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Correspondence and Notes

10/1: Correspondence, notes and copies of legal papers concerning the lands of Demetrio Morales and his heirs in Webb County, Texas.

10/2: Correspondence, notes, clippings, and other materials related to this history of San Ygnacio, Randado, Falcon and so forth, 1936-1963.

10/3: Correspondence, mostly between Mercurio Martinez and Antonio Martinez about Martinez vs. Vidaurri, 1956-1962.

10/4: Mercurio Martinez rent control materials, 1942-1948.

10/5: List of persons whose addresses were required by the Department of Justice to mail them citations, in the case of Enrique Martinez et. al. vs. Maria Vidaurri Herbst, 1958.

10/6: Copies of lists of persons with lands along the Rio Grande in Zapata County, 1958.

10/7: Correspondence related to Martinez vs. Vidaurri, 1942-1959.

10/8: Notes on original owners of lands in Zapata County for Falcon Reservoir by the U.S. government, 1958.

10/9: Notes on Porcion 52, Webb County, 1958.

10/10: Copies of La Trinidad Ranch contracts.

10/11: Poll tax exemption receipts of Mercurio Martinez, 1947-1961.

Various Materials

16/1
Copy of Partition Deed by and between Jose D. Uribe and others of " Communidad de Uribe de San Ygnacio," September 21, 1914.

16/2
Copy of Partition Deed by and between Jesus Uribe, Adolfo Martinez of " Las Cristales Pasture, " 1911.

16/3
Copy of Partition Deed by Guadalupe Uribe de Martinez, et al., 1915.

16/4
Papers referring to a Kirby Vacuum Cleaner, 1951.

16/5
A bill from Galo Optical Company, 1951.

16/6
Copy of last will of Proceso Martinez, 1934.

16/7
Affidavit of Inda Lecio V. Uribe, et al., concerning title to land of Jesus Treviño, 1923.

16/8
Partition of the San Ygnacio Subdivision by and between Blas Maria Uribe, et al., 1887.

16/9
Easement and right-of-way in San Andres Tract, 233 acres to Central Power and Light, 1952.

16/10
Newspaper copy of last will of John A. Valls, 1939.

16/11
Newspaper biography of John A. Valls, 1941.

16/12
A copy of sketch showing Uribe addition, adjoining the northeast part of San Ygnacio, Texas.

16/13
Immigration and biographical matter of Jesus Maria Uribe and daughter, Rosa Uribe, 1941.

16/14
Copy of partition deed of La Comunidad de San Ygnacio, by and between José D. Uribe and others, 1914.

16/15
Copy of partition deed of Terreno Especial by and between Jose Maria Uribe, 1917.

16/16
Sketch of land known as Share No. 2 of heirs of Jesusa Uribe, wife of Proceso Martinez, 1914.

16/17
Three songs by Juan Guerra Flores.

16/18
Genealogies of Miguel Borrego, grandson of Jose Vasquez Borrego.

16/19
Copy of case of State of Texas vs. A. M. Bruni et al. Disposition of John J. Terrell, Commissioner of General Land Office, 1903.

16/20
Newspaper article on electricity coming to Laredo, 1888.

16/21
Newspaper history of first City Hall of Laredo.

16/22
Origins of Hacienda de Dolores, near mouth of Dolores Creek and Hacienda de Alamo, located in the Province of Saltillo.

16/23
Copies of wills of Jose Maria Uribe and Benita Martinez de Uribe.

16/24
Copy of lease contract between Rosa Uribe et al. and Mr. William McMurry, 1945.

16/25
Copy of inventory of Real and Personal Estate of Jose Maria Uribe.

16/26
Map of partition of Porcíon 41, Zapata County, "Uribeno."

16/27
List of authorities or cases on which citizens born in Foreign countries may claim to be citizens of the United States.

16/28
Letter to Mercurio Martinez from T. C. Frost, 1949.

16/29
Speech of Senator Tom Connally made in the U.S. Senate, in reference to restoring tidelands to the States. July 24, 1951,

16/30
A law explained by Mr. Yale Hicks in reference to the estate of Rufino Lopez, Jr.

16/31
Genealogies of Jose Vasquez Borrego.

16/32
Copy of Partition Deed by and between Margarita B. Trevino, Manuel B. Trevino, et. al., out of Fernando Uribe Tracts.

16/33
Copy of last will of Proceso Martinez, 1934.

16/34
Rent Contract from Mercurio Martinez to Rafael Cantu et. al. for 3 years of San Andres Tract, 1952.

Various Materials

18/1
Statement of eligibility to hold office and vote, USDA.

18/2
Copy of Quit Claim Deed from Robert Lee Bobbitt to Mercurio Martinez, 1954.

18/3
Oil, gas, mineral lease from Robert Lee Bobbitt and Mercurio Martinez to W. H. Holland for ten years from 1954.

18/4
Oil, gas, mineral lease from Mercurio Martinez to W. H. Holland for 310 acres for 10 years from 1954.

18/5
Copy of deed from L. U. Vda. de Martinez, et. al. to Mercurio Martinez, Las Cabras Tract, 1936.

18/6
Accident insurance policy for Mercurio Martinez, 1955.

18/7
Oil, gas, mineral lease from Mercurio Martinez, et. al. to W. H. Holland, 1954.

18/8
Genealogy of Mercurio Martinez, 1955.

18/9
Copy of will of Carlota Martinez, 1945.

18/10
Affidavit of Mercurio Martinez in reference to acquisition on title of 63 acres, 1955.

18/11
Newspaper article on Tax exemptions, 1955.

18/12
Field notes and affidavits concerning land from J. C. Martin to Enrique Martinez and Mrs. Refugio G. de Martinez, 1962.

18/13
Translation of warranty deed from Matias Trevino to Blas Maria Uribe, filed, 1860, 1876.

18/14
Chart of distribution of property in various types of settlements if no will is left.

18/15
Lease agreement between Refugio Fernandez and Abel Simon Martinez, 1955.

18/16
Copy of last will and testament of Guadalupe Uribe de Martinez, 1935.

18/17
English translation of birth of Mercurio Martinez's wife, Cristina Trevino, born in Old Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 1895.

18/18
Map of partition of lands of José Angel Uribe pasture between José Angel Uribe, Jovita Uribe and Ignacio Uribe.

18/19
Various measures of land used in description of Spanish grants.

18/20
Copy of will of Primitivo Uribe, and his wife, Juliana Villarreal de Uribe, and other papers, 1941.

18/21
Grazing lease of San Andres Pasture from Mercurio Martinez, et. al. to Cristobal M. Martinez, 1955.

18/22
Copy of will of Herlinda Gutierrez de Martinez and will of Barbarita Gonzalez de Muñoz, 1955.

18/23
Statement by Mercurio Martinez of heirship of Antonio Martinez Gonzalez and wife, 1955.

18/24
Receipts of oil, gas rental deposits and a check book in Bank of Zapata. Power of attorney for Mercurio Martinez from Proceso Martinez, et. al., 1955.

18/25
Memo of deed from Blas Maria Gutierrez to Blas Maria Uribe, 1949.

18/26
Newspaper biography of Manuel J. Raymond of Laredo, December 20, 1955.

18/27
Copy of last will and testament of Guadalupe Uribe de Martinez, wife of Mercurio Martinez, filed 1935.

18/28
Field notes of 1,084 acres of land in San Ygnacio Subdivision, owned by Mercurio Martinez, known as "La Selva,""Casa Verde," and "Las Cabras" pastures,
1940.
18/29
A poem by Mercurio Martinez about a School Commissioners Election, 1955.

18/30
Affidavit of Mercurio Martinez and Charles Alexander concerning Partition Deeds of two tracts of land between Juan Martinez Cuellar, et. al., and also between J. C. Martin, Executor of Estate of A. M. Bruni, 1955.

18/31
Field notes of Lots 10 and 11, Block 47 (Uribe Addition) in San Ygnacio. Copy of purchase agreement from Leobardo Benavides to Mercurio Martinez for same property, 1961.

18/32
A map and some correspondence relating to Porciónes 52 and 53 in Webb County belonging to Maria del Refugio G. de Martinez, and to Enrique Martinez, 1962.

18/33
Field notes of survey of Southeast line of Cosme Martinez Tract, Dolores Subdivision, Jose Vasquez Borrego Grant, Zapata County, 1956.

18/34
A song, words and music, about the Mayoral Election in Laredo, April 3, 1956.

18/35
A poem by Mercurio Martinez dedicated to his wife on El dia de las Madres Mexicanas (Mexican Mothers Day) May 10, 1956.

18/36
Questions and answers about the U. S. in English and Spanish.

18/37
Figures and measurements to calculate the space occupied by a cubic yard of concrete.

18/38
A song by Mercurio Martinez, "Corrido de la Presa Falcon" (Ballad of Falcon Dam).

Various Materials

20/1
Affidavit and sketches by Mercurio Martinez referring to the chain of Title of Las Cabras Pasture, 1958.

20/2
Copies of wills and testaments of Jose Servando Gonzalez, and wife, 1957.

20/3
Substance of a portion of Testimony in case of Enrique Martinez, et. al. vs. Antonia Martinez de Vidaurri, 1957.

20/4
List of pasture tracts owned by Mercurio Martinez and rendered for taxation in Zapata County, 1957.

20/5
Sketches showing sewers on Lot 9, Block 91, W. D. Laredo.

20/6
Sketches showing sewer locations on three lots, 505, 507 and 507-1/2 Hendrich Avenue, 1957.

20/7
Part of the family tree of Juan Jose Trevino and wife, Manuella Villarreal, compiled in 1957.

20/8
Replot of Trinidad Uribe, showing lots 10 and 11, Block 47, San Ygnacio, 1954.

20/9
Some notes on San Ygnacio as an early settlement and some of its founders, 1957.

20/10
Statement of Mercurio Martinez and Proceso Martinez to the continuous residence of Pedro Villegas in Texas since 1898, 1953.

20/11
Copy of wills of Francisca Martinez and a list of devices, 1957.

20/12
Copy of letter from Mercurio Martinez to Eudoxio Martinez referring to a 90 acre tract and an 18 acre lane, including abstracts to said land, 1948.

20/13
Copy of right-of-way easement from Eudoxio Martinez to Mercurio Martinez, 1941.

20/14
Genealogies and heirs of Cosme Martinez, owner and founder of Dolores Ranch, 1950.

20/15
Copy of Court opinion in case of Refugio Gutierrez de Martinez, et. al., vs. Antonia Martinez de Vidaurri, et. al., 1949.

20/16
Genealogies of children and heirs of Proceso Martinez, 1956.

20/17
History of the title on which hirs of Juan Vidaurri base their claim to lower half of Dolores Subdivision of Jose Vasquez Borrego Grant, related to the case of Martinez vs. Vidaurri, 1956.

20/18
List of expenses in connection with case of Enrique Martinez, et. al., vs. Antonia Martinez de Vidaurri, 1951.

20/19
Sketch and description of land in the Trinidad Uribe addition in San Ygnacio Owned by Mercurio Martinez, 1954.

20/20
Geneaology of Bartolome Martinez, one of the original residents of Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 1750.

20/21
Copy of Abstract of Title (Brief) of Jose Vasquez Borrego Grant, including San Ygnacio, Corralitos, and Dolores Subdivision.

20/22
Lease-contract and correspondence of Mercurio Martinez with Tom M. Harper for La Trinidad Ranch from 1958 to 1963.

20/23
Business career of Mercurio Martinez, 1953.

20/24
Old age and survivors insurance of Cristina T. Martinez, under Social Security of her husband, Mercurio Martinez, 1957.

20/25
Copy of memo to Laurie M. Huck concerning fees paid in case of Enrique Martinez, et. al. vs. Antonia M. de Vidaurri, et. al., 1955.

20/26
History of Jose Vasquez Borrego Grant and testimony prepared by Mercurio Martinez for case of Enrique Martinez, et. al. vs. Antonia M. de Vidaurri, et. al., 1956.

20/27
Testimony of Mercurio Martinez, more or less, given in case of Enrique Martinez, et. al. vs. Antonia M. de Vidaurri, et. al., 1956.

20/28
Copy of will and testament of Roberto and Flavia Pena Flores, 1957.

Various Materials

21/1
Copy of an affidavit of Mercurio Martinez referring to purchase of lands by Jesus Trevino and Blas Maria Uribe, beginning in 1850.

21/2
Map showing lands owned and possessed by Mercurio Martinez known as La Selva, Casa Verde, and Las Cabras Pastures, situated in San Ygnacio Subdivision, 1957.

21/3
Heirship of Claudio Gutierrez and other descendents of Captain Jose Miguel de Cuellar, 1955.

21/4
A map showing El Recuerdo and Las Liebies Farms, Dolores Subdivision, 1910.

21/5
Field notes of a 59 acre tract known as the original "Casa Verde Fields," 1927.

21/6
Drawing of the Toro Tank Dam in San Andres Pasture (Dolores Subdivision) showing height, distances of sections, 1956.

21/7
Maps which represent the present owners of the Jesús Martinez Gonazlez Tract with an easement or right-of-way for Mercurio Martinez, 1941.

21/8
Maps showing certain tracts in vicinity of Dolores Ranch, 1951.

21/9
Copy of field notes from Laredo Zapata highway passing south of Recuerdo Farm, 1956.

21/10
Blue Print of Partition of 700 acre tract known as Comunidad de Dolores, Zapata County, 1956.

21/11
A list of the fractional undivided interest of Share No. 7, Dolores Subdivision, Zapata County, 1957.

21/12
Sketch of Partition between heirs of Juan Martinez Cuellar and heirs of Antonia Martinez de Vidaurri, 1957.

21/13
Geneaologies of Jose Vasquez Borrego prepared by Baldomero Chacon, undated.

21/14
Newspaper history of Col. Antonio Zapata, 1946.

21/15
Special newspaper edition on early history of water and irrigation in Texas and city of Laredo by Don Tomás Sanchez, Zapata County News, June 7, 1946.

21/16
Copy of map of tract of land sold by Raul Martinez and Herlinda G. de Martinez to Charles Alexander, 1954.

21/17
Copy of grazing lease between Efigenia C. de Martinez, et. al., and Jose E. Martinez of Dolores Pasture, Zapata County, 1957.

21/18
Life insurance policy of Mercurio Martinez, 1957.

21/19
Newspaper biography of J. C. Martin, Laredo Times, December 19, 1957.

21/20
Authority given by Mercurio Martinez to Mercurio Martinez, Jr., to draw checks on Laredo National Bank, 1957.

21/21
Power of attorney given to Emillio Martinez and Carolota Martinez by Rosaura, Antonio Martinez and others, to collect oil and gas rents, 1952.

21/22
Memo showing distances from Canada de San Andres, along the Old Laredo-Zaptata state highway to Southeast corner of Recuerdo Farm, 1958.

21/23
Memo about historical songs and verses (canciones) by Mercurio Martinez, 1954.

21/24
Genealogy of Captain Miguel de Cuellar, original grantee and owner of Porciones 1, 2 and 37, situated in Zapata County, Texas.

21/25
Heirship of Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara and his brother, Enrique Gutierrez de Lara, (genealogies).

21/26
Heirship of Bartolome Martinez, one of founders of Revilla (Guerrero), Tamaulipas and an ancestor of Mercurio Martinez.

21/27
Heirship of Luis Uribe, one of founders of Revilla (Guerrero), Tamaulipas, in 1750, and an ancestor of Mercurio Martinez.

21/28
Original map of 59 acre tract known as the original Field of Casa Verde Farm, also a blue-print, 1927.

21/29
Map showing width of Casa Verde tract.

21/30
Lease contract between L. U. Vda. de Martinez and Mercurio Martinez for 3 years from 1932.

21/31
Copy of field notes and blue print of map of right-of-way of state highway 83, Grullo Creek in vicinity of San Ygnacio, Texas, 1943.

21/32
Map including La Selva, Casa Verde, and Las Cabras Pastures and copy of deed from Carmen Dominguez de Sanchez to Mercurio Martinez, 1952.

21/33
Note saying "Old map from General Land Office showing two canadas de San Andres taken out to be used in my depostion, 1961."

21/34
Blue print of original map showing 1/4 of Dolores Subdivision of José Vasquez Borrego Grant, south of Porción 59 of Laredo. dated 1921,

21/35
Note saying "Map of Villareal showing roads loaned to Raymond Goodman to prepare for suit of road case in Martinez vs. Vidaurri."

21/36
Note saying "Judgement including field notes of Borrego Grant dated 1904 in case of State of Texas vs. A. M. Bruni, et. al., left with Goodman to be used in case of Martinez vs. Vidaurri."

21/37
Copy of an opinion in the Court of Civil Appeals, in case of Enrique Martinez, et. al., vs. Antonia M. de Vidaurri, This very useful in describing the issues at stake between the Martinez and Vidaurri families in the Dolores Ranch area. 1957.

Various Materials

25/1
Partition of San Andres Pasture under will of Proceso Martinez, and a memo of partition between Josefa Gutierrez and Tomás Garcia of Santa Rita Ranch Tract, 1952.

25/2
Sketch of lands owned by Eudoxio and Proceso Martinez rented to Rafael Cantu and Dolores Ramos, 1952.

25/3
Field notes of La Selva and Casa Verde Pastures, 1947.

25/4
Letter from Jesús M. Tercero, Nuevo Laredo attorney to Hicks, Dickson, and Lange about Spanish land laws prior to 1821, written in 1935.

25/5
Maps of La Selva.

25/6
List of land owners, West of Laredo-Zapata State Highway No. 83, in Borrego Grant, 1945.

25/7
Certificate by Zapata County Clerk concerning property of Adela Uribe de Martinez, 1926.

25/8
Legend of the description of the Palace of Montezuma, 1961.

25/9
Correspondence and a report by Mercurio Martinez about the origins of the names of several Zapata County settlements and arroyos, 1961

25/10
Original key to a clock purchased by Mercurio Martinez in 1908.

25/11
A list of miscellaneous items found in a wooden shed in the yard of the store house in San Ygnacio where Mercurio Martinez lived before moving to Laredo, compiled 1961.

25/12
Copy of the will of Galo Garcia, 1933.

25/13
Copy of "Statement of Facts and History of Experience" of Robert L. Bobbitt, written by Bobbitt in 1933.

25/14
History of Seno Mexicano (the region between Nuevo Leon and the Gulf of Mexico) along the Rio Grande, and the uses of water of said river by the settlers of the old Spanish Grants, since 1749, written by Mercurio Martinez, 1961.

25/15
A form of affidavit used to establish date of birth.

25/16
Field notes of El Guacalito Pasture, Northeast part of La Trinidad Ranch, Zapata County.

25/17
Copy of Rental Division Order from Mercurio Martinez to Texas National Petroleum Company, 1954.

25/18
Records pertaining to a copy of Oil, Gas, Mineral Lease of Guacalito Tract of 985.4 acres, from Mercurio Martinez to W. D. Miller for 5 years from 1961.

25/19
Copy of map of partition of San Ygnacio Subdivision of J. V. Borrego Grant, Zapata and Webb Counties.

25/20
Heirship of Cristina Treviño de Martinez, wife of Mercurio Martinez, 1961.

25/21
Deed from Proceso Martinez, Sr., to A. P. Spohn, deed from A. P. Spohn to Proceso Martinez, Sr., (Dolores Land), 1915.

25/22
Will and related instruments of Mercurio Martinez, later revoked. 1946,

25/23
Document appointing Proceso Martinez, Sr., to Board of Appeals of Zapata County, 1870.

25/24
Spanish Deed with English translation and blue print from Antonia Vidaurri to Cosme Martinez (Dolores Lands in conflict with Laredo Porciónes).

25/25
Copy of print map of the San Ygnacio Subdivision-Borrego Grant made by and between Uribe, Gutierrez and Benavides families in 1896

25/26
Copy of will of Refugio Uribe, June, 1931.

25/27
A $450.00 note of Leobardo Benavides, with vendor's lien in part payment of Lot 10, Block 47, situated in San Ygnacio, Zapata, 1961.

25/28
Affidavit of Mercurio Martinez in reference to title of the Guacalito Tract - Northeast part of La Trinidad Ranch, 1961.

25/29
Copy of letter to Judge Santos Medina in reference to map sent him of San Ygnacio, 1959.

25/30
"Corrido de Charlie Dick" and "Los Cuatro Hermanos," political ballads, (corridos). 1954,

25/31
A list and some records of parcels of land taken by the U. S. out of the "Campo Santo Pasture,"San Ygnacio, and amounts paid, 1961.

25/32
Field notes of Lot purchased from Enchilada Galván Vda. de Gonzalez, situated in San Ygnacio.

25/33
Song by Mercurio Martinez entitled "Dónde Estas Corazón,"(canciones) 1961,

25/34
Sketch showing Webb, Zapata, and Encinal Counties and a letter to Goodwin and Hays, Attorneys, concerning Enrique Martinez, et. al. vs. María Vidaurri de Herbst et. al., 1961.

25/35
Field notes to locate Southeast boundary line of Cosme Martinez-Pena Vidaurri Tracts, 1962.

25/36
Sketches and maps showing natural and artifical points on Dolores Subdivision, Borrego Grant.

25/37
Correspondence concerning Enrique Martinez vs. María Vidaurri, showing partial distances from Lomas del Difunto Flores to Canada de San Andres, 1962.

25/38
Field notes of Zapata and Webb County boundaries, as described in an Old Statute Book, 1961.

25/39
Distances measured by auto speedometer from La Perla Park to Canada de San Andres, and to Webb-Zapata County line, 1961.

25/40
Widths of Subdivisions of J. V. Borrego Grant, according to a map of A. R. Villareal, 1958.

25/41
Sketch of four Canadas de San Andres, field notes of 61.6 acres of Dolores Ranch, and genealogy of José Alefandro Vidaurri and Hipolito Pena. 1951,

Various Materials

26/1
Notes on distances from San Ygnacio Subdivision, Corralitos Subdivision and Dolores Subdivision to the Webb-Zapata County line as per map of Webb County Surveyor, Notes made, June 23, 1947. 1962.

26/2
Sketch of a 1910 map of about 800 acres of the "Comunidad de Dolores" including the Dolores Ranch site.

26/3
Sketch of a 6,000 acre tract of land set aside to Juan Vidaurri in a compromised judgment, 1915.

26/4
Blueprint of the Partition of the San Ygnacio Subdivision of the José Vasquez Borrego Grant in 1896.

26/5
Permission given by Mercurio Martinez to Hilario Arambula for use of part of a lot in San Ygnacio, 1961.

26/6
Geneaology and land transactions of the Dolores Subdivision of the Jose Vasquez Borrego Grant, being the common source of the heirs of Cosme Martinez and Juan Vidaurri in the case of Enrique Martinez, et. al., vs. María Vidaurri, 1962.

26/7
Genealogy of Mercurio Martinez on his mother's side, 1961.

26/8
Copy of oil and gas lease of La Selva and Casa Verde Pastures from Mercurio Martinez, Lessor, to Wynn W. Miller, Lessee, 1962-1966.

26/9
Combination of Hon. Robert Lee Bobbitt's big safe stored with Fire Chief Renken in Laredo and letter from Bobbitt to Mercurio Martinez, February 19, 1962.

26/10
Last will and testament of Proceso Martinez, Sr. and genealogy, January 7, 1934.

26/11
Copy of La Trinidad Ranch grazing lease, Mercurio Martinez, Jr., Lessor to Donnell and Van Cleve Cattle Company, April 1, 1967.

26/12
Field notes of La Selva, Casa Verde and Las Cabras Pastures, Zapata County, and a receipt, October 10, 1957 March 13, 1934

26/13
Translation from Spanish to English of the last will and testament of Erasmo Flores Martinez, July 29, 1949.

26/14
Copies of memoranda and notes describing properties of Atenedoro Ancira, Laredo, 1962.

26/15
Copy of a report made by Mercurio Martinez to O. W. Lucas concerning the costs of constructing a stone house in Zapata, Texas in 1910 or earlier, August 25, 1953.

26/16
Copies of the translation from Spanish to English of certain Testamentary Proceedings of the Last Will and Testament of Erasmo Flores Martinez, deceased, filed in the Court of First Instance, Civil Branch of the Records thereof, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México, April, 1962.

26/17
Copy of Power of Attorney from Efigenia C. de Martinez to Nicolaz P. Hernandez, 1962.

26/18
Copy of an agreement between Cristóbal M. Martinez and Manuel Ramos to keep the gates of San Andres Ranch under lock, 1962.

26/19
Copies of documents related to a spinach-growing agreement and vesting of power of attorney, 1924.

26/20
Copy of a list of parcels of land known as Campo Santo in the vicinity of San Ygnacio affected by the construction of Falcon Dam, 1962.

26/21
Copy of the judgement in Case No. 2832, Bacilio Vidaurri vs. A. M. Bruni, District Court, Webb County, Texas, Mercurio Martinez's ranch, El Recuerdo, was excepted in the judgement. 1915.

26/22
Certified copy of a Spanish deed transferring the upper 1/4 of the Dolores Subdivision of the José Vasquez Borrego Grant from Antonina Vidaurri to Cosme Martinez, August 20, 1858.

26/23
List of maps in the Iron Safe in Mercurio Martinez's breakfast room, June 5, 1952.

26/24
Note on the location of genealogies of principal families of Laredo, May 30, 1962.

26/25
Copy of a statement in reference to the lane leading from the Laredo-Zapata State Highway to San Jose Ranch, Zapata County, May 31, 1962.

26/26
Correspondence and a short history of the old haciendas of Dolores, Corralitos and San Ygnacio founded about 1750 by José Vasquez Borrego, by Mercurio Martinez, 1962.

26/27
Copy of judicial partition of Jesús Martinez Gonzalez lands in Zapata County, sketch map and notes, concerning Mercurio Martinez's right-of-way- in a lane. 1925; 1962,

26/28
Notice from Mercurio Martinez to his executor on trustee concerning a road leading to El Recuerdo ranch in Zapata County, 1962.

26/29
Copy of the last will of Tirsa Garcia de Martin, widow of Raymond Martin, April 7, 1910.

26/30
Copy of" Types of Supporting Documentary Evidence for Delayed Registrations of Birth,"Bureau of Vital Statistics, Texas Department of Health, Austin, Texas.

26/31
Rule for counting the number of gallons of water contained in a barrel or round water trough.

26/32
Correspondence, notes and maps concerning the partition of a 600 acre tract in Webb County, Texas, 1962.

26/33
Copy of a statement and other information in reference to a Judgement of the Partition of Porción 51, Webb County, Texas, 1962.

26/34
A letter and map concerning the Joaquin Galán Grant, North portion known as Balconcitos and South portion known as Palafox, Webb County, Texas, 1922.

26/35
Copy of a letter from Mercurio Martinez to the President of St. Edwards University, San Antonio, introducing his daughter Rosa, and reminiscing about his student days, September 27, 1962.

Various Materials

27/1
Inventory of jewelry, old coins, gold watch and metals belonging to Mercurio Martinez, 1962.

27/2
Copy of a letter containing a short history of the old house built in San Ygnacio in 1830 by Jesus Treviño and a short biography of Mercurio Martinez's grandfather, Blas Maria Uríbe, 1962.

27/3
Copy of a letter concerning the title of Porción 51, Webb County, Texas, notes and a sketch map, 1957; 1957.

27/4
Copies of sworn statements in reference to the use and occupancy of the Demetrio Morales ranch known as El Milagro in Porción 53, Webb County and certain Laredo lots owned by A. M. Bruni and his heirs, 1962.

27/5
Copy of a biography of Robert Lee Bobbitt including materials on dramatic lawsuits, 1960.

27/6
Newspaper clippings about the appointment of Charles Kazen as Collector of Customs at Laredo, September 26, 1961.

27/7
Sketch map showing new lines of Campo Santo Pasture near San Ygnacio, Zapata County, Texas.

27/8
Copies of the Election Code and the Penal Code of the State of Texas.

27/9
Sketch of Uribe-Garza Lane leading to and from La Selva from the Laredo-Zapata Highway, Zapata County, Texas.

27/10
History of Mercurio Martinez, Jr. as an Instructor at Laredo Junior College and a short history of his father in the Laredo Times, and related correspondence, February 1963.

27/11
Lists of land owners along the Laredo-Zapata highway, 1951-1954.

27/12
Notebook containing field notes of La Selva and Casa Verde Pastures by metes and bounds, September 28, 1935.

27/13
Copy of a Spanish deed from Blas María Gutierrez to Blas María Uribe, September 14, 1848.

27/14
Copy of a short biography of Mercurio Martinez, oldest living ex-student of St. Edwards College, San Antonio April 21, 1963.

27/15
Copy of a statement of Jesus Treviño in reference to a land purchase near San Ygnacio, 1912.

27/16
Copy of a Spanish deed with English translation from Blas María Gutierrez to Blas María Uribe, 1849.

27/17
Copy of a deed from Erasmo C. Uribe to Manuel Benavides Treviño, 1909.

27/18
Certified copy of a Quit Claim Deed from Jesus María Martinez to Mercurio Martinez, 1906.

27/19
Certified copy of a deed from Proceso Martinez to Mercurio Martinez transferring two tracts of land situated in the Ranch-site of Dolores, Dolores Subdivision, Zapata County, Texas, January 12, 1934.

27/20
List of owners of land along the Rio Grande in the San Ygnacio Subdivision affected by Falcon Dam, May 20, 1963.

27/21
Sketch map of lands used by Enrique Martinez and the heirs of Juan Vidaurri including the 30 acre tract of Comunidad de Dolores and the Dolores ranch site, Zapata County.

27/22
Copy of a warranty deed from Adela Uribe de Martinez and her husband, Serafin Martinez to Mercurio Martinez, October 21, 1916.

27/23
List of ranches and settlements along the Rio Grande in Zapata County from north to south before construction Falcon Dam 1953, May 21, 1963.

27/24
Copies of a biography Mercurio Martinez and related correspondence, 1963.

27/25
Copy of a re-survey La Cantera Farm, and sketch map, 1963.

27/26
Sketch map of the partition San Ygnacio subdivision José Vasquez Borrego Grant in 1896.

27/27
The notarized original chain of title La Selva ranch including a detailed account of family history and land division in the San Ygnacio sub-division, Zapata County November 28, 1962.

Various Materials

50/1
Copies of legal papers and some correspondence, mostly related to Mercurio Martinez 's law firm work, 1897-1915.

50/2
Copies of legal papers and some correspondence, mostly related to Mercurio Martinez's law firm work, 1922-1941.

50/3
Old letters and documents concerning Martinez family matters, 1889-1911.

50/4
Records of city, county, and state property taxes paid by Mercurio Martinez, 1933-1940.

50/5
Newspaper article and advertisement on Falcon Lake-view Estates.

50/6
Records of income tax, 1952-1955.

50/7
Income tax reports, 1950 and 1951.

50/8
Field notes and sketches, 1952-1957, note saying" map of Uribe edition was filed in envelope 311-steel cabinet".

50/9
Tax records and deed of property belonging to María Ángela Quesada, 1943-1956.

50/10
Records of case Mercurio Martinez vs. Alfredo Vidaurri, concerning a land ownership matter, 1936.

50/11
Replot and land sketches records of property Lozano Delfino, 1956.

50/12
Will of Juan Gutierrez., Records case José Ramirez vs. Sara Velez de Ramirez, 1925-1958.

50/13
Immigration matter of Oralia Unclan Martinez, 1955.

50/14
Invoices and bills paid, unsorted, 1960.

Various Materials

52/1
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and his tenants, 1949-1962.

52/2
Bills and receipts, unsorted, 1961-1962.

52/3
Bills and receipts, unsorted, 1961-1962.

52/4
Correspondence between Rosa Martinez and her parents while she was attending Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio, 1961-1962.

52/5
Bills and receipts from Sears, Three Sisters Penny Stores unsorted, 1962.

52/6
Partition of El Tordello Ranch tract. Pilar and José Lerma, 1962-1964.

52/7
Trial balances and financial records, unsorted, 1955-1961.

52/8
Invoices and bills paid, unsorted, 1962.

52/9
Correspondence concerning H. B. Zachry vs. James K. and Nora Kepley., Other documents pertaining to Leonor Uribe de Martinez E., 1915-1933.

Various Materials

54/1
Contract with Triangle Aluminum Industries to refinish house at 509 San Francisco Avenue, Webb County, 1962.

54/2
Analysis of lands Serafin Martinez and Alela Uribe de situated in San Ygnacio Subdivision, 1962.

54/3
Letters pertaining to lots in Eastern Division of Laredo belonging Juvenal Martinez, 1925-1963.

54/4
Field notes on lot owned by Ruben E. Salazar, 1962.

54/5
Correspondence, memos and brochures relating to the Laredo Historical Society, 1961-1963.

54/6
Newspaper clippings on historic subjects.

54/7
Letters and copies of letters concerning land Refugio Fernandez., Lease agreements with Eligio Resendez, 1961.

54/8
Correspondence concerning Geronimo Caballera, Oil and gas matters, 1962.

54/9
Field notes concerning part of Barranco Colorado Tract and Las Cabras pasture.,

54/10
Bills and receipts from Sears Three Sisters stores, unsorted, 1961.

54/11
Rules of election Production, Marketing, and Administration offices for Zapata County, Texas 1953.

54/12
Paperwork on the case of U.S.A. International Boundary and Water Commission vs. Flumencio Muñoz, et. al., 1955.

54/13
Papers and a map concerning lands in Zapata County, 1937.

54/14
Notes and a map concerning Rufino López mineral lands in Zapata County.,

54/15
Memorandum concerning Heziquio Cuellar, et. al., vs. Leopoldo Martinez about Porciónes 1 and 2 in Zapata County 1934.

54/16
Sketch map and notes concerning partition of lands María de Jesús Uribe, wife Proceso Martinez in the San Ygnacio subdivision Zapata County.,

54/17
Notes on genealogies of important Laredo families.

54/18
Genealogical notes concerning heirs of José Domingo Gonzales, 1936.

54/19
Sketch of subdivisions 3 and 24 in the San Ygnacio Subdivision, 1955; map Laredo showing industries on tracks Texas Mexican Railroad 1922; proposed Zapata Gas Line 1959; La Selva field nearby lands, County 1927.

Oversize Materials

57/5: Genealogical chart of some descendants of José Domingo Gonzalez showing land sales.

57/6: Genealogical chart of some descendants of José Domingo Gonzalez showing land sales.

57/7: Map of Las Lajas Tract, Property of heirs of Juan Vidaurri in Zapata County, Texas, also showing the Rancho Dolores Settlement, E. J. Foster, surveyor, whiteprint, 1947.

57/8: Map of the town of San Ygnacio, Zapata County, Texas, inked copy showing a proposed paved loop past local landmarks.

Oversize Materials

60/17: Map of" La Volanta" Pasture, Webb County, Texas, blueprint, 1937.

60/18: Sketch map showing lands in and around the Dolores settlement, Zapata County, Texas, 1958.

60/19: Smith and Corkills' Solidad Ranches in Duval and Webb Counties, Texas, blueprint.

Oversize Materials

63/31: Sketch map of partition of lands in Porción 52, Webb County, between Felipe M. Gutierrez and others.

63/32: Photostat copy of a map attached to a Partition Deed of lands in the Dolores Subdivision by and between Proceso Martinez and others, 1918.

63/33: Map showing the Sauz Ranch Tract of Jesús María Martinez in the José Vasquez Borrego Grant, blueprint, 1940.

63/34: Map of La Volanta Pasture, Webb County, Texas, blueprint, 1937.

63/35: Map of the José Vasquez Borrego Grant, whiteprint, 1921.

Oversize Materials

69/57: Dovalina Family [unkown].

69/59: Map of Texas showing different Railroad Companies, whiteprint.

69/60: Subdivision of Blocks 248-249-250, in Laredo, blueprint.

69/61: World map

Oversize Materials

75/80
Fransler's Map of the San Ygnacio Subdivision, Zapata County showing petition of lands, whiteprint.

75/81
Map showing land in the San Ygnacio Subdivision, Zapata County, taken by the U. S. government for Falcon Reservoir, 1954.

75/82
Map of the Dolores Subdivision, Zapata County, showing landownership, ink on tracing paper, 1936.

Oversize Materials

76/83
Map of Frio County showing landownership, blueprint, 1893.

76/84
Genealogical chart of the Cuellar family and other original settlers of Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico with historical notes, whiteprint.

76/85
Map of Zapata County showing landownership, whiteprint on linen, 1920.

76/86
Map of the Las Lajas Tract, Zapata County, property of heirs of Juan Vidaurri, whiteprint, 1947.

76/87
Genealogical chart and land division and sales, Vidaurri family, pencil.

Oversize Materials

77/88
Map of Zapata County showing oil wells and landownership, whiteprint.

77/89
Sketch showing lands owned by the heirs of José María Uribe in share 28 of the San Ygnacio Subdivision, Zapata County, blueprint, 1941.

77/90
Map of a portion of the Corralitos and Dolores Subdivisions, Zapata County, pencil on tracing paper, 1960.

Oversize Materials

78/92
Sketch map of Cuellar family lands, porciónes 1 and 2, Zapata County, pencil, 1935.

78/93
Map of Porciónes 36 and 37, Webb County, with developments, blueprint, 1915.

78/94
Map of Aviator Field, Webb County, whiteprint.

Oversize Materials

80/99
Map showing Rufino López's lands in Webb, Duval, Jim Hogg and Zapata Counties, blueprint, 1922.

80/100
Chart of descendants of José Vasquez Borrego, ink on linen.

80/101
Genealogical chart of the Borrego and Vidaurri families and land transactions, pencil.

U-Z

5/1: Uribe, Aureliano, Heirs, a letter, notes and sketch maps related to lots and tracts in the vicinity of San Ygnacio, 1960.

5/2: Uribe, Ignacia and Jovita, documents and correspondence, 1954-1955.

5/3: Uribe, Jose Angel, Estate, copies of documents, notes and sketch maps, 1915-1954.

5/4: Uribe, Replat, maps and notes, Lots of the heirs of Trinidad Uribe, San Ygnacio, 1933

5/5: Uribe, Serafin and Miss Refugio Uribe, List of Real Estate and correspondence, 1963.

5/6: U. S. vs. The Heirs of Cosme Martinez, copies of documents, sketch maps, correspondence and other materials related to condemnation of property in Zapata for Falcon Reservior, 1958-1963.

5/7: U. S. Boundary Commission, list of owners who have lands bordering on the Rio Grande in the San Ygnacio Subdivision of the Jose Vasques Borrego Grant, Zapata County, Texas, 1963.

5/8: U. S. Government, List of Parcels Taken, copies of documents, notes, sketch maps and a clipping related to land taken for Falcon Reservior, 1958-1960.

5/9: U. S. Reports, Cantera Roch Matter, correspondence, sketch maps and receipts, including a photograph of Mercurio Martinez, 1959.

5/10: Vasquez, Juan and Armando, Reeve land matter, correspondence, 1958-1960.

5/11: Villarreal, Adelfa Fernandez, Laredo City Properties, copies of documents and
correspondence, 1953-1956.

5/12: Webb County, History, including life of A. M. Bruni, 1902; Undated

5/13: "Zapata," Ballad, words and music of a corrido written by Mercurio Martinez, 1952.

5/14: Zapata, Bank, clippings, correspondence and notices concerning the failure of the Bank of
Zapata, 1961-1962.

5/15: Zapata, History, including notes, clippings and correspondence, mostly 1945-1953.

5/16: Zapata County, History No. 3, old newspapers, including copies of the Zapata County News, 1945-1946.

Papers, Notes and Correspondence

11/1: Field notes and maps for La Selva farm and the Presa El Tio Juan, 1964.

11/2: Field notes and sketch maps for Presa El Tio Juan in La Selva and a Borrego genealogy, 1964.

11/3: Correspondence about Delfino Díaz account with Mercurio Martinez, 1963.

11/4: Notes and field maps, San Ygnacio, Zapata County, Texas, 1959-1962.

11/5: Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and Robert Lee Bobbitt, mostly about oil and gas leases for Martinez'sLa Trinidad Ranch, 1962-1963.

11/6: Insurance policies, driver's license, and other materials related to Mercurio Martinez's automobile, 1953-1964.

11/7: Notes concerning the partition of the Zapata County lands held in common by Acela Martinez de Martinez and Adrian Martinez, 1963.

11/8: Field maps, notes, applications, and other materials related to the proposed construction of a tank at Casa Verde Farm, 1957-1965.

11/9: Sketches of the floor plan of A. Ancira house in Laredo, 1964.

11/10: Plans and sketches for a room at 416 Lincoln, 1964.

11/11: Copy of The Southwestern Historical Quarterly and materials from the Texas State Historical Association, October 1961, 1961.

11/12: Notes, letters, newspaper clippings, and other materials related to the history of San Ygnacio, 1951-1964.

11/13: Copies of wills and documents relating to partition of lots in San Ygnacio, Texas, of Lauro, Serafin, and Amalia Martinez, 1964.

11/14: Papers related to sewer service for House No. 5 on Water Street, Laredo, Texas, 1964.

11/15: Papers related to construction of Presa (dam) Nacagrula at Casa Verde Ranch, Zapata
County, 1964-1965.

11/16: Papers related to the construction of a dam on Mercurio Martinez's Casa Verde Ranch, 1964.

Miscellaneous Papers, Ortiz Divorce and Falcon Dam

12/1: Mercurio Martinez's miscellaneous papers and correspondence, 1930-1951.

12/2: Mercurio Martinez, papers and correspondence about land problems between the Martinez and Vidaurri families, 1953-1954.

12/3: Papers concerning the Joe A. Ortiz divorce case, 1932-1933.

12/4: Papers and letters from Mercurio Martinez concerning his work with the U.S. Boundary Commission during the construction of Falcon dam. Zapata County residents' reactions to forced relocation are included, 1952-1954.

12/5: Papers, clippings, and petitions resulting in the salvation of San Ygnacio from condemnation by the Falcon dam project, 1949-1951.

Various Materials

14/1
Agreement signed by some owners of Porcion 36, Zapata County, concerning partition of said porcion, report of Commissioners on Partition of Porcion 36, and papers related to the case of Espiridion Flores et. al. vs. C. A. McLane et. al., 1917.

14/2
Certificate of deputation of Mercurio Martinez as County and District Clerk of Zapata County, 1902.

14/3
Copy of certificate of title to the Guacalito Pasture, part of La Trinidad Ranch.

14/4
Field notes of land owned by Blas Uribe, 1921.

14/5
Rental agreements from A. M. Bruni to J. M. Sanchez; and Roman Benavides to Luis Bruni. A statement by Trinidad Martinez concerning death of Adolfo Martinez, a notebook with Spanish poetry copies in it and a map of proposed state highways in Texas, 1918; 1918.

14/6
Records removed from file. They were tax records and maps used in trial of Mercurio Martinez vs. Alfredo Vidaurri.

14/7
Newspaper article on "The Two Modes of Life: Democratic vs. Communist."

14/8
File removed to Gavinete Azul (Blue Cabinet), stubs of tenants receipts, 1955-1957.

14/9
Contract between Florencio Flores and Mercurio Martinez concerning the building of a brick house, 1922.

14/10
Case of Baldomero Chacon vs. Consolacion H. Bruni, action in trespass to try title to undivided interest in 250,000 acres lying along Rio Grande, 1939.

14/11
Grazing lease from Mercurio Martinez to Eudoxio Martinez, 950 acres for 5 years from 1937.

14/12
State of Texas vs. A. M. Bruni et. al. (including Proceso Martinez and family) concerning title to 25,000 acres, 1902.

14/13
Teachers certificate issued to Mercurio Martinez by the office of the Zapata County Superintendent, 1900.

14/14
Receipts related to the settlement of the estate of Proceso Martinez, 1937.

14/15
Letters testamentary for Mercurio Martinez concerning the estate of Proceso Martinez, 1937.

14/16
Field notes on 213 acres of Labores de Palo Blanco tract, made for Elvira Gutierrez. Partition deed of Mrs. Refugio Gutierrez et. al. for the Palo Blanco tract, 1927.

14/17
Field notes of two tracts of San Andres Pasture transferred to Raymond Snow file, 1952.

14/18
Case of Proceso Martinez vs. Juan Antonio Trevino, 1930.

14/19
Newspaper articles concerning Golden Jubliee of St. Peters Church in Laredo and Mercurio Martinez's early years, 1947.

14/20
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and Edward H. Lange concerning a filing cabinet, 1947.

14/21
Copy of Vendors Lien from Josefa T. Vidaurri to Arnulfo Martinez, 1947.

14/22
Newspaper articles on old home of Raymond Martin, Mercurio Martinez's memories of the friendship between his father, Proceso, and Raymond Martin, 1947.

14/23
Combination to safe of Robert Bobbitt in the office of Horace C. Hall.

14/24
Release of oil and gas lease from Magnolia Petroleum Company to Proceso Martinez. Abstract of title of 651 acres allotted to Proceso Martinez, 1941.

14/25
Old map of Zapata County showing surveys of Jose Vasquez Borrego tracts, 1885.

14/26
Newspaper article about fasting.

14/27
Rental agreement between Mercurio Martinez and George J. Gay, 1948.

14/28
Rental contract between Mercurio Martinez and Enrique Martinez, for 3 years from 1948.

14/29
Bill of sale of house and lot from Mercurio Martinez to Juvencio Ramos, 1944.

14/30
Booklet containing a series of calendars for 200 years from 1828 to 2028.

14/31
A play, probably written by Mercurio Martinez, titled Decima.

14/32
Handwritten tables of weights and measures.

14/33
Texaco road map of Mexico, 1946.

14/34
Bank stubs of Union National Bank, Laredo, removed and placed in Blue Cabinet.

14/35
Pamphlets on the U.S. Army.

Various Materials

15/1
Brief of Defendants-in-Error in the Court of Civil Appeals, San Antonio. Case of Baldomero Chacon, et. al. vs. Consolacion H. Bruni, et. al.

15/2
Road maps, Arkansas and Louisiana, Kentucky and Tennessee, Texas, 1941; 1942; 1938.

15/3
Manual of Law, for use by Advisory Boards for Registrants.

15/4
USDA Bulletins on growing corn, poultry, cotton, beans and peas, sweet potatoes, and sheep, 1939.

15/5
A history of the old town of San Ygnacio as it appeared in the Central Power and Light News, 1947.

15/6
USDA publication, " Methods and Equipment for Home Laundering," 1940.

15/7
Federal Supplement, a publication which contains opinions of U. S. District Courts. This issue contains the case of Amaya et. al. vs. Stanolind Oil and Gas and renders opinion of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1945, 1848.

15/8
Keys and directions for using combination lock of a Yale Safe belonging to Mercurio Martinez.

15/9
Serial number of Mercurio Martinez's typewriter - No. 2364222.

15/10
Warranty Deed from Cosme Martinez to Estefana Z. de Martinez, files dated 1911, 1918.

15/11
Newspaper history of Battle of Cinco de Mayo, and history of "Marcha Zaragoza." 1862,

15/12
Assorted papers, mileage records, and certificates pertaining to automobiles, 1943.

15/13
Affidavit of Mercurio Martinez concerning title of "Cosme Martinez Tract," Dolores Subdivision in the Borrego Grant, 1949.

15/14
A paper entitled " Porque la Ingrata Enemiga me lleva?," 1950.

15/15
Indemnity Agreement from Hicks, Hicks, Dickson, and Bobbitt to Mercurio Martinez, 1928.

15/16
Bill of sale for a mule from Antonio Salinas to Mercurio Martinez, 1928.

15/17
Mercurio Martinez's front tooth.

15/18
A verdict given in the case of Antonio Gutierrez vs. Trinidad Uribe, concerning ownership of a mule, 1898.

15/19
Papers relating to a life insurance policy from Volunteer Insurance State Life Insurance Company, 1947.

15/20
Three personal notebooks containing assorted dates, facts, trivia, songs, and descriptions, 1944-1947.

15/21
Genealogy of Mercurio Martinez, from the Martinez and from the Uribe branches.

15/22
Copy of right-of-way given to Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, 1950.

15/23
Information on Social Security benefits.

15/24
Copy of partition deed of Proceso Martinez, et al., of 700 acre tract, 1918.

15/25
Genealogy of José Dionicio Uribe, father of Blas Maria Uribe, 1950.

15/26
Letter from Felipe Martinez regarding width of Cosme Martinez tract and some costs of partition of a 700 acre tract known as Comunidad de Dolores.

15/27
Will of Mercurio Martinez, later voided. 1946,

15/28
Copy of land suit of Antonio Martinez de Vidaurri vs. Refugio Gutierrez de Martinez, 1947.

15/29
Bill of sale and other pertinent information concerning the case of Maria del Refugio G. de Martinez vs. Antonio M. de Vidaurri.

15/30
Lease contract of La Cantera Farm to El Campo Farm of D. Lozano, 1951.

15/31
Lease contract of La Trinidad Ranch to Henry M. Martinez, for 3 years from 1954.

15/32
Oil, gas and mineral lease to W. Raymond Snow, 985 acres for ten years from 1951.

15/33
Partition Deed of lands near San Ygnacio, between Adolfo Martinez and brothers and sisters, 1918.

Various Materials

19/1
Newspaper article containing notes on health.

19/2
Maps and information concerning Lot 8, Block 82, in New Zapata, Texas, 1953.

19/3
Map of tracts of land in the San Ygnacio subdivision devised to Carmen Dominguez de Sanchez under the will of Ignacia Uribe.

19/4
Map showing La Trinidad Ranch, known as Subdivision No. 7, with distances; also El Guacalito Tract, adjoining, known as Share No. 14, Zapata County.

19/5
Blue print showing tracts owned by heirs of Trinidad Uribe, 1909.

19/6
Social Security number of Mercurio Martinez, Jr.

19/7
Field notes of two tracts of the San Andres Pasture, 1937.

19/8
Genealogies and chain of title to lands in the San Ygnacio subdivision of the José Vásquez Borrego Grant, showing sale to Jesus Treviño, compiled, 1954.

19/9
Genealogies of José Dionicio Uribe, father of Blas Maria, Juan Martin, and Rafael Uribe, compiled, 1955.

19/10
Letter from Mercurio Martinez to Rafael Ramirez of Edinberg refering to acres of San Andres Pasture owned by heirs of Proceso Martinez, 1953.

19/11
Partition deed of lands in the San Ygnacio Tract and between Guadalupe Uribe de Martinez and others, 1915.

19/12
Copy of a partition deed of Dolores subdivision land between David, Felipe and Francesca Martinez,and a copy of a lease-contract, 1939 1960.

19/13
Autobiography of Mercurio Martinez, 1951.

19/14
Petition by citizens of San Ygnacio, Texas to Commissioner of International Boundary and Water Right to exclude San Ygnacio from confiscation due to Falcon Dam, 1951.

19/15
Laredo Waterworks System record of deposit for Manuel Lara, tenant of Mercurio Martinez, 1957.

19/16
Copy of letter from Maria D. Quesada of a house rent agreement, 1956.

19/17
Clippings and voluntary statement by Mercurio Martinez to F. B. I. agents concerning voting irregularities in Zapata County, 1957.

19/18
Copy of an affidavit by Antonio Martinez about the genealogy of Captain Miguel de Cuellar, and letter from Benjamin F. Cuellar about his [UNK], 1957.

19/19
A poem or verse about a Parody of a Certain Dance, 1957.

19/20
Lists of children and descendents of Juan Jose Gutierrez, 1957.

19/21
Sketch of the Uribe Garza Lane situated southeast of the Benavides-Uribe Boundary line, 1954.

19/22
Brief Abstracts of Deeds referring mostly to Dolores Subdivision tracts.

19/23
Sketch maps showing distances and width of San Ygnacio subdivision.

19/24
Sketch showing sewer services on houses 505, 507 and 507-1/2 Hendrick Avenue in Laredo, 1957.

19/25
Affidavit of Power of Attorney from Antonio Martinez, et. al., to Teresa Martinez, 1957.

19/26
Biography of Colonel Antonio Zapata, for whom Zapata County was named, 1957.

19/27
Disposition of case of Enrique Martinez, et. al., vs. Antonia Martinez de Vidaurri, 1936.

19/28
Copy of a Spanish Deed, with English translation attached from Antonia Vidaurri to Cosme Martinez for part of the Dolores Ranch. dated 1858,

19/29
Copy of a Spanish Deed, with English Translation from Jose Maria Margil Vidaurri to Hipolito de la Pena. dated 1829,

19/30
Copy of a Power of Attorney from Antonia Vidaurri to her son José María Pena Vidaurri, 1868.

19/31
Certified copy of ratification of Sale of "Cosme Martinez Tract,"Dolores Subdivision, 1868.

19/32
Newspaper advertisement picture of Juventino Rosas with his violin, 1957.

19/33
A poem by Mercurio Martinez about "The Poll Tax."

19/34
List of city of Laredo property, lots and improvements, with land values which are rendered by Mercurio Martinez, 1957.

Various Materials

24/1
Replat, out of Lot 166-1/2, Block 31, San Ygnacio, Texas.

24/2
Copy of partition of lands held in common between Manuel B. Trevino and Jesus B. Trevino, 1919.

24/3
Copy of judgment in reference to road from Dolores settlement to Laredo-Zapata State Highway, 1959.

24/4
Memos about the marriage license of Mercurio Martinez and Guadalupe Uribe de Martinez, and the last will of Guadualupe Uribe de Martinez.

24/5
Method and example for converting land measured in varas and feet into acres.

24/6
Field notes for a tract of land which was part of El Grullo Pasture, near San Ygnacio, Texas, 1927.

24/7
List of copies of oil and gas leases, wills, and other materials, 1959.

24/8
Original field notes of El Guacalito Tract, 985.4 acres, part of La Trinidad Ranch, Zapata County, 1907.

24/9
Form for surveying farms.

24/10
Survey records of tenacing and of a dam at Campo Santo, 1953.

24/11
Contract between Juan B. Montalvo and J. O. Woodrow, as partial partner in raising cattle at La Selva Ranch, 1962.

24/12
Copy of letter from Mercurio Martinez to R. L. Bobbitt, concerning Martinez's retirement from the law firm of Hicks &Dickson, 1942.

24/13
A list of conditions to keep the love of a woman.

24/14
List of deeds introduced in case of estate of A. M. Bruni, et. al., vs. heirs of Jose V. Borrego, et. al.

24/15
List of papers of possible use to some interested party.

24/16
Memo concerning Porciones 1, 2 and 37 owned by El Capitán Miguel de Cuellar, and other matters.

24/17
Map of Zapata County, 1958.

24/18
A ten year oil, gas and mineral lease from Mercurio Martinez to R. C. Turner for Las Cabras tract, Zapata County, from 1960.

24/19
Blue print of partition of lands in vicinity of town of San Ygnacio, Zapata County, among the heirs of Trinidad Uribe, 1927.

24/20
Maps and sketches of Casa Verde Farm, part of La Selva Pasture and two small tracts out of Share 24.

24/21
Field notes of La Selva, Casa Verde, and Las Cabras Pastures, 1957.

24/22
Copy of lease contract between L. R. Ortiz and Higgimbotham Cattle Company, 1933.

24/23
Copy of field notes of La Selva, Casa Verde, and Las Cabras Pastures. Additional letters and notes referring to same, 1962.

24/24
A poem by Mercurio Martinez about the Mayoral Election in Laredo on April 5, 1960.

24/25
Lists of tracts of land and number of acres owned by Juvenal, Amalia, Serafin, and Lauro Martinez in San Ygnacio Subdivision, Borrego Grant, 1960.

24/26
Ballads by Mercurio Martinez entitled "El Corrido del Chalán” and “Corrido de la Hacienda de San Juan Candado de Hidalgo, Texas."

24/27
Resurvey and field notes and map of Campo Santo Pasture, 1960.

24/28
Lease contract between Mercurio Martinez and Henry M. Martinez for Campo Santo Pasture, 1960.

24/29
Copy of affidavit of Mercurio Martinez in reference to undivided interest he owns in a 100 acre tract in name of Josefa M. de Gutierrez, under a partition deed of Proceso Martinez, 1955.

24/30
Field notes and sketch of Uribe-Garza Lane, of which 1/8 was owned by Mercurio Martinez.

24/31
A song composed by Mercurio Martinez entitled "Recuerdos de Ayer" ("Memories of Yesterday").

24/32
Photostat copy of will and testament of Proceso Martinez, dated January 7, 1934.

24/33
Memo about old deeds from Jesus Treviño to Vicente and Blas Maria Gutierrez, also from Blas Maria Gutierrez to Blas Maria Uribe.

24/34
Inventory of Real Estate owned by Mercurio Martinez, December 16, 1960.

24/35
Field notes for part of Las Cabras Tract owned by Josefina M. de Martinez, and a map and field notes for the Labor de la Abundancia also owned by Josefina M. de Martinez.

24/36
Pasture lease of La Trinidad Ranch from Mercurio Martinez to D. O. Gallagher for 5 years from 1923. Also maps and sketches of same land.

Various Materials

28/1
Copy of the chain title to La Selva Ranch, November 28, 1962.

28/2
Copy of the last will Ignacia Uribe, December 19, 1934.

28/3
Notes and genealogies of the descendants Don Lozaro Benavides, owner Rancho Los Estacas north Dolores in jurisdiction Guerrero Tamaulipas, México 1961.

28/4
Data on strata in well No. 1, Block 8, Share 7 out of Partition 6, [UNK] Ygnacio Subdivision Zapata County 1932.

28/5
Letter from John A. Valls to Mercurio Martinez concerning the race between Neal and Kelly for State Senator, 1938.

28/6
Rent contract form used by Mercurio Martinez, 1940.

28/7
Letter, 1907, and article, 1947, relating to the history of San Ygnacio.

28/8
Newspaper clipping listing Popes from 1492 to 1963, June 1963.

28/9
Notes concerning the old files of Robert Lee Bobbitt, San Antonio attorney, 1963.

28/10
Copy of an affidavit by Mercurio Martinez concerning the birth Felipe Moreni Dolores, Zapata County dated August 30, 1963.

28/11
Copies of a lease agreement between Serafin Martinez and Marshall Magel concerning San Benito farm, September 5, 1963.

28/12
"Historical Notes of Old Buildings and Sites in Zapata County, Texas " by Mercurio Martinez, February 16, 1963, mimeograph.

28/13
Sketch map, notes and pasture-lease agreement for Las Cerritos El Altito Tracts between Mercurio Martinez Juan E., 1963.

28/14
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and Robert Lee Bobbitt about Bobbitt's iron safe, 1963.

28/15
Combination of the big iron safe, 1963.

28/16
Copy of the family tree Proceso Martinez and his wife Jesucita Uribe de in reference to Lane vicinity cemetery, San Ygnacio 1960.

28/17
List of maps in upper drawer steel cabinet, 1963.

28/18
Notes on partial width of the José Vasquez Borrego Grant, Zapata County 1963.

28/19
Copies of statements relating to the Estate Carmen Dominguez de Sanchez, 1955.

28/20
Oil and Gas lease materials from Mercurio Martinez to W. F. Houser concerning the west part of La Trinidad ranch, Zapata County 1963.

28/21
Copies of correspondence relating to Spanish and Mexican grants including irrigated lands, 1961.

28/22
Copy of an amendment to oil and gas lease on part La Trinidad ranch related correspondence, 1964.

28/23
Copy of field notes and a map El Recuerdo ranch, Zapata County 1910, certification the copies, 1964.

28/24
Copy of a pasture lease between Ernesto M. Uribe and Jesus Perez, 1965.

28/25
Copy of information on Campo Santo pasture, 1965.

28/26
Index to list of maps kept in upper drawer steel cabinet, March 1966.

28/27
Index to list of maps kept in the southwest corner dining room at Mercurio Martinez 's house, 416 Lincoln Street, Laredo, March 1966.

28/28
Fire Insurance policies on rental houses, Mercurio Martinez 's estate, 1967-1970.

28/29
Field notes of a re-survey Potreno de Camposanto (Pasture), 1963.

Various Materials

29/1
Correspondence, copies of legal papers and other materials related to the case Mercurio Martinez et. al. vs. Juan Vidaurri, concerning right-of-way on a road crossing property, 1921-1924.

29/2
Correspondence, copies of legal papers and other materials related to the case Mercurio Martinez, et. al. vs. Juan Vidaurri 1925-1940, undated.

29/3
Correspondence, petitions and copies of legal papers related to the case Ruperto Santos, et. al., vs. San Juana P. de Vela concerning partition Porción 20, 1934-1941.

29/4
Correspondence, copies of legal papers, genealogies and other materials related to the case Ruperto Santos, et. al. vs. San Juana P. de Vela 1934-1939. See map at back a June 24, 1939, brief.

29/5
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and Sears, Roebuck & Company concerning purchases of farm implements parts, 1930s.

29/6
Copies of income tax forms, and adding machine tapes marked "trial balance," 1920s-1940s.

29/7
Papers and genealogies of Jesus Treviño related to the cases Maria vs. Consolacion H. Bruni Baldomero Chacon, 1932.

29/8
Petitions and maps concerning a road from San Ygnacio to Guadalupe farm, 1904-1936.

29/9
Correspondence, sketch map and other materials relating to lands in Porción 29, belonging H. L. Westbrook leased Enrique Bocanegra Eliseo Gonzales Cesario Martinez 1927-1940. An onion planter attempted get these people removed from the little settlement where they had lived for years but were saved by intervention of Mercurio.

Various Materials

36-1
Oil, gas and mineral leases of the estate Refugio Uribe copy a legal paper reporting on Rufino López, 1934-1939.

36/2
Papers related to the sale of a Laredo lot by Gregorio Flores, 1935-1940.

36/3
Seed catalogues and letters about farm matters, 1945-1946.

36/4
Miscellaneous letters and reports related to Mercurio Martinez 's farm business, 1936-1945.

36/5
Various statements made by witnesses concerning the killing of Francisco Benavides, September 13, 1928.

36/6
Papers related to the immigration of Jesús Álvarez and his mother Dolores García Vda de Alvarez, 1940-1948.

36/7
Bill of sale forms for automobile, 1948.

36/8
Correspondence and copies of legal papers related to land transactions A. M. Bruni, 1928-1931.

36/9
Copy of the will Leonor Uribe de Martinez, notes and sketch maps Laredo property inherited by Rita other heirs, 1941-1945.

36/10
Bank and business statements; oil, gas mineral leases related to Mercurio Martinez 's interests, 1937-1946.

36/11
Form letters from La Prensa, a San Antonio newspaper, 1932-1938.

36/12
Notes and correspondence concerning Laredo Properties, 1931-1949.

36/13
Heirs of Jacinto de la Pena, original grantee Porción 25 Zapata County.,

36/14
Diet for Mercurio Martinez from Dr. Max Rottenstein, 1945.

36/15
Notes concerning Maria Quesada, 1948.

36/16
Sketch maps and notes about Recuerdo Farm, Dolores Subdivision 1945-1946.

36/17
Copies of a bill sale and an immigration matter document, concerning Rudolfo M. Ramón, 1948-1949.

36/18
Paper concerning affairs of Teresa Rodriquez, mostly sale land, 1915-1948.

36/19
Check book of Mercurio Martinez, Guardian Antonia and Socorro Minors, 1935.

36/20
Bills and lists of materials for repairs to the house Piedra in San Ygnacio, 1948.

36/21
Newspaper clippings on the Southern Defense Command of World War II, 1942.

36/22
Letters and notes concerning Rafael San-Miguel, property owner in San Ygnacio Zapata County 1946.

36/23
Papers concerning Ygnacia H. Villarreal, 1926-1949.

36/24
Papers concerning the Ignacio Uribe estate, Porción 41, Zapata County 1943-1948.

36/25
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and Lucrecia Uribe, 1949.

36/26
War Ration Books and newspaper clippings about rationing, 1943.

36/27
Personal and business correspondence of Mercurio Martinez, 1943-1949.

Various Materials

39/1
Field notes, figures, and related documents pertaining to the La Selva, Casa Verde Las Cabras pastures, 1923-1946.

39/2
Newspaper clippings about Albert Martin, 1951, Manuel M. Garcia, 1952, and a handwritten life history of Benjamin Franklin.,

39/3
Lease contracts of Rosa Uribe, et. al. to Captain W. McMurry 1945.

39/4
Field notes of several tracts in the San Ignacio Subdivision Jose Vasquez Borrego Grant, 1928-1941.

39/5
Copy of the will Blas Maria Uribe, 1894, supplemental abstract Guacalito Pasture 1950, and other papers concerning lands.

39/6
Codicil and will of Mercurio Martinez, September 4, 1950, (Handwritten)

39/7
Miscellaneous correspondence, mostly about financial matters, 1925-1944.

39/8
Correspondence and copies of legal papers, sketch maps related to Zapata County lands, 1914-1947.

39/9
Correspondence and notes related to the case of Estate M. Garcia vs. J. Salinas, 1949-1951.

39/10
Receipts for auto repair bills of Mercurio Martinez, 1949-1951.

39/11
Bills and receipts of Mercurio Martinez from 1949 to 1951, unsorted.

39/12
Copies of warranty Deeds, sketch maps, and notes relating to lands José Ángel Uribe, 1926-1951.

39/13
Reports on lands of Juan M. Cuellar and his wife, Gutierrez lands, 1921-1950.

39/14
Correspondence between Marcos Granado of Laredo and the Homeowners' Loan Corporation New York, 1948.

39/15
Maps of farmlands owned by Mercurio Martinez, filed alphabetically, 1940s.

39/16
Papers and genealogies related to the immigration of María de Jesús Uribe Treviño, 1949.

Various Materials

41/1
Notebooks of field notes from which Mercurio Martinez made reports to the U.S. Boundary Commission on relocation Zapata County people during construction Falcon Dam, 1952.

41/2
More notebooks on same subject as above, 1952.

41/3
Loose field notes containing information like the notebooks, 1952.

41/4
Handbills and a clipping concerning relocation of Zapata residents, 1952.

41/5
Correspondence about Falcon reservoir relocations, 1951-1952.

41/6
Miscellaneous bills and receipts of Mercurio Martinez, unsorted, 1950s.

41/7
Miscellaneous bills and receipts of Mercurio Martinez, unsorted, 1950s.

41/8
Miscellaneous bills and receipts of Mercurio Martinez, unsorted, 1950s.

41/9
Bills and receipts related to Laredo rental property, 1950s.

41/10
Instructions for playing the Hohner Chromatic Harmonica.,

41/11
Correspondence and copies of legal papers relating to several cases Martinez vs. Vidaurri, 1941-1949.

Various Materials

48/1
Notes, genealogies, copies of deeds and other documents materials related to La Mangana tract, Webb County Texas., Genealogies include descendants Antonio Martinez Gonzales his wife Estefana Samano de 1919-1958.

48/2
Correspondence and remittances on the World Book Encyclopedia, 1957-1958.

48/3
Correspondence and genealogy related to the heirs of José Luis Salinas, original grantee Porción 64 Starr County with special reference claims María Barrera his mother, Candelaria de Leon Barrera, 1957.

48/4
Laredo city health ordinance on bathrooms and a public service handout concerning the same, 1960.

48/5
Bills and receipts, unsorted, 1959-1960.

48/6
Bills and receipts, unsorted, 1959-1960.

48/7
Documents, papers, genealogies, etc. relating to case of H. Cuellar vs. U.S. Government concerning Porcion 38, Zapata County and Porción Starr 1938-1960.

48/8
Financial statements, forms, and documents relating to Mercurio Martinez 's income tax, 1938-1959.

Various Materials

53/1
Personal correspondence, 1954.

53/2
Correspondence with Spiegle Catalogue Inc., unsorted, 1958.

53/3
Utilities, hardware, lumber bills. Some for repairing house at 509 San Francisco, Laredo., Bills from Lumber and Supply Company, notes on repairs, unsorted, 1961.

53/4
Hunting rights, agreements (written), matters relating to Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission for La Trinidad Ranch, 1937-1962.

53/5
Hunting agreement with Sam Pieper and Digest of Game Fish Laws, 1946-1949.

53/6
Financial records of Rosa C. Martinez while at Texas A&M College, 1962.

53/7
Check book and stubs from Bank of Zapata, 1960.

53/8
Checkbook and stubs from Union National Bank, special account, 1952-1962.

53/9
Checkbook stubs from Laredo National Bank, 1961-1963.

53/10
Ledger of business accounts house rent tenants, 1955-1961.

53/11
Invoices and bills paid, unsorted, 1963.

53/12
Two photographs.

Oversize Materials

56/1: Heirship of Jesusa Vidaurri, wife of Victorino Dovalina.

56/2: Map of Laredo, Texas, blueprint, 1926.

56/3: Sketch map of share No. 9 out of San Andres Pasture, Zapata County, Texas, belonging to Mercurio Martinez.

56/4: Genealogical chart of the descendants of José Domingo Gonzalez, original grantee of four leagues of land.

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