Vol. 21, July 19, 1949 -- July 28, 1750
Vol. 22, November 11, 1749 -- February 17, 1750
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2C18Vol. 23, January 5, 1751 -- December 31, 1751
Vol. 24, February 21, 1752
Vol. 25, April 7, 1752 -- September 25, 1752
Vol. 26, July 17, 1753 -- July 30, 1754
Vol. 27, September 10, 1754 -- September 13, 1754
Vol. 28, September 20, 1754 -- February 19, 1755
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2C19Vol. 29, May 6, 1755
Vol. 29a, 1755-1787
Vol. 30, January 17, 1756 -- February 9, 1757
Vol. 31, January 13, 1757 -- August 14, 1757
Vol. 32, November 5, 1757 -- December 31, 1759
Vol. 33, January 2, 1760 -- October 20, 1760
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2C20Vol. 34, August 26, 1760 -- December 31, 1761
Vol. 35, 1761-1762
Vol. 36, August 14, 1756 -- July 1, 1762
Vol. 37, December 15, 1756 -- December 31, 1762
Vol. 38, March 26, 1761 -- December 31, 1763
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2C21Vol. 39, January 2, 1764 -- December 18, 1764
Vol. 40, February 24, 1764 -- August 12, 1764
Vol. 41, August 16, 1764
Vol. 42, August 30, 1764 -- July 18, 1765
Vol. 43, July 18, 1765 -- July 28, 1766
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2C22Vol. 44, September 14, 1766 -- August 8, 1767
Vol. 45, September 12, 1767 -- April 21, 1768
Vol. 46, May 2, 1768 -- December 31, 1768
Vol. 47, January 23, 1769 -- December 31, 1769
Vol. 48, January 7, 1770 -- October 26, 1770
Vol. 49, February 10, 1771 -- September 28, 1771
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2C23Vol. 50, October 1, 1771 -- December 21, 1771
Vol. 51, January 7, 1772 -- March 24, 1772
Vol. 52, April 1, 1772 -- April 28, 1772
Vol. 53, May 5, 1772 -- December 17, 1772
Vol. 54, January 6, 1773 -- June 30, 1773
Vol. 55, July 28, 1773 -- December 8, 1773
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2C24Vol. 56, January 4, 1774 -- July 31, 1774
Vol. 57, August 1, 1774 -- October 3, 1774
Vol. 58, October 13, 1774 -- October 28, 1774
Vol. 59, November 1, 1774 -- December 21, 1774
Vol. 60, January 15, 1775 -- April 18, 1775
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2C25Vol. 61, May 9, 1775 -- December 20, 1775
Vol. 62, January 1, 1776 -- June 28, 1776
Vol. 63, July 4, 1776 -- February 26, 1777
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2C26Vol. 64, March 7, 1777
Vol. 65, March 8, 1777 -- July 15, 1777
Vol. 66, July 21, 1777 -- December 31, 1777
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2C27Vol. 67, January 1, 1778 -- January 11, 1778
Vol. 68, January 11, 1778 -- April 15, 1778
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2C28Vol. 69, April 20, 1778 -- August 8, 1778
Vol. 70, August 11, 1778 -- October 9, 1778
Vol. 71, August 14, 1778 -- September 22, 1778
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2C29Vol. 72, September 23, 1778 -- October 13, 1778
Vol. 73, October, 14, 1778 -- October 22, 1778
Vol. 74, October 22, 1778 -- October 31, 1778
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2C30Vol. 75, September 24, 1778 -- November 6, 1778
Vol. 76, November 6, 1778 -- December 31, 1778
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2C31Vol. 77, January 4, 1779 -- January 28, 1779
Vol. 78, January 28, 1779 -- February 15, 1779
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2C32Vol. 79, February 20, 1779 -- March 15, 1779
Vol. 80, March 16, 1779 -- April 30, 1779
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2C33Vol. 81, May 1, 1779 -- May 29, 1779
Vol. 82, June 1, 1779 -- June 14, 1779
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2C34Vol. 83, June 16, 1779 -- July 12, 1779
Vol. 84, July 15, 1779 -- July 28, 1779
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2C35Vol. 85, August 1, 1779 -- August 16, 1779
Vol. 86, August 17, 1779 -- August 31, 1779
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2C36Vol. 87, September 1, 1779 -- September 29, 1779
Vol. 88, October 2, 1779 -- October 19, 1779
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2C37Vol. 89, October 20, 1779 -- November 7, 1779
Vol. 90, November 10, 1779 -- December 20, 1779
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2C38Vol. 91, December 20, 1779 -- December 31, 1779
Vol. 92, January 1, 1780 -- January 31, 1780
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2C39Vol. 93, February 1, 1780 -- February 29, 1780
Vol. 94, March 8, 1780 -- March 31, 1780
Vol. 95, April 1, 1780 -- April 26, 1780
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2C40Vol. 96, May 1, 1780 -- May 30, 1780
Vol. 97, June 1, 1780 -- June 2, 1780
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2C41Vol. 98, June 3, 1780 -- June 15, 1780
Vol. 99, June 16, 1780 -- June 26, 1780
Vol. 100, July 2, 1780 -- August 12, 1780
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2C42Vol. 101, August 16, 1780 -- August 21, 1780
Vol. 102, September 7, 1780 -- September 19, 1780
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2C43Vol. 103, September 20, 1780 -- September 30, 1780
Vol. 104, October 3, 1780 -- October 23, 1780
Vol. 105, November 1, 1780 -- November 14, 1780
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2C44Vol. 106, November 15, 1780 -- December 30, 1780
Vol. 107, January 1, 1781 -- May 10, 1781
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2C45Vol. 108, June 4, 1781 -- December 31, 1781
Vol. 109, January 2, 1782 -- February 9, 1782
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2C46Vol. 110, February 14, 1782
Vol. 111, February 25, 1782 -- March 11, 1782
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2C47Vol. 112, May 1, 1782 -- August 1, 1782
Vol. 113, September 1, 1782 -- October 31, 1782
Vol. 114, November 1, 1782 -- December 31, 1782
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2C48Vol. 115, January 1, 1783 -- February 28, 1783
Vol. 116, March 8, 1783 -- March 31, 1783
Vol. 117, April 5, 1783 -- April 8, 1783
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2C49Vol. 118, April 28, 1783 -- April 30, 1783
Vol. 119, May 18, 1783 -- September 30, 1783
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2C50Vol. 120, October 1, 1783 -- November 30, 1783
Vol. 121, December 2, 1783 -- January 15, 1784
Vol. 122, January 17, 1784 -- February 29, 1784
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2C51Vol. 122, January 17, 1784 -- February 29, 1784
Vol. 123, March 1, 1784 -- March 29, 1784
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2C52Vol. 124, March 29, 1784
Vol. 125, March 30, 1784 -- May 14, 1784
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2C53Vol. 126, May 16, 1784 -- June 23, 1784
Vol. 127, July 1, 1784 -- July 30, 1784
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2C54Vol. 128, August 1, 1784 -- August 24, 1784
Vol. 129, September 1, 1784 -- December 31, 1784
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2C55Vol. 130, January 3, 1785 -- February 26, 1785
Vol. 131, March 1, 1785 -- April 30, 1785
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2C56Vol. 132, May 2, 1785 -- June 23, 1785
Vol. 133, July 1, 1785 -- September 26, 1785
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2C57Vol. 134, October 1, 1785 -- October 29, 1785
Vol. 135, November 2, 1785 -- December 31, 1785
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2C58Vol. 136, January 1, 1786 -- February 27, 1786
Vol. 137, March 1, 1786 -- April 30, 1786
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2C59Vol. 138, May 1, 1786 -- June 30, 1786
Vol. 139, July 1, 1786 -- July 31, 1786
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2C60Vol. 140, August 1, 1786 -- August 31, 1786
Vol. 141, September 1, 1786 -- September 30, 1786
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2C61Vol. 142, October 2, 1786 -- November 30, 1786
Vol. 143, December 1, 1786 -- December 31, 1786
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2C62Vol. 144, January 1, 1787 -- March 31, 1787
Vol. 145, April 1, 1787 -- July 31, 1787
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2C63Vol. 146, August 1, 1787 -- September 30, 1787
Vol. 147, October 31, 1787
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2C64Vol. 148, November 1, 1787 -- November 30, 1787
Vol. 149, December 1, 1787 -- December 31, 1787
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2C65Vol. 150, 1787
Vol. 151, January 3, 1788 -- January 31, 1788
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2C66Vol. 152, February 1, 1788 - February 18, 1788
Vol. 153, February 23, 1788 -- March 31, 1788
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2C67Vol. 154, April 4, 1788 -- May 31, 1788
Vol. 155, June 5, 1788 -- July 31, 1788
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2C68Vol. 156, August 1, 1788 -- September 30, 1788
Vol. 157, October 1, 1788 -- November 30, 1788
Vol. 158, December 1, 1788 -- January 31, 1789
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2C69Vol. 159, February 1, 1789 -- March 31, 1789
Vol. 160, April 1, 1789 -- May 31, 1789
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2C70Vol. 161, June 1, 1789 -- August 31, 1789
Unofficial translation, third copy, 1760-1799
Erection of the church of San Antonio, 1738
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2Q324Duplicate translations, Series I:
Vol. 1, September 30, 1699-November 28, 1730
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2Q325Vol. 2, December 25, 1731 -- June 25, 1733
Vol. 3, July 8, 1733 -- July 30, 1733
Vol. 4, October 4, 1733
Vol. 5, October 5, 1733 -- December 31, 1734
Vol. 6, January 1735 -- April 1735
Vol. 7, May 1735 -- December 1735
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2Q326Vol. 8, January 24, 1736 -- May 24, 1736
Vol. 9, June 25, 1736 -- January 24, 1738
Vol. 10, March 22, 1738
Vol. 11, April 9, 1738 -- August 26, 1739
Vol. 12, February 1, 1741
Vol. 13, February 27, 1741 -- September 25, 1741
Vol. 14, December 15, 1741
Vol. 15, October 4, 1742 -- November 3, 1744
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2Q327Vol. 16, November 4, 1744
Vol. 17, January 16, 1745 -- July 31, 1746
Vol. 18, September 3, 1746 -- June 8, 1747
Vol. 19, January 15, 1748 -- July 19, 1749
Vol. 20, July 21, 1749 -- August 22, 1749
Vol. 21, July 19, 1949 -- July 28, 1750
Vol. 22, November 11, 1749 -- February 17, 1750
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2Q328Vol. 23, January 5, 1751 -- December 31, 1751
Vol. 24, February 21, 1752
Vol. 25, April 7, 1752 -- September 25, 1752
Vol. 26, July 17, 1753 -- July 30, 1754
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2Q329Vol. 27, September 10, 1754 -- September 13, 1754
Vol. 28, September 20, 1754 -- February 19, 1755
Vol. 29, May 6, 1755
Vol. 30, January 17, 1756 -- February 9, 1757
Vol. 31, January 13, 1757 -- August 14, 1757
Vol. 32, November 5, 1757 -- December 31, 1759
Vol. 33, January 2, 1760 -- October 20, 1760
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2Q330Vol. 34, August 26, 1760 -- December 31, 1761
Vol. 35, 1761-1762
Vol. 36, August 14, 1756 -- July 1, 1762
Vol. 37, December 15, 1756 -- December 31, 1762
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2Q331Vol. 37, December 15, 1756
Vol. 38, March 26, 1761 -- December 31, 1763
Vol. 39, January 2, 1764 -- December 18, 1764
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2Q332Vol. 39, January 2, 1764 -- December 18, 1764
Vol. 41, 1764
Vol. 41, 1764
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2Q333Vol. 41, 1764
Vol. 42, 1764-1765
Vol. 43, 1765-1766
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2Q334Vol. 43, 1765-1766
Vol. 44, 1766-1767
Vol. 45, 1767-1768
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2Q335Vol. 45, 1767-1768
Vol. 46, 1768
Vol. 47, 1769
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2Q336Vol. 47, 1769
Vol. 48, 1770
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2Q337Vol. 49, 1771
Vol. 50, October 1, 1771 -- December 21, 1771
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2Q338Vol. 51, January 7, 1772 -- March 24, 1772
Vol. 52, April 1, 1772 -- April 28, 1772
Vol. 53, May 5, 1772 -- December 17, 1772
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2Q339Vol. 54, January 6, 1773 -- June 30, 1773
Vol. 55, July 28, 1773 -- December 8, 1773
Vol. 56, January 4, 1774 -- July 31, 1774
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2Q340Vol. 57, August 1, 1774 -- October 3, 1774
Vol. 58, October 13, 1774 -- October 28, 1774
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2Q341Vol. 29a, 1755-1787
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2Q342Duplicate translations, Printed Decrees:
Vol. 2, January 13 - December 13, 1810
Vol. 3, January 1 - December 1, 1811
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2Q343Vol. 4, January 7 - October 13, 1812
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2Q344Calendar:
May 25, 1787 -- June 15, 1792
February 5, 1820 -- June 22, 1828
Spanish Indian Policy on the Frontier, April 28, 1718 -- November 19, 1819
Vol. 5, January 1 - March 31, 1805
Vol. 6, April-June 1805
Vol. 7, July-September 1805
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2Q345Vol. 9, October-November 10, 1805
Vol. 10, November 12 - December 1805
Vol. 11, January 1806
Vol. 12, February-March 1806
Vol. 13, April 1-15, 1806
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2Q346Vol. 14, April 15-20, 1806
Vol. 18, August 1 - October 15, 1806
Vol. 18, October 17 - November 17, 1806
Vol. 19, November 20 - December 16, 1806
Vol. 21, January 1807
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2Q347Vol. 22, February 1807
Vol. 23, March 1-20, 1807
Vol. 24, March 21 - April 30, 1807
Vol. 25, May 1807
Vol. 26, June 1807
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2Q348Vol. 27, July 1807
Vol. 28, August 1807
Vol. 29, September 1807
Vol. 30, October - November 14, 1807
Vol. 31, November 14 - December 31, 1807
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2Q349Vol. 32, January 1808
Vol. 33, February 1808
Vol. 34, March 1-30, 1808
Vol. 35, March 31 - April 30, 1808
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2Q350Vol. 36, May 1 - June 30, 1808
Vol. 37, July 1 - August 17, 1808
Vol. 38, August 18 - September 30, 1808
Vol. 46, May 2 - December 31, 1768
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2Q351Vol. 50, October 1 - December 21, 1771
Vol. 53, May 5 - December 17, 1772
Vol. 55, July 28 - December 8, 1773
Vol. 59, November 1 - December 21, 1774
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2Q352Vol. 59, November 1 - December 21, 1774
Vol. 60, Jan 15 - April 18, 1775
Vol. 61, May 9 - December 20, 1775
Vol. 63, July 4, 1776 -- February 26, 1777
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2Q353Vol. 63, July 4, 1776 -- February 26, 1777
Vol. 64, March 7, 1777 -- November 10, 1786
Vol. 65, March 8, 1777 -- January 10, 1814
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2Q354Translation from the Spanish Archives collected at San Antonio de Bexar and San Fernando de Bexar, Vol. 5, 1730-1836
Spanish Archives, parts 1 and 2, July-September 1805
Bexar Archives Translations, Series II
Printed decrees, Vol. 1, June 14, 1803 -- December 1, 1809
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2Q356Printed decrees, June 14, 1803 -- December 1, 1809
Spanish Archives Calendar, 1699-1836:
Vol. 1, September 30, 1699 -- March 17, 1760
Vol. 2, March 17, 1760 -- June 18, 1776
Spanish Archives translations, miscellaneous:
January 15, 1801 -- August 4, 1802

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Series II, General manuscripts, 1804-1808

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2C3Vol. I, January 1, 1804 -- March 28, 1804
Vol. II, April 1, 1804 -- June 30, 1804
Vol. III, July 1, 1804 -- September 28, 1804
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2C4Vol. IV, October 1, 1804 -- December 31, 1804
Vol. V, January 1, 1805 -- March 28, 1805
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2C5Vol. VI, January 1, 1805 -- March 31, 1805
Vol. VII, April 1, 1805 -- June 30, 1805
Vol. VIII, Part 1, July 1, 1805 -- September 30, 1805
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2C6Vol. VIII, Part 2, July 1, 1805 -- September 30, 1805
Vol. IX, October 1, 1805 -- November 10, 1805
Vol. X, November 12, 1805 -- December 31, 1805
Vol. XI, January 1, 1806 -- January 31, 1806
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2C7Vol. XII, February 2, 1806 -- March 31, 1806
Vol. XIII, April 3, 1806 -- April 15, 1806
Vol. XIV, April 16, 1806 -- April 30, 1806
Vol. XV, May 1, 1806 -- June 15, 1806
Vol. XVI, June 16, 1806 -- July 30, 1806
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2C8Vol. XVII, August 3, 1806 -- October 14, 1806
Vol. XVIII, October 17, 1806 -- November 17, 1806
Vol. XIX, November 20, 1806 -- December 16, 1806
Vol. XX, December 17, 1806 -- December 31, 1806
Vol. XXI, January 1, 1807 -- January 31, 1807
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2C9Vol. XXII, February 1, 1807 -- February 28, 1807
Vol. XXIII, March 1, 1807 -- March 20, 1807
Vol. XXIV, March 21, 1807 -- April 30, 1807
Vol. XXV, May 1, 1807 -- May 31, 1807
Vol. XXVI, June 1, 1807 -- June 30, 1807
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2C10Vol. XXVII, July 1, 1807 -- July 31, 1807
Vol. XXVIII, August 1, 1807 -- August 31, 1807
Vol. XXIX, September 1, 1807 -- September 30, 1807
Vol. XXX, October 1, 1807 -- November 14, 1807
Vol. XXXI, November 14, 1807 -- December 31, 1807
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2C11Vol. XXXII, January 1, 1808 -- January 31, 1808
Vol. XXXIII, February 1, 1808 -- February 29, 1808
Vol. XXXIV, March 1, 1808 -- March 30, 1808
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2C12Vol. XXXV, March 30, 1808 -- April 30, 1808
Vol. XXXVI, May 1, 1808 -- June 30, 1808
Vol. XXXVII, July 1, 1808 -- August 17, 1808
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2C13Vol. XXXVIII, August 18, 1808 -- September 30, 1808

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Series III, Printed decrees, 1803-1812

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2C13Vol. I, June 14, 1803 -- December 1, 1809
Vol. II, January 13, 1810 -- December 13, 1810
Vol. III, January 1, 1811 -- December 1, 1811
Vol. IV, January 7, 1812 -- October 13, 1812

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