1/1: Abrego, Nelda G. - Correspondence related to the immigration of Miss Abrego to the United States and her later return to Monterrey, Mexico. November 1959 - April 1961

1/2: Altito Pasture - Correspondence relating to the rental by Mercurio Martinez and others a 100 acre tract, José Vasquez Borrego Grant, Zapata County, Texas. October 1959

1/3: Altito Tract - Handwritten drafts (borradores) of deeds relating to the Altito Tract, also known as the Josefa Martinez de Gutierrez tract, Zapata County, Texas, and involving Martinez and the heirs of Maria del Refugio Gutierrez de Martinez, deceased. 1959

1/4: Campo Santo Pasture - Notes, maps and correspondence concerning land in the vicinity of San Ygnacio, Zapata County, Texas, proposed for sale to Henry M. Martinez by Mercurio Martinez, also included is a copy of civil action No. 529, condemning Martinez' property for the Falcon Reservoir. May 1958 - November 1962; June 10, 1958

1/5: Casa Verde Abstract, (File No. 25), including a "Map of the Partition of the Heirs of Manuel Benavides Garcia hands in the José Vazquez Borrego Grant and Certain Sections of Land," Zapata County, and an unsigned Oil and Gas Lease, relating to land owned by Martinez. 1917 - August 1930.

1/6: Casa Verde y La Selva - Copies of documents and correspondence relating to hands formerly owned by Jose S. Benavides and purchased by Martinez. 1928-1958

1/7: Cerritos Tract - Correspondence and notes concerning the proposed sale of land near Volares, Zapata County, owned by Martinez. April - May 1961

1/8: Chalas Property, Lot No. 9, Block 91 Laredo, lists of materials, receipts, permits and sketch maps related to the installation of water in three houses on Calle Hidalgo, Laredo and adding a bathroom to one house. September - November 1960

1/9: District Court Terms of Webb and Zapata Counties, and other materials including a copy of the will of A.M. Bruni, an old photograph of county officials, a copy of a speech made by James V. Allard while running for the U. S. Senate, and memo sheets quoting authorities to be used in legal cases including Bruni vs. Borrego (1941). July 1928; August 1942; Undated

1/10: Eye Operation Expenses, including bills, correspondence, and insurance materials related to Mercurio Martinez's cataract operation, performed by Dr. Joseph A. de Gasperi of San Antonio, in 1954. Copies of later letters from Mercurio Martinez to Dr. Gasperi through 1959 are included. In one, Mercurio Martinez offers to help Dr. Gasperi purchase land near Falcon Dam. dated September 2, 1959

1/11: Farm Maps of Mercurio Martinez, including 6 maps prepared by the U. S. Department of Agriculture,showing tracts of land in Zapata County, referred to by Mercurio Martinez as Casa Verde Farm, Guadalupe Farm, La [UNK] Farm, El Campo Santo, Recuerdo Farm, and La Silva Farm. Correspondence and notes are also included. 1939; January-April 1949

1/12: Federal Land Bank of Houston, correspondence concerning a transfer of interest of stock from Jose S. Benavides to Mercurio Martinez, Also included is a Texas State Historical Survey Committee Program. March 1960; October 1960

1/13: Gutierrez, Felipe Martinez, David Martinez and Francisa Martinez, copies of documents relating to the petition of their lands in Webb and Zapata counties including a copy of a map of the petition. 1925-1937

1/14: Gutierrez, Felipe M., Estate of, including notes, sketch maps and correspondence related to the petition of Jesus M. Gonzales land in the Comunidad de Dolores, Zapata County. 1948-1951

1/15: Gutierrez, Felipe M. vs. Margarita Gutierrez, copy of an injunction granted to the plaintiffs, Felipe M. Gonzales et. al. for their exclusive use of a lane from the Laredo-Zapata State Highway to the San Jose Ranch, Zapata County as described by the metes and bounds of said lane. 1930

1/16: Gutierrez, Herlinda de Martinez, correspondence and copies of documents related to the contest of her will. 1958-1962

1/17: Hidalgo Houses, water meter sketch maps, notes and receipts, concerning the installation of water meters on rental property, Laredo. 1961

1/18: Highway, Laredo-Zapata, copies of documents and maps concerning highway right-to-way, including maps of San Ygnacio, Zapata County, Texas.

1/19: Historical Association, correspondence, clippings, reports and newsletters related to the Texas State Historical Association, including materials on the history of Zapata County. 1956-1960

1/20: History of San Ygnacio, Laredo and Laredo National Bank, Jose Vasquez Borrego, Jesus Trevino, Blas Maria Uribe and other ancestors of Mercurio Martinez, as presented in clippings and notes by Martinez. A picture of the sundial at San Ygnacio is included. Other settlements mentioned are Guerrero, Tamaulipas, originally Revilla, and Zapata. 1957-1961

1/21: Income Tax Reports, including list of houses owned by Mercurio Martinez. 1958-1961

1/22: Insurance of Mercurio Martinez houses against fire, Insurance policies. 1963-1964

1/23: Intervencion, Francesca, newspapers and clippings. 1945; 1958

2/1: Johnson, Lyndon B. - including newsletters and form letters from Lyndon B. Johnson to Mercurio Martinez and a letter from Mercurio Martinez to Lyndon B. Johnson. 1959-1961; January 14, 1961

2/2: Kingdom of Zapata, correspondence and copies of correspondence relating to a proposed reprinting of a county history The Kingdom of Zapata by Virgil Lott and Mercurio Martinez. 1952; 1962

2/3: Kingdom of Zapata, correspondence, notes and financial records relating to publication of the book. 1951-1954

2/4: Kingdom of Zapata, statements, correspondence, newsletters and other materials relating to Mercurio Martinez's historical interests. 1954-1963

2/5: La Cantera Farm, a sketch showing brush on outside fence lines. Undated

2/6: La Selva [UNK], maps and copies of deeds including a map of La Silva Pasture, and a copy of a deed transferring land from Carmen D. de Sanchez and her husband to Mercurio Martinez. 1952

2/7: La Selva y Casa Verde, field notes, correspondence, and sketch maps relating to La Selva, Casa Verde and Las Cabras Pastures, containing 1084.45 acres, and a map and papers. 1927-1929; 1950-1956

2/8: La Selva y Casa Verde Farms, including Las Cabras field notes, seed catalogs and receipts for seeds. 1946-1947

2/9: La Selva Ranch, notes, copies of documents and maps related to the chain of title of the various tracts of La Selva Ranch including a map of lands of heirs of Manuel B. Trevino. 1923-1959

2/10: La Trinidad Ranch, correspondence, copies of documents and other materials related to the leasing of La Trinidad Ranch, Mercurio Martinez, Lessor to Tom M. Harper, Lessee. 1957-1960

2/11: La Trinidad Ranch, copies of records, tank maps, grazing contracts, oil and gas lease documents, correspondence and other materials. 1926-1961

2/12: La Trinidad Ranch, Chain of Title, copies of deeds. 1848-1959

2/13: Las Cerritos y Alito Pasture, copies or drafts of papers related to the proposed lease of lands. 1954

2/14: Leases and Contracts, copies of documents relating to Mercurio Martinez's lands, including irrigation matters and lease of land for a border patrol campsite. 1914-1945

2/15: Maldonado, Silvestre, 1926 Barney Street, San Antonio, Texas, correspondence, bank statements and receipts concerning payments on a note extended to Maldonado and co-signed by Mercurio Martinez.

2/16: Martinez, Amalia, Juvenal, Lauro, and Serafin correspondence and copies of deeds of the partition of pasture lands and a copy of a partition deed by and between Juvenal Martinez, Serafin Martinez, Lauro Martinez and Amalia Martinez, a feme sole, of their lots held in common in San Ygnacio, Zapata County, October-November. 1963

2/17: Martinez, Cristina T., policy matters, including a list of insurance policies. March 1962

2/18: Martinez, David, map and memos of mineral rights, including correspondence and copies of deeds, relating to the David Martinez estate. November 1956 - February 1957

2/19: Martinez, Endosorio, notes, correspondence and other materials related to Mercurio Martinez's work as attorney-in-fact for Endosorio Martinez. 1956-1958

2/20: Martinez, Eudoxio and David and Francisca Martinez, copies of deeds and other documents related to the purchase of land in Zapata County and the disposal by will of property in Laredo.

2/21: Martinez, Eudoxio, copies of wills, deeds and other documents relating to the property of Eudoxio Martinez and his wife, Tomasa Gutierrez de Martinez, including the deed of purchase of San Jose Ranch, Dolores Subdivision, Zapata County. 1936-1948

2/22: Martinez, Francisca, copy of Last Will. July 1928

2/23: Martinez, Guadalupe, copies of documents pertaining to her estate which was left to her husband, Mercurio Martinez after her death in June 1935. 1935-1958

2/24: Martinez, Josefina M., copies of documents and correspondence relating to her estate and the will of Proceso Martinez. December 1954 - April 1955

3/1: Martinez, Maria, correspondence, receipts, copies of documents and other materials related to loans taken out by Maria Trevino, Vda. de Martinez in order to modernize her home. 1958-1965

3/2: Martinez, Mercurio, miscellaneous papers labeled "to be examined" and "papers which must be placed in the right place" consisting primarily of copies of deeds and land partitions, papers are found at the back of the folder. 1916-1955; Undated

3/3: Martinez, Mercurio, music for two songs by Mercurio Martinez, "La Cancion Historica del 5 de Mayo de 1862 en Puebla" and "Cancion Historica Compuesta al General Grant en la Guerra entre Los Estados Unidos (Norte y Sur)". 1950

3/4: Martinez, Mercurio, Notary Public documents, and Texas Teachers Certificate. 1898; 1907-1965

3/5: Martinez, Mercurio, Old Age Benefits for his employees, Serafin Martinez and others, including tax forms, notes and clippings. 1936-1955

3/6: Martinez, Mercurio, Real Estate, including inventories, correspondence and notes on Mercurio Martinez's property, but primarily in the 1930s. 1935-1957

3/7: Martinez, Mercurio, Real Estate, including property lists and a copy of a will. 1934-1941

3/8: Martinez, Mercurio, Rendition of property. 1929-1952

3/9: Martinez, Mercurio, Rent Income and List of Houses, and correspondence concerning Social Security payments. 1949; 1951

3/10: Martinez, Mercurio, Will and Codicils, revoked and replaced by a last will and testament (not in this folder). 1950-1962

3/11: Martinez, Mercurio, Jr., Biography. 1946-1960

3/12: Martinez, Mercurio, Jr., correspondence with his father while attending summer school in Denton. 1962-1963

6/1: Notebook containing an index to the materials kept in the "Big Iron Safe." Some of the materials indexed in this notebook are found in Boxes 6-11.

6/2: Notebook No. 1 describing papers once stored in a safe and steel cabinet of Mercurio Martinez with notes on contents of deeds. Some of the materials indexed in this notebook are found in Boxes 13-19.

6/3: Notebook No. 2, describing papers once stored in a steel cabinet. Some of the materials indexed in this notebook are found in Boxes 19-28.

6/4: List and short description of old files and papers of Robert Lee Bobbitt, attorney, which were stored in Mercurio Martinez's Big Iron Safe at 416 Lincoln Street, Laredo, Texas, 1963.

6/5: Notes and copies of documents related to a dispute over the Dolores Ranch site between Enrique Martinez et. al. and Antonia Martinez de Vidaurri, A copy of a statement made by Ramon Arrendondo, contains the story of a family of refugees from the Mexican Revolution. 1960-1962. December 11, 1961,

6/6: Notes, family trees, and copies of documents related to Dolores Ranch site in dispute between the Martinez and Vidaurri families, 1884-1961.

6/7: More papers and maps related to the Dolores Ranch site in dispute between the Martinez and Vidaurri families, 1956-1961.

6/8: Correspondence, maps and additional papers related to the Dolores Ranch Site in dispute between the Martinez and Vidaurri families, including a December 23, 1961, sketch map showing dates of surveys of Webb, Encinal, Duval, Zapata and Starr counties.

7/1: Papers and maps containing "Information which may be used to file suit against Vidaurri trying to recover 300 acres around the Dolores Ranch, Zapata County, Texas", 1916-1960.

7/2: Same as No. 6 A and including an August 29, 1961, history of the Dolores Ranch founded by Cosme Martinez, 1961-1963.

7/3: Oral Deposition and answers of Mercurio Martinez in connection with the case of Enrique Martinez et. al., vs. Maria Vidaurri de Herbst, et. al., December 7, 1961.

7/4: Papers, maps and correspondence related to the new case of Martinez vs. Vidaurri, 1927-1962.

7/5: Accounts of episodes in the Laredo custom's district by Mercurio Martinez, 1959.

7/6: Copies of "Magazin de La Prensa", 1941.

7/7: Picture of Mercurio Martinez pointing at the two stones placed at Canada de San Andres by Spanish surveyors and picture of the stone house built by Cosme Martinez at Dolores Ranch in 1860.

7/8: Correspondence and papers related to the Dolores settlement road case, 1961-1962.

7/9: Copies of deeds, notes and other records related to the Martinez-Vidaurri land controversy.

7/10: Primarily correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and his son, Mercurio Martinez, Jr., and nephew, Antonio Martinez, 1956-1958.

23/1
Map of tracts near Dolores and copy of letter to R. L. Bobbitt, 1959.

23/2
Time books with hours Mercurio Martinez worked for the International Boundary and Water Commission beginning in 1951.

23/3
Pocket guide of human anatomy.

23/4
Inventory of Estate of Adela Uribe de Martinez, 1959.

23/5
Chain of Title of Josefa Martinez de Gutierrez, 100 acre tract known as Share No. 2, Comunidad de Dolores, Zapata County, 1959.

23/6
A map of 61.6 acres on which Dolores settlement is situated, 1951.

23/7
Field notes of La Selva and Casa Verde Pastures.

23/8
Blue Cross and Blue Shield identification cards of Mercurio Martinez, 1959.

23/9
Note concerning the will of Adolfo Martinez, filed and recorded in Zapata County Clerks Office, 1959.

23/10
Note concerning a certified copy of will and testament of Ignacio Uribe, including order of probate, filed and recorded in Zapata County Clerk Office, 1959.

23/11
Reports, maps, sketches, in reference to Partition of Porciónes 1, 2 and 3, Zapata County, 1954.

23/12
Certified copy of will and testament of Adolfo Martinez with order probating same, Also will and testament of Ignacio Uribe, 1916. 1934.

23/13
Declaration of U. S. District Court taking Parcels Z-515-B and Z-515-F, Dolores Land, 1959.

23/14
Form of affidavit for adoption of Santiago Hector Arredondo by his maternal grandparents, 1959.

23/15
Affidavit of Mercurio Martinez in reference to descendents of Jesus Trevino and Blas Maria Uribe, 1957.

23/16
Verses composed by Mercurio Martinez for the marriage of his son to Rosa Ancira, 1959.

23/17
Short biography of Don Proceso Martinez by Mercurio Martinez.

23/18
Affidavit of Jean Bustamante Montalvo that he is familiar with La Selva and Casa Verde Ranches, 1959.

23/19
Brief abstract of Jose Vasquez Borrego Grant, including San Ygnacio, Corralitos, and Dolores Subdivisions.

23/20
A poetic eulogy to the French people by Mercurio Martinez, 1959.

23/21
Last will and testament of Leonor Uribe de Martinez, widow of Adolfo Martinez, 1941.

23/22
The Ballad of Wilfido Fuentes.

23/23
Duplicate of an affidavit by Mercurio Martinez in reference to the chain of title to La Trinidad Ranch, situated in San Ygnacio Subdivision of the Borrego Grant, 1959.

23/24
Field notes of Lot 11, Block 47, San Ygnacio, Zapata County, with sketch attached, 1954.

23/25
Duplicate of an affidavit by Mercurio Martinez in reference to the chain of title to La Selva Ranch Farm, situated in San Ygnacio Subdivision, Borrego Grant, 1959.

23/26
Copy of an affidavit by Mercurio Martinez in reference to Share No. 9, known as Bracilito Ranch, owned by J. M. Sanchez, 1944.

30/1
Notes concerning the life of John A. Valls, 1941.

30/2
Correspondence, notes and copies of documents related to property owned by P. Villarreal, 1936.

30/3
Notes and sketch maps describing property of T. J. Benavides, 1927.

30/4
Newspaper articles and correspondence concerning the attempt to save town of Zapata, Texas from inundation as a consequence building Falcon Dam, 1946.

30/5
Correspondence and sales records of a cotton farm owned by Mercurio Martinez, 1934-1936.

30/6
Sales records and figures on the building of a drive-way fence by Yale Hicks, 1946.

30/7
Financial records concerning land leased by Mercurio Martinez to Filberto Gutierrez, 1934.

30/8
Correspondence and copies of documents concerning San Ygnacio lands, including the will Fernando Uribe, 1887.

30/9
Receipts and records of farm product returns, including gin tickets, 1931-1945.

30/10
Papers concerning the Corralitos Sub-Division and a case involving L. Vidaurri A. H. Bruni, including" Analysis Distribution of Lands in Jose Vasquez Borrego Grant, Lying Between Being Situated Counties Webb Zapata, State Texas, " 1831-1944.

30/11
Correspondence relating to the case of A. P. Ayala vs. Uribe, 1906-1947.

30/12
Records of life insurance policy for Mercurio Martinez, 1928-1936.

30/13
Insurance correspondence records and policies, 1931-1941.

30/14
Agricultural records and seed catalogs, 1942-1948.

30/15
Correspondence and legal papers related to the case of U. S. Immigration vs. Miguel Ortegon, 1938-1939. Ortegon, a Zapata County Deputy Sheriff was accused not being an American citizen apparently for political reasons.

31/1
Records, correspondence, sketch maps, and copies of documents concerning La Selva Farm, Zapata County. 1914-1941

31/2
Records, correspondence, and copies of documents related to land owned by Benita Martinez de Uribe, 1922-1943.

31/3
Correspondence and notes concerning the divorce of Lorenza R. de Botello Faustino other matters Mercurio Martinez 's renters, 1948.

31/4
Newspaper clippings and maps about World War II, 1942.

31/5
Bank statements of Mercurio Martinez, 1929.

31/6
Department of Agriculture circulars and forms correspondence between Mercurio Martinez County Agents, 1939-1941.

31/7
Forms, notes, and a letter about tax problems, 1944-1947.

31/8
Record book entitled" Estate of Rafael Sciaraffa, Deceased. Luis Executor, " 1927.

31/9
Correspondence, records, and copies of legal papers concerning the estate Rafael Sciaraffa property his heirs, 1925-1944.

33/1
Financial records, correspondence and copies of legal papers concerning the estate Salomon Benavides, a minor, whose guardian was Teodsio Gutierrez 1935-1941.

33/2
Oil statements from the Humble and Refining Company, Houston, Texas on a lease in Mirando district, Zapata County 1938-1941.

33/3
Correspondence and financial records concerning the property of Amalia Garcia de Barrera, 1933-1941.

33/4
Copies of legal papers, financial records and correspondence related to the estate Manuela Garcia de Gutierrez, 1930-1939.

33/5
Statements of profits and losses between Mr. Hicks Lange Hicks, Dickson, 1938-1941.

33/6
Financial records of the firm Hicks, Dickson, Bobbitt and Lange, 1938-1941.

33/7
Financial records of the estate Margarita de la Garza, 1935-1940.

33/8
Letters and a sketch map concerning Jesus B. Treviño 's attempt to take the homestead of widow, Juan García de Dominguez, 1941.

33/9
Correspondence, financial records and copies of legal papers Mercurio Martinez, 1924-1928.

33/10
Records and copies of documents related to the property of, Jesus María Martinez, 1912-1935.

33/11
Genealogies and notes concerning Porciónes 63-68 in the jurisdiction of Guerrero, Tamaulipas, 1929-1934.

33/12
Copies of legal papers and financial records concerning the estate Francisca Benavides, Uda. de Vela Ramirez Porción 20 Zapata County 1928-1929.

33/13
Copy of an oil and gas lease on lands the estate Margarita G. de la Garza, 1935.

33/14
Papers related to the Recuerdo road dispute, Juan Vidaurri vs. Mercurio Martinez, 1924-1944.

33/15
Sketch maps, copies of legal documents and other papers related to the Recuerdo road dispute between Martinez Vidaurri, 1926-1944.

34/1
Correspondence, genealogies and family histories of Jacinto Pena, Joaquin Juan Jose Benavides relating to ownership land in Porción 22 Zapata County Texas, 1925-1927.

34/2
Petty cash records, Hicks, Dickson and Bobbitt, 1930-1931.

34/3
Descendants of Jacinto de la Peña, original grantee Porción 25 Zapata County and other papers related to the Serna Alexander Partition, 1927.

34/4
Sketch maps, copies of legal papers and notes relating to a lane near La Selva Farm other matters, 1941-1944.

34/5
Genealogy of Mercurio Martinez from Jesus Treviño and Bartólome, 1946-1947.

34/6
Papers about leasing the old stone house in Dolores built by Cosme Martinez, 1947, and a 1901 letter from C. Villareal to F.

34/7
Maps of Porción 28, Webb County property Estefand S. de Martinez 1923.

34/8
Miscellaneous correspondence of Mercurio Martinez, 1921-1929.

34/9
Miscellaneous papers including copies of old documents concerning Porción 5 , Webb County and a paper signed by Blas María Uribe San Ygnacio 1795-1941.

34/10
Notes, copies of legal papers and other materials related to the Recuerdo Road dispute between Martinez Vidaurri, 1929-1944.

34/11
Letters, notes, a map of part Webb County showing land divisions and copies legal papers mostly concerning the establishment boundary between Zapata Counties.

34/12
Receipts for payments made by Mercurio Martinez to Serafin Uribe and others, 1930-1937.

34/13
Notes, sketch maps, and copies of legal papers including a character reference for Antonio Cantu, partition property involving 1943-1945.

34/14
Certificate of Selective Service awarded to Mercurio Martinez, 1941.

34/15
Records concerning land ownership in the José Vasquez Borrego Grant including a legal brief on case of Antonio H. Bruni, et. al., vs. Heirs 1931-1936.

34/16
Copies of legal papers related to lots in San Ygnacio, 1933-1941.

34/17
Correspondence and copies of lease agreements about Porción 29 in Zapata County, owned by H. L. Westbrook leased to Bocanegra Gonzales C. Martinez see Box 29-9, 1939-1944.

34/18
World War II Ration books and newspaper chart of values, 1943.

40/1
Proposed purchase of property by Antonio de los Santos, 1948.

40/2
General file, primarily free-lance legal work undertaken by Mercurio Martinez, 1943-1951.

40/3
Tax receipts and notes on Laredo property owned by Maria de Ponce up to 1948, then Mercurio Martinez.

40/4
Miscellaneous receipts of Mercurio and Rosa Cristina Martinez some elementary school matters, 1948-1951, unsorted.

40/5
Maps and letters notes relative to block owned by Florencis Benavides Petronila G. de, 1948.

40/6
Georga Martinez, partition of lot matter, 1947.

40/7
Immigration regulations and newspaper articles on immigration, 1939-1940.

40/8
Copies of papers relating to the case Antonia Martinez de Vidaurri vs. Refugio Gutierrez, 1936-1950.

40/9
Memos, clippings, and form letters relating to International Boundary Water Commission, U.S. Mexico during the building of Falcon Dam 1949-1954.

40/10
Field notes from which Mercurio Martinez made reports to the U. S. Boundary Commission on Zapata County lands taken for Falcon Reservoir, unsorted, 1951-1953.

43/1
Oil and gas lease receipts deposit slips, 1948.

43/2
Newspaper clippings of articles on health, social security and other matters, unsorted.

43/3
Copy of Deed, notes paid and other materials related to business between Mercurio Martinez Enrique, 1949-1951.

43/4
A form for Power of Attorney to pay Poll tax, 1948.

43/5
A newspaper article on Rodolfo L. Flores, founder of Mexican Confederation Customs Brokers 1949.

43/6
Correspondence concerning the Encyclopedia Britannica purchased by Mercurio Martinez, 1952-1954.

43/7
Correspondence with Century Metalcraft Corporation, 1953.

43/8
Copy of Power Attorney Isidora Martinez, et. al. Land sale document from Juan Gutierrez to Charles Alexander 1952.

43/9
Daily report of instruments filed for record in Webb County, April 29, 1941.

43/10
Records concerning Porciónes 1, 2, and 3 of Rafael Benavides Tract, Zapata County including letters to James F. Jackson Blas Cantu 1954.

43/11
More notes concerning Porciónes 1, 2, and 3, Zapata County, 1954.

43/12
Resolutions of State Association County Judges and Commissioners to be presented Legislature, 1955.

43/13
Trial balances and financial statements of Mercurio Martinez, unsorted, 1943-1955.

43/14
A variety of postcards, receipts, report cards, letters and other unsorted materials related to Rosa Mercurio Martinez, Jr., 1951-1955.

43/15
Clippings about Mercurio Martinez, Jr.`s activities, 1955.

43/16
Copy of will Maria Bertani Derteano, 1955. Two newspapers, in Spanish 1954.

44/1
Mercurio Martinez 's bills and receipts, unsorted.

44/2
Mercurio Martinez 's bills and receipts, unsorted.

44/3
Mercurio Martinez 's bills and receipts, unsorted.

44/4
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and tenants in his rental houses, 1949-1952.

44/5
Bill of sale and repair bills on a house Mendiola Street, Laredo, 1948.

44/6
Article on immigration, 1947.

44/7
Notes related to installing indoor bathrooms in Laredo rental houses, 1957.

44/8
Correspondence about the case of Francisco P. de la Garza vs. Piggle Wiggle (Arturo Ramirez ), 1954.

44/9
Papers concerning the real estate of Mrs. Carmen Carlos and copies legal papers related to case vs. Wilmer Threadgill, 1931-1956.

44/10
Newspaper clippings concerning Zapata County politics and correspondence about the Rufino Lopez estate, 1956.

45/1
Papers related to oil and gas leases concerning lands of Josefina Martinez de Proceso heirs, 1930-1955.

45/2
Field notes and sketches of Campo Verde farm, 1953.

45/3
Correspondences and documents relating to sale of land Robert L. Bobbitt from Juan Armando Vasquez McReeve, 1952-1956.

45/4
Bills and receipts, unsorted, 1957.

45/5
Bills and receipts, unsorted, 1957.

45/6
Bills and receipts, unsorted, 1957.

45/7
Field notes and sketches of San Ygnacio property. Agreements between Mercurio Martinez various parties including Cesar Gutierrez, Amador Perez Juan Antonio 1945.

45/8
Papers related to the breach of promise marry; case Lucrecia Uribe vs. Manuel F. Gutierrez, 1935.

45/9
Miscellaneous correspondence, copies of legal papers, affidavits, character references and so forth, 1953-1957.

45/10
Department of Agriculture memos, forms concerning erection an earthen dam, and correspondence with the local county agent, 1957-1958.

45/11
Bills and receipts, unsorted, 1957-1958.

45/12
Bills and receipts, unsorted, 1957-1958.

46/1
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and Catholic Accounts In., an income tax return, 1954.

46/2
Bills and receipts, unsorted, 1958.

46/3
Copies of rental agreements and correspondence between Mercurio Martinez his tenants, 1957-1959.

46/4
Miscellaneous correspondence, including circular letters from Lyndon Johnson, 1951-1958.

46/5
Copies of letters and legal papers concerning La Mangana Ranch, Webb County San Antonio Zapata Martinez family properties, 1925-1958.

46/6
Bills and receipts, 1956.

46/7
Bills and receipts, 1956.

46/8
Health advertisements, related letters from Mercurio Martinez, 1958.

46/9
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and his tenants, 1952-1957.

46/10
Affidavits and other papers related to establishing the U.S. Citizenship of Lucio Martinez, 1957-1959.

46/11
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and the Laredo Historical Survey Committee several handwritten episodes by concerning early history of U. S. Customs office at, 1959.

46/12
Field sketches of property Rosita Uribe and Isabel Angela de., Copy Jesús María will, 1953-1959.

47/1
Papers related to automobiles, including driver's licenses, insurance and information on education, 1939-1959.

47/2
Bills and receipts, unsorted, 1959.

47/3
Bills and receipts, unsorted, 1959.

47/4
Miscellaneous papers, including two autobiographies related to Mercurio Martinez 's years at St. Mary's University, 1957-1959.

47/5
Correspondence, brochures, and other papers related to Mercurio Martinez, Jr.'s years at St. Mary's University his explorations of post-graduate employment opportunities, 1957-1959.

47/6
Bills and receipts related to Mercurio Martinez, Jr.'s university attendance, unsorted, 1957-1959.

47/7
Copy of a will and other legal papers Juan Bustamante Montalvo his wife, 1959.

47/8
Notes, sketch maps, and other papers relating to the María Bertani Derteano lands, 1957.

47/9
Notes, financial records, sketch maps and letters about the María Bertaini Derteano lands, 1956-1957.

47/10
Notes and a copy of the will Herlinda Gutierrez de Martinez, widow Isidoro 1951-1955.

47/11
Copies of deeds and other legal papers, notes genealogical materials related to land owned by the heirs Antonio Martinez Gonzales in Dolores Subdivision, 1937-1955.

47/12
Oil and gas lease from Procesio Martinez to Clifton B. Lewis, 1954.

47/13
Papers related to oil and gas transactions between Mercurio Martinez G. Caballero, matters, 1954-1957.

47/14
Papers related to real estate insurance policies, 1957-1959.

61/21: Original map showing the subdivision of the José Vasquez Borrego Grant, ink, 1958.

61/22: Map of the José Vasquez Borrego Grant, whiteprint, 1962.

61/23: Genealogical chart showing the children and heirs of Estanislado Gutierrez and Josefa Gutierrez, descendants of Captain José Miguel de Cuellar, an early settler of Texas, ink original.

61/24: Whiteprint copy of No. 23.

62/25: Map of lands owned by Proceso Martinez in the José Vasquez Borrego Grant, blueprint with manuscript additions, 1931.

62/26: Map of the José Vasquez Borrego Grant, whiteprint, 1958.

62/27: Map of the José Vasquez Borrego Grant showing the north corner of the Vidaurri vs. Bruni judgment, blueprint, 1933.

62/28: Map of the José Vasquez Borrego Grant showing details in the Dolores settlement area, pencil on tracing paper.

62/29: Certificate of appointment of Miss Rosa Uribe Peña as vice-chairman of the San Ygnacio, Texas Committee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, 1942.

62/30: Map showing Porciónes 12-19, Webb County, Texas, blueprint, 1934.

66/44: Genealogical chart showing descendants of Proceso Martinez and ancestors on the side of his mother, Magdalena Gonzales, wife of Cosme Martinez.

66/45: Map showing H. C. Yaegers' lands in La Salle, McMullen, Webb and Duval Counties, ink, 1912.

66/46: Map showing Rufino Lopez's Lands in Webb, Duval, Jim Hogg and Zapata Counties, blueprint, 1922.

72/68
Genealogical chart of the descendants of Domingo Gonzales, six sheets.

72/69
Map of South half of Webb County, whiteprint, 1920.

72/70
Contour map showing proposed road from Laredo to Beeville, blueprint.

81/102
Sketch map of landownership in the Cuellar Tract, Porciónes 1 and 2, Zapata County.

81/103
Map of Zapata County showing landownership, whiteprint, 1920.

81/104
Map of the Dolores lands owned by the heirs of Cosme Martinez and including the Dolores Settlement, Zapata County, blueprint, 1930.

81/105
Sketch map of land tracts near Dolores Settlement, Zapata County, pencil on tracing paper.

81/106
Map of lands and other natural and man-made features in and around the Dolores Settlement, Zapata County, ink on linen, 1927.

4/1: Martinez, Mercurio, Jr., Receipt of Laredo Lumber and Supply Company and correspondence. 1960-1961

4/2: Martinez, Proceso, Estate of, including copies of documents related to probating his will, Proceso was Mercurio's father. 1937

4/3: Martinez, Proceso, will. 1924

4/4: Martinez, Proceso, 1934 Will and field notes on tracts for each heir. Also a Warranty Deed transferring the estate of Antonio Martinez to Estefana Z. de Martinez by her children, 1911.

4/5: Martinez, Proceso, Jr., Estate, including correspondence, lists and clippings Proceso, Jr., died September 7, 1961 at the age of 77. Proceso, Jr., was Mercurio's brother. 1959-1963

4/6: Mercy Hospital and Doctor Bills, 1962.

4/7: Minter Clinic, correspondence, bills, receipts and instructions, 1955-1960.

4/8: Palo Blanco Tank, field notes, a copy of the partition of the lands of Jesusa Uribe, and an affidavit concerning Las Cabras Tract. 1911; 1936; 1954

4/9: Puig, V. L. vs. L. E. Norton, copies of documents relating to a dispute over tracts in the Joaquin Galan Grant, 1872-1926.

4/10: Randado Ranch Lands, copy of a petition deed, and letter and sketch map, 1928 1963.

4/11: San Andres Pasture, notes, sketch maps, copies of documents and correspondence relating to the rental of lands, including the Terreno de Los Cerritos, by Mercurio Martinez to Doroteo Ramos, 1946-1952.

4/12: San Andres Tank, papers and a letter, 1953-1958.

4/13: San Andres Tanks, sketch maps and field notes, 1959.

4/14: San Jose Ranch, Zapata County, oil and gas lease agreements, and correspondence with tenant, Eddy Dillard, 1953-195; 1963.

4/15: San Ygnacio, Grullo Creek Land, sketch maps and correspondence concerning erosion problems at Grullo Creek and lots located in San Ygnacio in the Grullo Creek area, 1951.

4/16: San Ygnacio, Water Project, copies of statements requesting a water plant for San Ygnacio to compensate for increased water costs due to the construction of Falcon Dam, 1958.

4/17: Sanchez, Elsa Eugenia del Carmen Fryman, copies of papers concerning her birth and baptismal records, 1962.

4/18: Sciaraffa Property, copies of documents, maps, field notes and correspondence concerning property in Laredo, 1934-1955.

4/19: Tax Returns and Notices, 1945-1962.

4/20: Taxes, Protest of Tax increase in Zapata County, correspondence, notes, and newspaper clippings. 1960

4/21: Telles, Maria, copies of documents, sketch maps, receipts and other materials concerning a lot in Laredo, 1924-1957 on which Mercurio Martinez paid back taxes in 1956.

4/22: Trevino, Domingo, copies of documents and correspondence related to attempting to obtain permanent U. S. residence for Domingo Trevino, brother of Mercurio Martinez's third wife, Domingo was brought to Texas by his father, Tomas Trevino in 1913, during the Carranza Revolution. Also papers related to a request for citizenship made by Luis Trevino, son of Antonio Trevino, 1940-1966. 1961.

4/23: Trevino, Manuel B., Partition of heirs, including a copy of the Partition deed, and a sketch map, including a sketch of a strip of land enclosed in La Selva Pasture sold to Mercurio Martinez by Carmen D. de Sanchez and her husband. 1928

8/1: Payments on Mercurio Martinez, Jr.'s old American Insurance Company policy, 1958.

8/2: Notes and correspondence concerning Zapata County property owners whose lands were affected by the proposed U.S. Highway No. 83, 1951-1952.

8/3: Correspondence, notes and newspaper clippings related to the relocation of Zapata and other towns in the Falcon Dam area and Mercurio Martinez's work with the U.S. Boundary Commission, 1951-1958.

8/4: Notes, sketches, and correspondence related to Mercurio Martinez's work with the U.S. Boundary Commission, particularly the cost of constructing dipping vats, 1953-1957.

8/5: Notes concerning land owned by Carmen Dominguez de Sanchez, 1952.

8/6: Correspondence, notes, maps, copies of documents relating to the estate of Ignacia Uribe, inherited by her niece, -, 1947-1951.

8/7: Papers, sketches and correspondence related to the lands inherited by 0., 1946-1952.

8/8: Correspondence, notes, copies of legal papers and a map of Old Zapata concerning property in Old originally belonging to Tomás Maria Trevino, and deeded to Mercurio Martinez in about 1939. Also included are materials concerning the exchange of this property for property in New Zapata after the construction of Falcon Dam, 1938-1956.

8/9: Copies of documents, notes, sketch maps and other materials related to Zapata County lands of the heirs of Trinidad Uribe, 1916-1944.

8/10: Affidavit of Manuela Elizondo concerning the birthplace of her niece, Mary Ann Teran, 1958.

8/11: Check-stub book, Union National Bank checking account, 1956-1958.

8/12: Employers tax returns, Marshall Hicks and Mercurio Martinez, 1941.

9/1: Maps including a 1939 map of Mexico, a 1922 map of Laredo and a 1939 map of land development in Sota la Marina, Mexico.

9/2: Income tax returns and related papers, 1937-1941.

9/3: Papers, sketch maps and genealogies related to controversy over Dolores settlement between Martinez and Vidaurri families, Case of Proceso Martinez et. al. vs. Antonio Trevino et. al. 1925-1930.

9/4: Uribe and Martinez copies of oil and gas leases, La Trinidad Ranch and adjacent Uribe lands, 1929-1936.

9/5: Correspondence, notes, copies of legal papers and a photograph related to Martinez-Viduarri controversy concerning public use of a road from Dolores Ranch to [UNK] farm, 1924-1944.

9/6: Letters and copies of contracts about Mercurio Martinez's rental properties, 1936-1941.

9/7: Papers related to financial affairs of Proceso Martinez, 1933.

9/8: Copies of legal papers, notes and documents related to the case of Jesus Maria Trevino et. al. vs. Consolacion H. Bruni, et. al. and other matters concerning the Jose Vasquez Borrego Grant. Genealogies of the descendents of Jesus Trevino and Cosme Martinez are included, 1918-1941.

9/9: Copy of a petition of delinquent Zapata County tax payers and related materials, 1944.

9/10: Correspondence, notes and copies of legal papers related to Gutierrez lands, 1914-1945.

9/11: Notes and copies of legal documents related to the case of Mercurio Martinez vs. Alfredo Vidaurri, concerning a verbal attack on Martinez vs. Vidaurri over land ownership in the Dolores Ranch, 1936-1940.

9/12: Notes and copies of legal documents related to the case of Antonio M. Bruni et. al. vs. Heirs of Jose Vasquez Borrego, including an account of all individuals from whom Bruni purchased land or interest in land, 1918-1933.

9/13: Copies of papers related to Vidaurri, Borrego, and -Bruni lands including a January 18, 1939, copy of a court opinion in the case of Baldomero Chacon et. al. vs. Consolacion H. Bruni, et. al. and a November 21, 1935 discussion of Spanish laws concerning wills by Jesus M. Tercero of Neuvo Laredo, Mexico, 1782-1939.

13/1
Contracts with Eudoxio Martinez of San Andres, Zapata County, 1942.

13/2
Lease agreement between Mercurio Martinez and Lucinda O. de Escamilla and Ramón Escamilla, extending contracts from 1942-1947.

13/3
Rental contract between Mercurio Martinez and Ignacio Soliz on a lot in San Ignacio, Texas, 1945.

13/4
Grazing lease contract between Mercurio Martinez et. al. and Eudoxio Martinez, 5 years from 1937.

13/5
Rent contracts between Mercurio Martinez and Ignacio Vergara on Rancho La Trinidad, 1946-1951.

13/6
Rental contract between Mercurio Martinez and Juan B. Montalvo on La Selva Farm, 1946-1949.

13/7
Letter from Blas Maria Uribe, La Selva Farm, 1947.

13/8
Rental contract between Mercurio Martinez and Eudoxio Martinez on 200 acres of Rancho de Dolores, 1934.

13/9
Lease extension agreement from Mercurio Martinez to J. M. Sanchez, grazing contract from 1951-1953.

13/10
Rental contract between Mercurio Martinez and Agapito Vela, 1945.

13/11
Rental contract between Mercurio Martinez and Enrique Lerma, San Ygnacio, Texas, 1944-1946.

13/12
Oil, gas, mineral lease from Mercurio Martinez to James W. Lomax, 10 years from 1942, involving 58 acres of Recuerdo Farm, Zapata County.

13/13
Oil, gas lease from Mercurio Martinez to W. F. Houser and Richard F. Cambell, 10 years from 1941.

13/14
Ten year oil, gas, mineral lease on 973 acres of La Trinidad Ranch from Mercurio Martinez to James W. Lomax, 1942.

13/15
Oil, gas and mineral lease from Mercurio Martinez to Raymond Snow, (formerly to J. W. Lomax and one to W. H. Tompkins), 1963.

13/16
Oil, gas lease matters from Mercurio Martinez to W. H. Tompkins, 3 years on 80 acres, 1946.

13/17
Oil, gas lease from Mercurio Martinez to W. H. Tompkins, 80 acres, 1944.

13/18
Oil, gas lease from Mercurio Martinez to James W. Lomax, 45 acres of Campo Santo and 17 acres of La Cantera Tract, 10 years from 1942.

13/19
Oil, gas lease from Mercurio Martinez to James W. Lomax, 942 acres of Casa Verde and La Selva Tracts, 10 years from 1942.

13/20
Oil, gas lease from Mercurio Martinez to James W. Lomax, 173 acres of Los Cerritos Pasture and 16 acres of Los Cerritos Field, 10 years from 1942.

13/21
Oil, gas lease from Mercurio Martinez to Raymond Snow, 985 acres, 1951.

13/22
Release of oil, gas lease from Fidelity Oil and Royalty Company to Mercurio Martinez 985 acres of Guacalito tract, 1940.

13/23
Release of oil, gas lease from Fidelity Oil and Royalty Company to Mercurio Martinez 973 acres of La Trinidad Tract, 1940.

13/24
Letter to George J. Gay concerning house rent, 1942.

13/25
Copy of Court Judgment in Luis Sciaraffa vs. Rafael Sciaraffa, 1929.

13/26
Sketch of replot of Sciaraffa property and order of petition duly approved, 1935.

13/27
Copy of Final Decree in Luis Sciaraffa vs. Rafael Sciaraffa, 1930.

13/28
Letter from Yale Hicks concerning a Sciaraffa lot, 1942.

13/29
Easement from Eudoxio Martinez to Mercurio Martinez concerning a lane to and from Cerritos Pasture, 1941.

13/30
Release of oil, gas lease from Magnolia Petroleum Company to Mercurio Martinez, 448 acres, 1940.

13/31
Combination of Mercurio Martinez's safe, 1940.

13/32
Field notes on 45 acres of El Campo Santo Tract, 17 acres of La Loma (La Cantera) Farm, and 942 acres of La Selva and Casa Verde Ranches, 1929.

13/33
Field notes on La Selva Farm, Casa Verde Farm, and Las Cabras Pasture in one body surveyed along outside fence, 1929.

13/34
Bill of sale of narrow strip of land sold by Adela U. de Martinez to Primitivo Uribe, 1941.

13/35
Copies of rental receipts paid by James W. Lomax on Cerritos Pasture, Cerritos Farm, and Recuerdo Farms, 1944-1945.

13/36
Oil, gas rentals paid by James W. Lomax on El Campo Santo Tract, El Guacalito Tract, La Trinidad, 1944-1945.

13/37
Opinion of Court in Baldomero Chacon vs. Consolacion H. Bruni affirming title for Jesus Trevino, 1939.

13/38
Premium paid on car insurance policy by Mercurio Martinez, 1946-1947.

13/39
Premium paid on car insurance policy by Mercurio Martinez, 1947-1948.

13/40
Premium paid on car insurance policy by Mercurio Martinez, 1948-1949.

13/41
Premium paid on car insurance policy by Mercurio Martinez, 1949-1950.

13/42
Premium paid on accident policy by Mercurio Martinez, 1945-1947.

13/43
Premium paid on accident policy by Mercurio Martinez, 1945-1947.

13/44
Employer Identification Number, Social Security Account.

13/45
Contract for farm rent between Mercurio Martinez and Juan B. Montalvo, 1947.

13/46
Health records and diet of Mercurio Martinez, 1955

13/47
Social Security and Marriage license numbers of Mercurio Martinez and his family.

13/48
Genealogies of Juan Jose Gutierrez.

13/49
Records of Lic. Felipe A. Kazan's political campaign in 1940.

13/50
Mercurio Martinez's teaching certificate, 1910-1914.

13/51
Appointment of Mercurio Martinez to the Good Roads Commission, 1919.

13/52
Genealogy of Joaquien Cuellar, Porcion 36, Zapata County.

13/53
Letter of recommendation for Mercurio Martinez from Yale Hicks, 1942.

13/54
Petition to Mercurio Martinez to teach school in Zapata, Texas, 1916.

13/55
Telegram showing the appointment of Mercurio Martinez to Quarrentine Guard, Zapata County, 1917.

13/56
Farm rental agreement between Mercurio Martinez and Agapito Vela, 1947.

13/57
Letter from Benjamin Martinez to Mercurio Martinez, 1910.

13/58
Oil, gas lease from Mercurio Martinez to H. Mecom, 143 acres for 10 years from 1947.

13/59
Hotel rental agreement from Josefa Cardenas to Mercurio Martinez, 1935.

13/60
Letter certifying Mercurio Martinez as Independent Executor of Estate of Guadalupe Uribe de Martinez, 1935.

13/61
Bill of sale for frame house from Lila Benavides to Mercurio Martinez, 1932.

13/62
Bill of sale for 2 frame houses from Procopio Lozano and wife to Mercurio Martinez, 1937.

13/63
Promissory note forms.

13/64
Replot and request for legal opinion of Lot 166-1/2 and share No. 18, and a map of San
Ygnacio.

13/65
Bill of sale for a mule from Blanca M. Gutierrez to Mercurio Martinez, 1947.

13/66
A report of Texas History and of Perote Fort, Vera Cruz, Mexico.

13/67
An old copy of the General Vicita of Laredo, Texas, when the Laredo Porciones were surveyed. June 9, 1767,

13/68
Newspaper biography of George Washington.

13/69
Note saying "bundle of tax receipts moved from steel cabinet to Gavinete Azul (Blue Cabinet) in Box 1 of No. 379."

13/70
Corrected field notes of Pedernal Grant, Zapata County, Concerning case of Filiberto Pena vs. Texas, 1907.

13/71
Genealogy of Celso Uribe and family, Porcion 35, Zapata, County.

17/1
Deposit slips and notes paid the Bank of Zapata, 1953-1958.

17/2
Copy of Right-of-way Deed from Mercurio Martinez to State of Texas, 1933.

17/3
Deposit slips, Union National Bank, special account, 1952.

17/4
Copy of "Bensten Law" authorizing relocation of townsite in Zapata County inundated by Falcon Dam, 1944.

17/5
Copy of a partition of land by and between Felipe Francisca and David Martinez.

17/6
Social and Political life of Proceso Martinez, by Mercurio Martinez, 1951.

17/7
Autobiography of Mercurio Martinez, This is one of the most complete of the several autobiographies in these papers. 1952.

17/8
A trip taken by Mercurio Martinez down Rio Grande in a steam-boat from Dolores Ranch to San Juan Farm in 1902, written, 1951.

17/9
Creation and short history of Zapata County.

17/10
Contract between County Commissioners of Zapata County and Virgil Lott and Mercurio Martinez to write the history of the county, 1951.

17/11
Note saying "Jose Maria Pena Vidaurri to Cosme Martinez removed to be used in case of Enrique Martinez vs. Vidaurri, " 1956.

17/12
Tax receipts and records of Maria M. de Ponce property to 1948.

17/13
Back taxes of Maria Telles property (in care of Mercurio Martinez), 1949.

17/14
Newspaper article on Manuel J. Raymond as appeared in Laredo Times, March 22, 1951.

17/15
A poem by Mercurio Martinez about he and Mr. Lucas and the Falcon Dam and Reservoir, 1951.

17/16
Bill of sale from Experanza Penn et. al. to Mercurio Martinez for a house in Laredo, 1953.

17/17
Some verses of Antonio Plaza.

17/18
Registration certificate (for draft) of Mercurio Martinez, 1918.

17/19
Copy of Partition Deed by and between Jose Angel Uribe, Ignacia Uribe, and Jovita Uribe, 1896.

17/20
A poem about local political parties and elections, 1952.

17/21
Bills paid and expenses for rent house at 505-1/2 S. Meadow, 1953.

17/22
Map of and history of Falcon Dam and Power Plant, 1953.

17/23
Copy of Partition Deed by and between Jose Angel Uribe, Jovita Urbie, and Ignacia Uribe, 1915.

17/24
Proposed lease of a building in New Zapata from Mercurio Martinez to Southwestern Bell Telephone for 1 year from 1953.

17/25
Bills and expenses on the Tomas Trevino property, 1952, 1953, and 1954.

17/26
Bills and expenses on house at 505-1/2 S. Meadow, 1953

17/27
Poems and verses by Mercurio Martinez concerning he and G. W. Lucas, 1951.

17/28
Notification from International Boundary and Water Commission concerning Mercurio Martinez's job as an Interpreter, 1952.

17/29
Letters of recommendation to U. S. Civil Service for Mercurio Martinez, 1951.

17/30
Designation of Beneficiary by Mercurio Martinez as a U. S. employee, 1952.

17/31
Various personnel forms on Mercurio Martinez as interpreter for International Boundary and Water Commission, 1953.

17/32
Group Medical and Surgical Service - health insurance for Mercurio Martinez as a government employee, 1952.

17/33
Deed from Jose Maria Margil Vidaurri to Hipolito Pena, Used in a case in 1956. 1879.

17/34
School matters concerning Mercurio Martinez, Jr., and Rosa C. Martinez.

17/35
Right-of-way from Proceso Martinez to County of Zapata across San Andres Pasture, 1931.

17/36
Lease agreement from Mercurio Martinez to Ed Dillard, 1954.

22/1
Statements showing lines on maps concerning the Cosme Martinez Tract in Dolores Subdivision of Borrego Grant, related to the case of Martinez vs. Vidaurri, 1957.

22/2
Note saying "Map showing the San Ignacio, Corralitos and Dolores Subdivisions. Porcions and the north corner showing the 5000 varas wide judgement (Decree) is found among maps of steel cabinets rolled maps."

22/3
Field notes and map of Recuerdo Ranch-Farm situated in Dolores SubdivisionBorrego Grant, 1910.

22/4
Heirship and biography of Cosme Martinez, grandfather of Mercurio Martinez, 1958.

22/5
Short history of Zapata County in 1858, including an account of moving the county seat after the construction of Falcon Dam, by Mercurio Martinez, 1958.

22/6
Copy of deed from Jovita Uribe to Ernesto M. Uribe, subject to life estate, 1958.

22/7
Field notes of tract of land of 99-1/2 acres, known as La Independencia, and 179 acres, known as La Abundancia, owned by Proceso Martinez.

22/8
Affidavit of heirship by Loreto Trevino de Botello as to children and heirs of her father Tomas Maria Trevino, 1940.

22/9
Map of Zapata County at its 100 year anniversary, showing land ownership. 1958,

22/10
Translation of a Spanish Partition Deed between Margarita Benavides Trevino, heirs of Manuel B. Trevino, Jose Angel Uribe et. al., 1924.

22/11
Copy of a special deed from Jovita Uribe to the Bishop of Corpus Christi, 1948.

22/12
Copies of deeds (briefs) from Blanca and Filia Martinez, children of Serafin Martinez, 1959.

22/13
Sketch of sewer connection of Lots 4 and 6, Block 906 E. D. Laredo, 1958.

22/14
Statement of Mercurio Martinez in reference to San Ygnacio Subdivision, Borrego Grant owned by Jesus Trevino, et. al.; also affidavit of Mercurio Martinez in reference to the Jaral Pasture, also in San Ygnacio Subdivision, 1958.

22/15
Sketch showing tracts of land in Dolores Subdivision of Cosme Martinez tract, taken by U. S. Government.

22/16
Maps, field notes, and other descriptions of San Antonio Pasture, Dolores Subdivision, Borrego Grant, 1958.

22/17
A poem by Mercurio Martinez entitled Danza - Titulada, about two of his friends, Judge R. D. Wright and E. James Kazen, 1958.

22/18
Family tree and map of land of Antonio Gutierrez and descendents of Josefina Cuellar, compiled 1952-1958.

22/19
A report to Charles L. Short, U. S. District Attorney, about parcels of land taken from Mercurio Martinez by U. S. Government in San Ygnacio and Dolores Subdivision, 1958.

22/20
Affidavit of Mercurio Martinez in reference to chain of title of Recuerdo Ranch, and affidavit of Eusebio Villegas as to the long and continuous possession of said ranch of Mercurio Martinez, 1958.

22/21
AAA Roadmap of Mexico, 1957.

22/22
Sketch of sewer and water lines in Block 7, Block 91 W. D. Laredo.

22/23
Map showing parcels of land taken by U. S. Government out of shares in the names of heirs of Cosme Martinez, Dolores Subdivision, Borrego Grant.

22/24
Map showing parcels of land taken by U. S. Government out of Share 14, known as Campo Santo Tract, San Ygnacio Subdivision, Borrego Grant.

22/25
List of lands owned by Mercurio Martinez in vicinity of San Ygnacio, known as Campo Santo Tract, also Callejon de Martinez, 1958.

22/26
Copy of map of the partition of San Ygnacio Subdivision made in 1896 by Gutierrez, Uribe, and Benavides; also a list of partial distances of upper and lower lines of said subdivision.

22/27
Memo of lease agreement of Proceso Martinez and J. M. Sanchez, 1958.

22/28
Record of La Selva Ranch acres leased to Juan Bustamante Montalvo; also 666 acres leased to J. M. Sanchez in Casa Verde and Las Cabras, 1958.

22/29
Sketch map of partition of land of Felipe, David, Francisca Martinez, out of Porcion 52, Webb County, 1939 agreement.

22/30
Copy of map of Partition of San Ygnacio Subdivision by and between the Gutierrez, Benavides and Uribe families, 1896.

22/31
Records of cost of sewer and toilet at 520 S. Mendiola Avenue and Diaz Street, Lot 7, Block 906 E. D. Laredo, 1958.

22/32
Map of a partition by and between Guadalupe Uribe de Martinez, et. al., also shows tract purchased by Mercurio Martinez from Rosa and Simona Uribe, 1927; 1943.

22/33
Part of field notes of the west or northwest line of Zapata (Webb-Zapata boundary line).

22/34
Sketch showing distances of Uribe-Benavides boundary line to La Selva Ranch, 1915.

22/35
Replot of Lot 191, Block 32, San Ygnacio, 1946.

22/36
Will and other papers of Juvenal Martinez and wife, 1958.

32/1
Financial records of the Hicks and Dickson Law Firm, Laredo 1939-1941.

32/2
A history of San Ygnacio by Mercurio Martinez and other papers including notes for the will Josefa Moreno de Lopez, old photographs 1913-1939.

32/3
Correspondence, records and other materials related to the activities of Hixdixbob Corporation C. H. Lewis, including a map Mirando City, Texas 1928-1941.

32/4
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and the Ed Kasch Company of San Marcos, Texas about cotton seed, 1927-1928.

32/5
Papers related to the U. S. citizenship of José Lozano, 1940.

32/6
Papers concerning tax matters of Edward H. Lange, 1935-1938.

32/7
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1924-1929.

32/8
Notes, letters, a map and bills related to the management of Gen. McReeve 's land in Jim Hogg County, Texas, 1924-1940.

32/9
Wills of Mercurio Martinez, 1925, Guadalupe Uribe de and Jose Antonio Navarro 1870.

32/10
Correspondence, clippings, and other materials related to Laredo politics, 1920-1941, including a very interesting exchange of letters between John W. Ward Robert Bobbitt, March 20, 1934.

32/11
Papers and genealogical charts concerning the estate of Francisco de la Garza case Marulanda Luis, Porción 30, Webb County, Texas 1819-1934.

32/12
R. L. Bobbitt account with W. H. Wise, Publishers, 1932-1933.

32/13
Business and financial records, Hicks, Dickson, Bobbitt, Laredo office, 1928-1929.

32/14
Correspondence, copies of legal papers, and maps related to lands be divided between the A. M. Bruni estate Isidoro other members a Martinez family, 1913-1941.

32/15
Records of La Trinidad Ranch, owned by Mercurio Martinez and managed Guadalupe Bustamente, 1933-1936.

32/16
Descendants of Pedro Bustamante and Micaela Villarreal de the numerous descendants their granddaughter, Alejandra Arredondo Bustamente Rodriguez.,

32/17
Business correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and the Cliett Cotton Breeding Farms of San Marcos, Texas, 1933-1939.

32/18
Financial records of the estate Margarita de la Garza.,

35/1
Notes, sketch maps and copies of legal papers related to the estate M. H. Whittier properties I. Westbrook, 1928-1941.

35/2
Correspondence and financial records concerning Felipe Martinez of Sauz Ranch, Webb County, Texas 1939-1942.

35/3
Inventories of office supplies and books the Hicks, Dickson Bobbitt Law firm, 1923-1941.

35/4
Agricultural Conservation Program records for Mercurio Martinez 's farms, Recuerdo, Guadalupe La Selva and Casa Verde 1939.

35/5
Agricultural reports and folders, 1943.

35/6
Original and English translations of letters from Juan N. Cortez, Natchitochez, La. to Bernardo Gutierrez 1825, J. A. Flores Jesus M. Gonazles Dolores, Texas 1903.

35/7
Notes, sketch maps, correspondence and copies of documents related to lands in Porción 52, Webb County owned by Felipe Francisca Davíd Martinez 1913-1939. Also see Box 35-6.

35/8
Notes, sketch maps, accounts, and copies of legal papers related to settling the estate Proceso Martinez, Sr., 1937.

35/9
Letters, notes, bills and a clipping related to the death of Proceso Martinez, Sr. 1937.

35/10
Notes, letters and genealogies related to the estate of A. M. Bruni, 1939-1941.

35/11
Legal forms, mostly blanks.

35/12
Land sale papers, 1931-1932.

35/13
Papers related to the business of Alonzo de la Garza, 1944.

35/14
Genealogy of José Clemente Gutierrez, original grantee Porción 41 Zapata County including family trees Ramirez families and lineage Cristina Treviño wife Mercurio Martinez 1931-1938.

35/15
Correspondence and other papers related to the immigration of Adolph Pedro Ibarra from Mexico United States, 1944.

35/16
Spanish language newspaper clippings on health.

35/17
Tax papers of Pedro and Romulo Martinez, 1947-1948.

35/18
Mercurio Martinez 's laundry lists, 1946.

35/19
Notes and drafts of letters petitions related to immigration María Gutierrez José Cerda, 1948.

35/20
Papers concerning immigration of Manuel Gallegos.,

35/21
Affidavit by Irma Rodriguez de Hernandez and a note from Mercurio Martinez about Cleofas la Garza, 1947.

35/22
Papers of Proceso Martinez, Sr., including a statement concerning the citizenship Eudoxio Parédes 1922-1937.

38/1
Correspondence, notes and other materials relating to veterans Rafael Guajardo at Casa Verde farm, 1924-1948.

38/2
Papers and sketch maps related to the Presa de las Cabras, 1943.

38/3
Sketch Maps and notes related to Las Cabras Tío Garza tanks, 1943-1945.

38/4
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and Eduardo Montalvo Benavides-Hinojosa genealogy, 1945.

38/5
Miscellaneous correspondence, mostly between Mercurio Martinez and Robert Lee Bobbitt N. A. Quintanilla concerning the estate of Benita M. de Uribe other matters.

38/6
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and his son, 1948.

38/7
Correspondence and copies of legal papers relating to the Martinez family division lands in San Ygnacio, 1927-1945.

38/8
Papers related to business of Enrique Martinez, 1950.

38/9
Copies of wills, oil and gas leases, other papers related to Martinez Uribe lands, 1908-1943.

38/10
Papers related to the estate of Eusebio García and Josefa Guerra de Amador.,

38/11
Sketches and figures of the Las Cabras Tank on Ranch La Selva, 1938-1940.

38/12
A note saying "File 195 Eudosur Martinez-Josefina M. de Martinez etc. taken out and placed in steel cabinet. "

38/13
Correspondence, copies of legal papers, will and citizenship status Jesús María Uribe, 1941-1947.

38/14
Correspondence with Sister Joan de Arch, Lady of the Lake College San Antonio about Pastorela performed in Ygnacio and other folklore, 1949.

38/15
Oil and gas Rental Receipts other receipts, 1948-1949.

38/16
Mercurio Martinez income tax returns, 1940-1944.

38/17
Papers and accounts related to the estate of Margarita G. de la Garza, 1942-1948.

38/18
Some rough figures on family expenses of Mercurio Martinez, 1946-1951.

38/19
An inventory and some expenses concerning Cerritos pasture, 1949.

38/20
Insurance, ownership, and repair expense documents for automobiles, 1931-1947.

42/1
Bills and receipts of Mercurio Martinez, unsorted, 1953-1954.

42/2
Bills and receipts of Mercurio Martinez, unsorted, 1953-1954.

42/3
Bills and receipts of Mercurio Martinez, unsorted, 1953-1954.

42/4
Bills and receipts of Mercurio Martinez, unsorted, 1950.

42/5
Bills and receipts of Mercurio Martinez, unsorted, 1950.

42/6
Bills and receipts of Mercurio Martinez, unsorted, 1949-1950.

42/7
Bills and receipts of Mercurio Martinez, unsorted, 1949-1950.

42/8
Correspondence about Zapata and Falcon Dam, 1947-1950.

42/9
Newspaper articles about Zapata and Falcon Dam, 1947-1951.

42/10
Correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and renters of Casa Verde Pasture, Amador Uribe J. M. Sanchez, 1942-1946.

49/1
Correspondence and copies of legal papers related to Cristina T. Martinez, guardian the estate Felicidad Sylvia Treviño 1954-1960.

49/2
Operating instructions for a Kenmore automatic washer.

49/3
Documents, correspondence, and field notes relating to the case of Maria Vidaurri de Herbst, et. al. vs. Enrique Martinez (Antonio), 1937-1960.

49/4
Papers concerning personal matters of Mercurio Martinez and his wife Cristina T. regarding social security, 1957.

49/5
Lease agreements between heirs of Proceso Martinez and Charles Flynn, 1952-1955. Copy cancellation Trusteeship conferred upon Robert Lee Bobbitt Mercurio Martinez, Jr., Copies map some farms owned by

49/6
Agricultural and Washington newsletters, 1956-1958, papers concerning Rancho San Andres Presa del Toro.,

49/7
U. S. Army recruiting booklets for high school students.

49/8
Copies of lands owned by A. M. Bruni, and breakdown land ownership the José Vasquez Borrego Grant.,

49/9
Lease agreement between H. P. Truke and Pablo Sepeda, 1948. Property appraisal of property Reyes Gutierrez wife, 1946. Several handwritten conveyance land titles.

49/10
Handwritten documents and statements pertinent to the estate of Primitivo Uribe, 1955.

49/11
Documents relating to U. S. Government purchase of 85.237 acres land in Zapata County from Mercurio Martinez, 1952.

49/12
Bill of sale two tracts land from Mercurio Martinez to Primitivo Uribe, 1942, and clippings other papers, 1932-1949.

49/13
Correspondence in Spanish with Luis Treviño, 1960.

49/14
Copy of case brief filed Derly Uribe vs. Zapata County Independent School Board contesting a bond election, 1952.

49/15
Automobile and house insurance policies premium statements, unsorted, 1954-1958.

49/16
Documents and legal instruments concerning the disposition of Las Ratones Ranch including the following parties, Camuto Pena, Victor María del Refugio de López 1955.

51/1
Legal statement and assorted notes of land descriptions pertaining to Antonio Martinez, son Emilio 1955-1959.

51/2
Power of attorney document for Primitivo Martinez to sell certain lands in Laredo, 1958.

51/3
Survey maps, various sketches and notes replot of Rosa Simona Uribe share San Ygnacio addition, 1934-1954.

51/4
Income tax records for 1953.

51/5
A review of some property by Mercurio Martinez for Minerva Salinas, 1959

51/6
Guarantee and operating instructions for a Coldspot refrigerator.

51/7
Copies of U.S. office Rent Stabilization statements and clippings, 1951-1952. Correspondence with tenants, 1953.

51/8
Deed records and correspondence of Primitivo Martinez also James Haynes, Jr., Attorney, 1961.

51/9
Report cards and correspondence certificate of St. Agustin School, Mercurio Martinez, Jr. 1956-1957.

51/10
Additional records of Mercurio Martinez, Jr., and Laredo Junior College.

51/11
Letters and school records of Rosa Martinez, daughter Mercurio 1956-1961. Also, unsorted bills receipts.

51/12
Bank records, repair bills, tax unsorted, 1950s.

51/13
Papers related to the property of Gonzala Martinez de Torres, 1947-1953.

51/14
A miscellaneous file containing personal letters, brochures, bills of sale, and announcements, 1959-1961.

58/9: Genealogical chart of the descendants of Jesus Treviño and Viviana Gutierrez, founders of San Ygnacio, Texas.

58/10: Map showing the subdivisions of the José Vasquez Borrego Grant in Zapata and Webb Counties, blueprint, 1921

58/11: Map of San Ygnacio, Zapata County, Texas, blueprint.