THE DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS LIBRARY

 

Col 917

John W. Smith Papers

1822-1934

 

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Collection information

 

Physical description: 4 document boxes

Acquisition: Gift of Zelime Vance Gillespie and Ethel Tobin Greenwald, 1961

Processed by: Warren Stricker, 1999

 

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Table of contents

 

 

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Biographical note

 

Born in Virginia in 1792, John William Smith (whose given name was William John Smith; the order of his names was reversed after his arrival in Texas) moved to Missouri when young.  He married Harriet Stone there in 1821, and was the father of three children.  He developed an interest in Texas and planned to accompany empresario Green DeWitt to his colony, but, according to family tradition, his wife refused to accompany him, and eventually obtained a divorce.  Smith left for Texas in 1826, settling first in Gonzales, before establishing a permanent home in San Antonio de Bexar.

 

Smith soon converted to Catholicism, and in 1830 married María Jesusa Delgado Curbelo, a member of a local family.  The couple was to have six children.  Smith become actively involved in business and government in San Antonio, developing a mercantile trade and pursuing the buying and selling of land.  His public service during his early years in San Antonio included the position of military storekeeper.  The Texas Revolution in 1835-36 found him at the center of events.  Smith’s familiarity with San Antonio was valuable to the Texan force in the Siege of Bexar, as he helped plan the attack on the Mexican forces in the city.  When the Alamo was besieged in February 1836, Smith led a small group of reinforcements from Gonzales to San Antonio, and was the final messenger sent from the fort before its fall.  He then joined with the Texan army and served as a scout, eventually participating in the Battle of San Jacinto.

 

Returning to San Antonio, he resumed his various activities.  He was the first mayor of the city after its incorporation under the new Republic of Texas.  Over the remainder of his life he also served as city alderman, Bexar County Assessor, Clerk of the county court, County Treasurer, San Antonio Postmaster, and in other offices.  He was elected to the Texas Senate in 1842 and served until his death in Washington-on-the-Brazos in 1845.

 

Smith was survived by five of his children and his wife, who was the administrator of her husband’s estate.  In 1848 María Jesusa Smith married James B. Lee, and remained in San Antonio until her death in 1894.

 

Scope and content note

 

Encompassing records of business activities and public service, the John W. Smith Papers consist of correspondence, legal documents, financial documents, and printed material.  The papers are organized into eight series:

 

I. Correspondence, which includes letters to and from Smith, letters of other individuals contemporary to Smith’s life, and later letters involving family members or research into Smith’s life.

 

II. Estates, which includes documents of various types associated with the administration of the estates of several individuals.  Organized in subseries by the name of the decedent, most of the estate records consist of a few documents, many of the items related to land held by the estate.  Included here are items from the estates of two men killed in the Battle of the Alamo, David Crockett and Toribio Losoya.  More detailed is the record of the Lysander Wells estate, which includes Wells’ personal papers as well as estate documents.  Records of Wells’ service the Texas Army are found here, including letters regarding the burial of James Collinsworth.  Also within the Wells papers are documents associated with Wells’ administration of yet another estate, that of James W. Tinsley.

 

III. Land Records, further organized into subseries by document type, includes applications for land grants or the return of land, grants, survey field notes, deeds and other transactions, inventories of land holdings, and miscellaneous notes and fragments of documents.  Most items are related to land in San Antonio and Bexar County, and much of the material deals with John W. Smith’s acquisition and surveying of land for himself and others.  Several items are also associated with Smith’s business partner, Enoch Jones.  Some items date from the administration of the Smith estate.

 

IV. Financial Documents, in subseries by document type, are primarily promissory notes, bills and accounts, drafts, and receipts recording routine business transactions.

 

V. Legal Documents, in subseries by document type, include powers of attorney, contracts and agreements, and documents associated with legal proceedings.  A photocopy of the will of José Antonio Navarro is part of this series.

 

VI. Miscellaneous Business Papers include Smith’s inventories of his papers, receipts for documents, and miscellaneous memoranda and fragments.

 

VII. Government Records consist of documents associated with governmental functions, probably in Smith’s possession in connection with his service on various public bodies.  Items date from the government of San Antonio under Mexico and local government as part of the Republic of Texas.  Early items include decrees and orders from the government of Coahuila y Texas, including an 1835 order issued by General Martín Perfecto de Cós regarding the growing rebellion in Texas.  Correspondence of the ayuntamiento of San Antonio concerns the provision of firewood.  An appointment from the provisional government of Texas concerns formation of a commission to negotiate with the Comanche Indians.  Later items are associated with a variety of government activities, including a report on appropriations for protection of the frontier, records of taxes and fees, post office bills, and applications for business licenses.

 

VIII. Printed Material is made up of a few miscellaneous items, including a transcript of the published obituary of John W. Smith.

 

Items within each series and subseries are arranged chronologically.

 

In addition to names mentioned above, the papers document a number of early residents of San Antonio and Texas, including Hezekiah Bissell, William Henry Daingerfield, George M. Dolson, Charles P. Flack, Henry Wax Karnes, R.R. Royall, Juan Nepomuceno Seguín, John S. Simpson, D.C. Van Derlip and Cornelius Van Ness.

 

 

 Box/Folder

 

 

I. CORRESPONDENCE

 

 

 

John W. Smith correspondence

 

 

1/1

Walter C. White, Columbia, Texas, to John W. Smith, 1834 September 23

 

 

1/2

Samuel McQuerey to J.W. Smith, 1835 May 7

 

 

1/3

Joseph S. Martin, Jr., Gonzales, Texas, to John Smith, San Antonio, Texas, 1835 May 8

 

 

1/4

Juan Nepomuceno Seguín, Bexar,  to Juan Smith, 1836 February 5

 

 

1/5

Ramon Músquiz, Monclova, Coahuila, to Juan G. Esmit, Bejar, 1839 June 6

 

 

1/6

María Antonia García de Galvan, Guadalupe Victoria, to Juan Esmit, San Antonio, Texas, 1840 January 9

 

 

1/7

[Miguel] Arciniega to [John W.] Smith, 1840 July 2

 

 

1/8

[Miguel] Arciniega to [John W.] Smith, 1840 September 12

 

 

1/9

 [John W. Smith], San Antonio, Texas, to E. Lawrence Stickney, 1841 July 31

 

 

1/10

E.S.C. Robertson, Austin, Texas, to John W. Smith, San Antonio, Texas, 1842 June 7

 

 

1/11

John W. Smith, San Antonio, Texas, to John Shields and Jacob Harper, 1842 July 1 (2 versions)

 

 

1/12

John W. Smith, Washington, Texas, to Enoch Jones, St. Louis, Missouri, 1842 November 26 (transcript)

 

 

1/13

Item removed from papers

 

 

1/14

Cornelius Van Ness to John W. Smith, undated

 

 

1/15

Vicente Garza to John W. Smith, undated

 

 

 

 

 

Contemporary correspondence

 

 

1/16

Nicolas Flores, Bejar, to Antonio Mancha, 1835 May 21

 

 

1/17

Adrian Woll, to Thomas Rusk, 1836 May 12 (copy)

 

 

1/18

José Antonio Navarro, Bexar, to C. Van Ness, 1838 March 19

 

 

1/19

Florencio Canales, Laredo, Texas, to Samuel Williams, 1838 July 30

 

 

1/20

P. Villa Sarats, Guadalupe Victoria, to Roque Catexi, Bexar, 1840 April 23

 

 

1/21

Item removed from papers

 

 

 

 

 

Family and research correspondence

 

 

1/22

______ to J.B. Lee, 1848 August 4 (incomplete)

 

 

1/23

Joseph Smith, to S.A. Maverick, San Antonio, Texas, 1850 March 5

 

 

1/24

W.A. Menger, San Antonio, Texas, to ______, 1852 May 28

 

 

1/25

Henry Völcker, San Antonio, Texas, to _______,   1852 May 28

 

 

1/26

P.L. Buquor to Mr. Van Derlip, 1852 May 29

 

 

1/27

Henry Gillum, San Antonio, Texas, to James R. Lee, Bexar County, Texas, 1869 July 23

 

 

1/28

M. Martin, Port Lavaca, Texas, to William L. Thompson, San Antonio, Texas, 1894 April 23

 

 

1/29

Mrs. Val C. Giles, Austin, Texas, to Mrs. A.B. Looscan, Houston, Texas, 1900 July 11

 

 

1/30

E.G. Littlejohn, Galveston, Texas, to Mrs. H.M. Newton, San Antonio, Texas, 1907 November 18

 

 

1/31

E.G. Littlejohn, Galveston, Texas, to Mrs. Frank Morgan Gillespie, San Antonio, Texas, 1934 May 24

 

 

1/32

Harriet Smither, Austin, Texas, to Mrs. Frank M. Gillespie, San Antonio, Texas, 1934 June 5

 

 

1/33

Amelia Williams, Austin, Texas, to Mrs. Gillespie, 1934 September 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. ESTATES

 

 

1/34

Hezekiah Bissell estate, J.W. Dancy, administrator

 

 

 

Deed: José Rivas to Hezekiah Bissell, 1837 October 7

 

 

 

Certificate: grant to Hezekiah Bissell, assignee of José Rodriguez, 1838 March 5

 

 

 

Public notice: sale of Hezekiah Bissell property, 1839 March 27

 

 

 

Bill of sale: J.W. Dancy to E. Jones, 1839 May 7

 

 

 

Survey: Hezekiah Bissell, assignee of José Rodriguez, 1839 May 17

 

 

 

Draft: Jon. W. Dancy to John W. Smith, 1840 August 12

 

 

 

 

1/35

David Crockett estate, John W. Smith, administrator

 

 

 

Survey field notes: John W. Smith, administrator of David Crockett estate, 1838 September 5

 

 

 

Survey field notes: David Crockett estate, 1838 September 5

 

 

 

Receipt: B. McCulloch to John W. Smith, 1839 March 8

 

 

 

 

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Toribio Losoya estate, John W. Smith, administrator

 

 

 

Letter of administration: John W. Smith, 1838 February 6

 

 

 

Survey field notes: John W. Smith, administrator of Toribio Losoya estate, 1838 September 1

 

 

 

 

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Eugenio Navarro estate, John W. Smith, administrator

 

 

 

Survey field notes: John W. Smith, administrator of Eugenio Navarro estate, 1838 June 29

 

 

 

Survey field notes: John W. Smith, administrator of Eugenio Navarro estate, 1838 June 29

 

 

 

Receipt: L.B. Franks to John W. Smith, 1838 July 26

 

 

 

Public notice: 1839 June 6

 

 

 

Defendant’s answer: Marcos A. Veramendi vs. John W. Smith, 1844 August 26

 

 

 

Patent records: cover, undated

 

 

 

 

1/38

Esmerigildo Ruíz estate, John W. Smith, administrator

 

 

 

Survey field notes: John W. Smith, administrator of Esmerigildo Ruíz estate, 1838 September 30

 

 

 

Account statement: ca. 1841

 

 

 

Fee bill: 1843 August 31

 

 

 

 

1/39

Manuela Saucedo heirs, John W. Smith, guardian

 

 

 

Fee bill: 1843 August 31

 

 

 

 

1/40

Cornelius Skinner estate, William E. Howth, administrator

 

 

 

Letter of administration: 1838 October 25

 

 

 

 

 

Lysander Wells estate, John W. Smith, administrator

 

 

 

Correspondence

 

 

1/41

H[ayden?] Arnold, Nacogdoches, Texas, to Major [Lysander] Wells, 1836 August 12

 

 

 

H. Millard, Camp Johnson, to Col. Wells, 1836 September 26

 

 

 

Juan Nepomuceno Seguín, to D.M. Barnett, 1836 October 22

 

 

 

H.C. Davis, Camp Independence, to the Officers Commanding this Company and Regiment, 1837 April 4

 

 

 

_______ Tomlin, Texana, to Col. Wells, 1837 June 6

 

 

1/42

William S. Fisher, Secretary of War, Columbia, Texas, to Lysander Wells, 1837 June 11

 

 

 

George W. Hockley, Secretary of War, to Lt. Col. Wells, Galveston, Texas, 1838 July 15

 

 

 

George W. Hockley, Secretary of War, Houston, Texas, to Lysander Wells, Galveston, Texas, 1838 July 16

 

 

 

J. Wilson Copes to Lysander Wells, Galveston, Texas, 1838 July 19

 

 

 

George W. Hockley, Secretary of War, to Lt. Col. Wells, Galveston, Texas, 1838 July 20

 

 

1/43

Military records

 

 

 

Furlough: John Dorsey, 1837 October 25

 

 

 

Certificate of service: Lysander Wells, 1838 January 12

 

 

 

Leave of absence: Lysander Wells, 1838 June 11

 

 

 

Leave of absence: Lysander Wells, 1838 September 10

 

 

 

Leave of absence: Lysander Wells, 1838 September 21

 

 

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Bills and accounts

 

 

 

Conti St. Hotel to Lysander Wells, 1837 January 28; 1837 May 30

 

 

 

William Murry to Lysander Wells, 1838 June 22

 

 

 

League Andrews and Co. to Lysander Wells, 1838 October 15

 

 

 

George T. Howard to J.W. Tinsley, 1839 March 20

 

 

 

Cooke and Ewing to Lysander Wells, 1839 May 22

 

 

 

Lysander Wells to Quartermaster’s Department, 1839

 

 

 

League Andrews and Co. to Col. Wells, undated

 

 

1/45

Receipts

 

 

 

Edward Dwyer to Lysander Wells, 1837 October 24

 

 

 

League Andrews and Co. to Lysander Wells, 1838 January 2

 

 

 

W.E. Howth to Col. Wells, 1838 April 14

 

 

 

Lysander Wells to John W. Smith, 1838 May 31

 

 

 

Hilton and Jarvis to Lysander Wells, 1838 July 6

 

 

 

Richard Nixon to L. Wells, 1838 August 22

 

 

 

Charles Bigelow to Lysander Wells, 1838 September 13

 

 

 

Charles Bigelow to Lysander Wells, 1838 September 14

 

 

 

Ambrosio Rodriguez to Lysander Wells, 1839 April 12

 

 

 

Clark and Co. to L. Wells, 1839 May 14

 

 

 

W.D. Lee to Lysander Wells, 1840 February 10

 

 

1/46

Promissory note

 

 

 

E. Sage to L. Wells, 1838 July 18

 

 

1/47

Draft

 

 

 

William Scott to Charles Bigelow, 1838 September 12

 

 

1/48

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

Authorization to collect debt, William Pierpont to Lysander Wells, 1838 September 19

 

 

1/49

James W. Tinsley estate: Lysander Wells interest

 

 

 

Receipt: William Twomey to Lysander Wells,  1838 May 9

 

 

 

Receipt: R.C. Trimble to L. Wells, 1838 May 31

 

 

 

Account statement: William Henry Daingerfield to estate of William Tinsley, 1838 October 3

 

 

 

Account statement: James Ingram to estate of J.W. Tinsley, 1838 October 7

 

 

 

Receipt: John W. Smith, clerk of Probate Court, to L. Wells, 1838 October 22

 

 

 

Receipt: George T. Howard to Lysander Wells, 1840 July 6

 

 

 

Receipt: William Henry Daingerfield to F.L. Paschal, 1840 August 26

 

 

 

Account statement: Lysander Wells to J.W. Tinsley estate, 1840

 

 

 

Order: inventory of estate, undated

 

 

 

Receipt: F.L. Paschal to John W. Smith, undated

 

 

 

Notes: receipts in favor of Wells vs. Tinsley, undated

 

 

1/50

Wells estate records

 

 

 

Inventory: Lysander Wells property, 1840 July 14

 

 

 

Inventories: Lysander Wells property, undated

 

 

 

Account statement: James H. Brown, undated

 

 

 

 

1/51

Juan José Zambrano estate

 

 

 

Authorization of division of property, 1841 October 25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. LAND RECORDS

 

 

 

Applications and petitions

 

 

2/52

José, Juan and Jacinto Delgado, petition for return of land, 1824 January 1

 

 

2/53

Juan Angel Seguín, report on petition of John W. Smith, 1833 February 14

 

 

2/54

José María Balmaceda? report on petition of Green DeWitt, 1833

 

 

2/55

Casimero de la Garza, application for grant, 1837 August 14

 

 

2/56

John Carter, application for grant, 1838 June 20

 

 

2/57

J.D. Kirkpatrick, application for surveys, 1838 September 15

 

 

2/58

Juan José Arocha, petition for return of land, 1838 September 28

 

 

2/59

John W. Smith, application for survey, 1839 November 29

 

 

2/60

[John W. Smith?], notes on applications for lands, 1839 November 29

 

 

2/61

José N. Arocha, petition for return of land, undated

 

 

2/62

Grant application forms, manuscript

 

 

2/63

Grant application forms, printed

 

 

 

 

 

Grants and patents

 

 

2/64

José Manuel de la Garza, 1824 March 27

 

 

2/65

Thomas Gray, 1824 May 4

 

 

2/66

José Dario Zambrano, 1824 April 8

 

 

2/67

Nathan Rogers, 1824 May 4

 

 

2/68

José Antonio Valdez y Gonzales, 1833 October 25

 

 

2/69

Byrd Lockhart, 1834 April 1

 

 

2/70

Seth Marvin, 1838 March 1

 

 

2/71

John W. Smith, bounty warrant, 1838 January 10 (photocopy)

 

 

2/72

John W. Smith, donation certificate, 1838 July 23 (photocopy)

 

 

 

           

 

Survey field notes

 

 

2/73

Vicente Gotari, 1833 December 25

 

 

2/74

John W. Smith, 1838 May

 

 

2/75

John W. Smith, 1838 May 17 (photocopy)

 

 

2/76

John W. Smith, assignee of Felipe Gaytan, 1838 May 24

 

 

2/77

John W. Smith, assignee of José María Arocha, 1838 June 1 (photocopy)

 

 

2/78

John W. Smith, assignee of José María Arocha, 1838 June 1

 

 

2/79

John W. Smith, assignee of José María Arocha, 1838 June 1

 

 

2/80

John W. Smith, assignee of José Bernardino Niesta, 1838 June 1

 

 

2/81

John W. Smith, assignee of José María Arocha, 1838 June 2

 

 

2/82

John W. Smith, assignee of María del Pilar Pereida, 1838 August 5

 

 

2/83

John W. Smith and Enoch Jones, assignees of María de la Luz Guerra, 1838 September 2

 

 

2/84

John W. Smith and Enoch Jones, assignees of María de la Luz Guerra, 1838 September 2

 

 

2/85

John W. Smith, agent of Charles P. Flack, assignee of María Teresa Bernal, 1838 September 4

 

 

2/86

John W. Smith, agent of Charles P. Flack, assignee of Manuel Lopez, 1838 September 14

 

 

2/87

John W. Smith, agent of Seth Marvin, 1838 September 20

 

 

2/88

John W. Smith, assignee of Fernando Carillo, 1838 September 25

 

 

2/89

John W. Smith and Enoch Jones, assignees of Antonio Gonzales, 1838 October 1

 

 

2/90

John W. Smith and Enoch Jones, assignees of María Escolastica Días, 1838 October 1

 

 

2/91

John W. Smith, assignee of Trinidad Varcinas, 1838 October 10

 

 

2/92

John W. Smith, assignee of Dolores Castañeda, 1838 October 14

 

 

2/93

John W. Smith, assignee of José María Galvan, 1838 October 15

 

 

2/94

John W. Smith, 1840 February 16

 

 

2/95

John W. Smith and Enoch Jones, assignees of María Escolastica Dias, transcript, 1856 September 9

 

 

2/96

Frederick Hielmiller, undated

 

 

2/97

Guadalupe River land, undated

 

 

2/98

Unidentified tract, undated

 

 

 

 

 

Deeds

 

 

2/99

José Manuel de la Garza to Juan Martín de Veremendi, 1831 November 28

 

 

2/100

Clemente Delgado to Josefa Delgado, 1832 October 29

 

 

2/101

Francisco Hernandez to John Sutherland, 1836 February 13

 

 

2/102

Manuel Casillas to John W. Smith, 1837 May 22

 

 

2/103

John Rockwell to John W. Smith, 1837 May 24

 

 

2/104

Francisca Curbier to John W. Smith, 1837 May 25

 

 

2/105

María Pablo Zoto to John W. Smith, 1837 June 19

 

 

2/106

María Teresa Bernal to Charles P. Flack, 1837 July 22

 

 

2/107

José Antonio Delgado to John W. Smith, 1837 August 11

 

 

2/108

Casimero de la Garza to John W. Smith, 1837 August 14

 

 

2/109

Fernando Carrillo to John W. Smith, 1837 November 18

 

 

2/110

Yrrineo Casillas to John W. Smith, 1837 December 9

 

 

2/111

María Antonio Segura to William H. Steele, 1837

 

 

2/112

Margarita del Toro to John W. Smith, 1838 March 14

 

 

2/113

Pedro Flores y Morales to John W. Smith, 1838 June 30

 

 

2/114

Francisca Ximenes to R.R. Royall, 1838 July 15

 

 

2/115

Juan Andres Zambrano, guardian of José Angel Navarro heirs, to John W. Smith, 1838 August

 

 

2/116

José Antonio Navarro to John W. Smith, 1838 August

 

 

2/117

Luciano Navarro to John W. Smith, 1838 August

 

 

2/118

Juan José Megia to R.R. Royall, 1838 September 1

 

 

2/119

John W. Smith to Joseph Baker, 1839 January 3

 

 

2/120

María Josefa Flores, et al., to William Henry Daingerfield, 1839 January 29

 

 

2/121

John Lewis to John W. Smith, 1839 February 8

 

 

2/122

José Antonio Delgado to John W. Smith, 1839 May 14

 

 

2/123

Franklin L. Paschal, Bexar County Sheriff, to John W. Smith, 1841 November 23 (William Boggess estate property)

 

 

2/124

Franklin L. Paschal, Bexar County Sheriff, to John W. Smith, 1841 November 23 (Pinckney Caldwell property)

 

 

2/125

Franklin L. Paschal, Bexar County Sheriff, to John W. Smith, 1841 November 23 (George M. Dolson estate property)

 

 

2/126

Franklin L. Paschal, Bexar County Sheriff, to John W. Smith, 1841 November 23 (Jacob Eberly estate property; incomplete photocopy)

 

 

2/127

Franklin L. Paschal, Bexar County Sheriff, to John W. Smith, 1841 November 23 (Elisha Floyd estate property)

 

 

2/128

Franklin L. Paschal, Bexar County Sheriff, to John W. Smith, 1841 November 23 (Joseph Hilliard estate property)

 

 

2/129

Franklin L. Paschal, Bexar County Sheriff, to John W. Smith, 1841 November 23 (John McCreary estate property)

 

 

2/130

Franklin L. Paschal, Bexar County Sheriff, to John W. Smith, 1841 November 23 (Seth Marvin estate property)

 

 

2/131

Franklin L. Paschal, Bexar County Sheriff, to John W. Smith, 1841 November 23 (Jonathan C. Peyton estate property)

 

 

2/132

Franklin L. Paschal, Bexar County Sheriff, to John W. Smith, 1841 November 23 (Joseph P. Young estate property)

 

 

2/133

John S. Simpson to John W. Smith, 184?

 

 

2/134

James L. Trueheart, Bexar County Assessor and Collector, to María Jesusa Lee, 1847 July 11 (Pinckney Caldwell estate property, photocopy)

 

 

2/135

James L. Trueheart, Bexar County Assessor and Collector, to María Jesusa de Lee, 1848 August 10 (C.B. Stewart land)

 

 

2/136

James L. Trueheart, Bexar County Assessor and Collector, to María Jesusa de Lee, 1848 August 10 (C.P. Flack land)

 

 

2/137

Josefa Delgado to María Jesusa de Lee, administratrix of the John W. Smith estate, 1848 November 3

 

 

2/138

María Jesusa de Lee, administratrix of the John W. Smith estate, to William R. James, 1852 May 4

 

 

2/139

María Jesusa de Lee, administratrix of the John W. Smith estate, to Joseph Ritter, 1852 June 16

 

 

2/140

María Jesusa de Lee, administratrix of the John W. Smith estate, to Henry E. White, 1852 July 26

 

 

 

 

 

Other land transactions

 

 

2/141

John W. Smith to Jesus Fernandez, memorandum of agreement, 1836 May 28

 

 

2/142

Enoch Jones and John W. Smith, payment for surveying and perfecting titles, 1838 April 19

 

 

2/143

R.J. Jones to María Jesusa de Lee, mortgage, 1852 June 14

 

 

2/144

J.H. Beck to María Jesusa de Lee, mortgage, 1852 June 24

 

 

2/145

C.E. Jefferson to María Jesusa de Lee, mortgage, 1852 June 26

 

 

2/146

W.A. Andross to María Jesusa de Lee, mortgage, 1852 August 26

 

 

2/147

Samuel W. Barker to María Jesusa de Lee, mortgage, 1852

 

 

2/148

James Gross to María Jesusa de Lee, mortgage, 1852

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories and lists

 

 

3/149

Taxable property of Charles P. Flack, 1840 May 26

 

 

3/150

Taxable property of Enoch Jones and John W. Smith, 1840 May 26

 

 

3/151

Taxable property of John W. Smith, 1840 May 26

 

 

3/152

Domingo Bustillo property, 1841 April 29

 

 

3/153

E. Jones and John W. Smith, assessment list, 1841 October 15

 

 

3/154

John W. Smith, assessment list, 1841 October 15

 

 

3/155

John S. Simpson and wife, tax list, 1844

 

 

3/156

John W. Smith, tax list, 1844

 

 

3/157

E. Jones and J.W. Smith, tax list, 1844

 

 

3/158

Surveyed lands, undated

 

 

3/159

Surveys in the General Land Office, undated

 

 

3/160

John W. Smith, miscellaneous lists

 

 

3/161

John W. Smith estate, list of grants, undated

 

 

3/162

John W. Smith estate, sales in New Braunfels, undated

 

 

 

 

 

Notes and fragments

 

 

3/163

Statement concerning records of lands in the archives, 1837

 

 

3/164

Statement of J.L. Hood concerning José Luis Carbajal grant, 1839 February 1

 

 

3/165

Notes on deeds in John W. Smith estate, 1855 February 10 (3 items)

 

 

3/166

Documents concerning land of ______ Saucedo, undated

 

 

3/167

María Jesusa de Lee and James B. Lee transactions, undated

 

 

3/168

Miscellaneous notes

 

 

3/169

Fragments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS

 

 

 

Promissory notes

 

 

3/170

Josef Arocha to Cortes y Huppe, 1822 January 15

 

 

3/171

Pedro _____ to Francisco Wyatt, 1829 January 2

 

 

3/172

Juan G. Esmith to Manuel Yturri Castillo, 1830 May 13

 

 

3/173

Silberio Flores to José Antonio de la Garza, 1832 October 19

 

 

3/174

Ephraim Anderson to John W. Smith, 1835 December 27

 

 

3/175

Edward Gritten to John W. Smith, 1836 February 12

 

 

3/176

A. Neill to George M. Dolson, 1836 May 14

 

 

3/177

T. Thompson to John W. Smith, 1837 June 19

 

 

3/178

Perry James to John W. Smith, 1837 June 19

 

 

3/179

Charles Wright to John W. Smith, 1837 September 8

 

 

3/180

José Montes to Juan G. Smith, 1837 October 12

 

 

3/181

Andres Guzman to Juan G. Smith, 1837 October 14

 

 

3/182

Joseph F. Johnson to John W. Smith, 1837 November 30

 

 

3/183

P.B. Iles to John W. Smith, 1838 March 20

 

 

3/184

Juan A. Zambrano to Juan G. Smith, 1838 March 24

 

 

3/185

William Thomey to John W. Smith, 1838 April 9

 

 

3/186

Leandro de Arreola to John W. Smith, 1838 August 16

 

 

3/187

C. Van Ness to John W. Smith, 1838 October 26

 

 

3/188

[Miguel] Arciniega to John W. Smith, 1838 November 6

 

 

3/189

A. Neill to James Baker, 1839 May 23

 

 

3/190

John D. Morris to John W. Smith, 1839 June 5

 

 

3/191

José Antonio Valdés to John W. Smith, 1839 June 11

 

 

3/192

C. Van Ness to John W. Smith, 1839 October 9

 

 

3/193

Juan José Ximenes to S. Roque Catesi, 1839 October 22

 

 

3/194

Joseph S. Martin to John W. Smith, 1839 December 31

 

 

3/195

H.W. Karnes to John W. Smith, 1840 April 20

 

 

3/196

Antonio Menchaca to Ambrocio Rodriguez, 1840 August 16

 

 

3/197

Mowrey B. Irvin to John W. Smith, 1840 September 28

 

 

3/198

John N. Seguín and John W. Smith to E. Hazen, 1840 October 12

 

 

3/199

Juan J. Rodriguez to John W. Smith, 1841 April 19

 

 

3/200

James Goodman to John W. Smith, 1842 February 26

 

 

3/201

D.C. Ogden to John W. Smith, 1844 August 3

 

 

 

 

 

Bills and accounts

 

 

3/202

Y. Arocha to Juan G. Smith, 1832 February 29

 

 

3/203

Estevan Villareal to Manuel Rodriguez, 1836 November 30

 

 

3/204

Joseph Baker to Manuel Tarin, 1837 September 6

 

 

3/205

John W. Smith to Republic of Texas, 1837 November 4

 

 

3/206

Cruger and Moore to John W. Smith, 1838 July 7

 

 

3/207

Cruger and Moore to John W. Smith, 1839, 1843

 

 

3/208

A. Roque Catesi to Juan Ximenes, 1840 August 18

 

 

3/209

John W. Smith to estate of H.W. Karnes, 1840 December 2

 

 

3/210

John W. Smith to C. Van Ness, 1840

 

 

3/211

Roque Cateri, 1840

 

 

3/212

John W. Smith to estate of C. Van Ness, 1842 July 7

 

 

3/213

John W. Smith to William Henry Daingerfield, 1843 February 13

 

 

3/214

John W. Smith to John Brown, 1843 December 21

 

 

3/215

General Land Office to Charles P. Flack, 1844 July 19

 

 

3/216

John W. Smith to C. Van Ness, undated

 

 

3/217

John W. Smith to William Richardson, undated

 

 

3/218

Walter C. White to estate of John Sawyer, undated

 

 

3/219

A. Roque Catisi to [boat?] Cristobal Colombos, undated

 

 

Oversize documents

E. Jones and John W. Smith, expenses in locating land, undated

 

 

 

 

 

Orders and drafts

 

 

3/220

George A. Denrite to John W. Smith, 1831 January 13

 

 

3/221

Elial Melton to bearer, 1836 January 6

 

 

3/222

A.R. Bodman to John W. Smith, 1837 July 11

 

 

3/223

Erastus Smith to bearer, 1837 October 6

 

 

3/224

William P. Delmour to  ______ Murphree, 1838 October 20

 

 

3/225

D.Y. Portis to John W.Smith, 1839 January 23

 

 

3/226

John W. Smith to bearer, 1839 October 27

 

 

3/227

C. Van Ness to José Casiano, 1839 November 9

 

 

3/228

James W. Robinson to _____ Cotting, 1840 September 22

 

 

3/229

U. Cotting to [John W.] Smith, 1840 November 12

 

 

3/230

J.W. Robinson to [John W.] Smith, 1840 December 16

 

 

3/231

R.T. Higginbotham to ______ Elary, 1841 May 9

 

 

3/232

John W. Smith to Francisco Mesa, 1842 August 21

 

 

3/233

William Henry Daingerfield to John W. Smith, 1842 December 8

 

 

3/234

John W. Smith to Christina Terry, 1844 March 27

 

 

3/235

John W. Smith to Malinda Black, 1844 March 27

 

 

 

 

 

Receipts

 

 

3/236

Y. Arocha to [John W. Smith], 1833 February 4

 

 

3/237

José Antonio Navarro to Juan G. Esmith, 1834 June 28

 

 

3/238

José Antonio Navarro to [John W.] Esmith, 1834 November 28

 

 

3/239

Samuel M. Williams to John W. Smith, 1835 February 16

 

 

3/240

Ygnacio Arocha to Luciano Navarro, 1835 February 25

 

 

3/241

J.N. Flores to María Calvillo, 1835 December 30

 

 

3/242

Edward Gritten to John W. Smith, 1836 February 12

 

 

3/243

Baker and Borden to John W. Smith, 1836 March 18

 

 

3/244

Juan A. Zambrano to Juan W. Smith, 1837 September 18

 

 

3/245

Miguel Arciniega to Juan G. Smith, 1837 November 2

 

 

3/246

S.H. Miles to John W. Smith, 1837 October 27

 

 

3/247

Joseph S. Martin to J.W. Smith, account of J.L. Hood and Co., 1837 December 6

 

 

3/248

Henry Smith, Secretary of the Treasury, to Trimble and Lindsey, 1837 December 19

 

 

3/249

C. Van Ness to John W. Smith, 1838 April 6

 

 

3/250

John Smith to John W. Smith, 1838 May 18

 

 

3/251

José Montes to William Henry Daingerfield?, 1838 August

 

 

3/252

Manuel _____ to William H. Daingerfield, 1839 March 5

 

 

3/253

E.L. Stickney, Commissioner of Revenue, to J.J.H. Grammont, 1840 August 15

 

 

3/254-256

Tax receipts, 1840

 

 

3/257

John S. Simpson, Bexar County Receiver of Land Dues, to John W. Smith, 1841 May 31

 

 

3/258

Tax receipts, 1841

 

 

3/259

J.H. Hawkins to John W. Smith, 1843 June 14

 

 

3/260

H.H. Collin to John W. Smith, 1844 February 1

 

 

3/261

Tax receipt, John W. Smith, 1844

 

 

3/262

Tax receipt, James B. Lee, 1886

 

 

 

 

 

Other financial transactions

 

 

3/263

C. Van Ness, transfer of fees due to John W. Smith, 1839 May 17

 

 

 

C. Van Ness, statement of fees due John W. Smith, 1839 September 25

 

 

 

 

 

Notes and fragments

 

 

3/264

Miscellaneous notes

 

 

3/265

Fragments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V. LEGAL DOCUMENTS

 

 

 

Powers of attorney

 

 

4/266

William Richardson to Richard R. Randolph, 1837 April 27

 

 

4/267

Joseph Baker to John W. Smith, 1838 February 5

 

 

4/268

Charles P. Flack to John W. Smith, 1838 April 18

 

 

4/269

John Quincy to R.R. Royall, 1838 June 18

 

 

4/270

Hensley Ensloe to R.R. Royall, 1838 June 20

 

 

4/271

George Huff to John W. Smith, 1839 March 4

 

 

4/272

William Lusk and John Levering to John W. Smith, 1839 March 8

 

 

4/273

Enoch Jones to John W. Smith, 1839 March 26

 

 

4/274

George M. Dolson to John W. Smith, 1839 November 9

 

 

4/275

George M. Dolson to John W. Smith, 1841 September 9

 

 

4/276

Enoch Jones to John W. Smith, 1842 February 19

 

 

4/277

John D. Morris to John W. Smith, 1844 December 19

 

 

4/278

John M. Smith, et al., heirs of John W. Smith, to William L. Thompson, 1885 July 21

 

 

4/279

John M. Smith, et al., revocation of power of attorney to William L. Thompson, 1894 May 2

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts and agreements

 

 

4/280

Enoch Jones and John W. Smith, 1837 April 8

 

 

4/281

William H. Daingerfield and Sesario Camona, 1839 March 5

 

 

4/282

Noel F. Roberts and A.G. and J.W. Holland, 1839 October 26

 

 

4/283

Vicente Tarin and Agapo Gaytan, 1840 November 28

 

 

4/284

William Twomey and José Casiano, 1841 September 4

 

 

4/285

John W. Smith and D.C. Van Derlip, 1844 May 21

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds

 

 

4/286

Charles P. Flack to John W. Smith, 1838 April 18

 

 

4/287

Joseph W. Garraty to John W. Smith, 1838 June 25

 

 

 

 

 

Legal proceedings

 

 

4/288

Bond: William J. Bryan, H.W. Karnes and C. Van Ness to William Patterson, 1839 May 13

 

 

4/289

Bond: W.H. Patton and Nepomuceno Arocha for Vicente Hernandez, 1840 March 25

 

 

4/290

Complaint: Nepomuceno Arocha against Antonio Guajardo, 1840 April 24

 

 

4/291

Bond: W.H. Patton and José María Flores for Antonio Guajardo, 1840 April 25

 

 

4/292

Summons: to Juan Ximenes, complaint of Roque Catique, 1840 August 20

 

 

4/293

Account: amount due from Henry W. Karnes purchase of Vincente Micheli land, 1840 December 26

 

 

4/294

Summons: to Refugio de la Garza, complaint of Wilson Riddle, 1842 February 12

 

 

4/295

Notice: D.C. Van Derlip, lawyer’s fees due in Howard and Ogden vs. John N. Seguín and Gertrudis Flores de Seguín, 1844 March 11

 

 

4/296

Summons: to John W. Smith, complaint of Justo Travieso, 1844 June 11

 

 

4/297

Complaint: Juan José de la Cruz, undated

 

 

4/298

Fee bill: C.R. Ballard vs. H.H. Rayman, undated

 

 

 

 

 

Will

 

 

4/299

José Antonio Navarro, 1870 February 15 (photocopy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/300

Notes and fragments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS PAPERS

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

4/301

Papers of John W. Smith, 1844 August 10

 

 

Oversize documents

Papers deposited with Josefa Flores, 1844 August 10

 

 

4/302

Deeds, ca. 1844

 

 

4/303

List of possessions, undated

 

 

 

 

 

Receipts

 

 

4/304

Joseph F. Johnson to John W. Smith, for papers, 1837?

 

 

4/305

Michael Erskine to María Jesusa Smith, for field notes, 1845 August 22

 

 

4/306

John Twohig to María Jesusa Smith, for papers, 1845 August 22

 

 

4/307

James L. Trueheart to D.C. Van Derlip, for papers of John S. Simpson, 1848 March 20

 

 

4/308

Van Derlip and Mitchell to James B. Lee, for deed, 1856 January 7

 

 

 

 

4/309

Memoranda

 

 

 

 

4/310

Fragments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII. GOVERNMENT RECORDS

 

 

4/311

Decree: Coahuila y Texas, 1829 July 7

 

 

4/312

Order: José María de Letona, 1831 May 25

 

 

4/313

Appointment: José Antonio Saucedo, 1831 June 17

 

 

4/314

Complaint: Ramon Musquiz, kidnapping of slaves, 1832 June 3

 

 

4/315

Decree: Coahuila y Texas, 1834 April 29

 

 

4/316

Order: Juan Nepomuceno Seguín, 1834 July 27

 

 

4/317

Decree: Coahuila y Texas, 1835 March 14

 

 

4/318

Decree: Coahuila y Texas, 1835 May 18

 

 

4/319

Declaration: Martín Perfecto de Cós, 1835 July 5

 

 

4/320

Appointment: Edward Burleson, J.C. Neill, John W. Smith, Francisco Ruíz, and Byrd Lockhart, commissioners to treat with Comanche Indians, 1836 January 17

 

 

4/321

Letter: Ayuntamiento de Bejar to Domingo Bustillo, [1836?] April 10

 

 

4/322

Letter: Ayuntamiento de Bejar to Mariano Seguín, Juez de Campo, 1836 April 15

 

 

4/323

Letter: Alcalde de Bejar to Aniseto Martinez, 1836 April 16

 

 

4/324

Letter: Alcalde de Bexar to Bruno Huizar, 1836 April 16

 

 

4/325

Letter: Manuel Seguín, Juez de Campo, to Alcalde de Bejar, 1836 May 9

 

 

4/326

Letter: to Alcalde de Bejar, 1836 May 9

 

 

4/327

Letter: Ayuntamiento de Bexar to Juezes de Campo de los Ranchos de Abajo y Medina, 1836 May 21

 

 

4/328

List: individuals selling wood, ca. 1836

 

 

4/329

Receipt: J.L. Hood to John W. Smith, for assessment list, 1838 January 20

 

 

4/330

Certificate: Citizenship of John S. Simpson, 1838 January 22

 

 

4/331

Letter: John P. Borden, Commissioner, General Land Office, Houston, Texas, to Chief Justice and President of the Board of Land Commissioners, Bexar County, 1839 February 13

 

 

4/332

Certificate: appointment of John W. Smith Clerk of the County Court, Bexar County, 1839 March 29 (photocopy)

 

 

4/333

List: Clerk’s fees due, District Court, 1841 February 1

 

 

4/334

Letter: John S. Simpson, Chief Justice, Bexar County, to John C. Hays, notice of election, 1840 September 10

 

 

4/335

Letter: Joseph Waples to John S. Simpson, 1840 October 10

 

 

4/336

Application: G.W. White, for retail merchandise license, 1841April 10

 

 

4/337

Application: H.G. Moore, for receipt to obtain retail merchandise license, 1841 May 19

 

 

4/338

Application: J.B. Tucker, for receipt for merchant license, 1841 June 10

 

 

4/339

Application: Edward Dwyer for receipt to obtain retail merchandise license, 1841 June 18

 

 

4/340

List: Republic of Texas and county tax, 1841 July 28

 

 

4/341

Account statement: Post Office to James McGloin, ca. 1841 August

 

 

Oversize documents

Report: docketed suits, Bexar County District Court, 1842 January 17

 

 

4/342

Account statement: Post Office to C. Van Ness, 1842 April 1

 

 

Oversize documents

Statement:  appropriations for the protection of the frontier, 1842

 

 

4/343

Appraisal: property of H.H. Raymond, 1843 August 1

 

 

4/344

Bill: Crueger and Moore to John W. Smith, Bexar County, undated

 

 

4/345

Account statement: J.C. Morgan to Bexar County, undated

 

 

4/346

List: fees due, undated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII. PRINTED MATERIAL

 

 

4/347

Obituary: John W. Smith, 1845 January 18 (typescript copy)

 

 

4/348

Pamphlet: Rules Adopted by the City Council of San Antonio to Govern the Transmission of Electricity for Lights or Power, 1891

 

 

Oversize documents

Circular: Railroad Commission of Texas, 1897

 

 

Oversize documents

Certificate: Appointment of J.W. Tobin First Lieutenant, Quartermaster and Commissary, Texas volunteer guards, 1890