A Legacy of Broadening Access
Soon after acquiring the Bexar Archives, the University of Texas began translating the documents for use by English-reading researchers. A decision to translate the years 1804 to 1808, the period following the Louisiana Purchase, was made to satisfy the immediate needs of contemporary historians. Following the completion of those years, the translation efforts shifted to a chronological approach, starting with documents from 1717. In the intervening years, twenty-five translators have produced over two hundred volumes of translations. A portion of these volumes was made available on microfilm, with others only in bound format until the launch of the Bexar Archives Online. Currently the Briscoe Center has made 184 volumes available on this site, representing the materials from 1717 to 1792. Translations for the years 1717 to 1802 (approximately 250 volumes) are available upon request for use in the reading room as well as in the Bexar County Clerk’s office.
For the convenience of our patrons, digitized translations can be browsed by year or by translation volume.
1720s
1720
Vol. 1, December 24, 1717 -- November 28, 1730
Vol. 2, December 25, 1731 -- June 25, 1733
Vol. 3, July 8, 1733 -- July 30, 1733
Vol. 4, October 4, 1733
Vol. 5, October 5, 1733 -- December 31, 1734
Vol. 6, January, 1735 -- April, 1735
Vol. 7, May, 1735 -- December, 1735
Vol. 8, January 24, 1736 -- May 24, 1736
Vol. 9, June 25, 1736 -- January 24, 1738
Vol. 10, March 22, 1738
Vol. 11, April 9, 1738 -- August 26, 1739
Vol. 12, February 1, 1741
Vol. 13, February 27, 1741 -- September 25, 1741
Vol. 14, December 15, 1741
Vol. 15, October 4, 1742 -- November 3, 1744
Vol. 16, November 4, 1744
Vol. 17, January 16, 1745 -- July 31, 1746
Vol. 18, September 3, 1746 -- June 8, 1747
Vol. 19, January 15, 1748 -- July 19, 1749
Vol. 20, July 21, 1749 -- August 22, 1749
Vol. 21, July 19, 1949 -- July 28, 1750
Vol. 22, November 11, 1749 -- February 17, 1750
Vol. 23, January 5, 1751 -- December 31, 1751
Vol. 24, February 21, 1752
Vol. 25, April 7, 1752 -- September 25, 1752
Vol. 26, July 17, 1753 -- July 30, 1754
Vol. 27, September 10, 1754 -- September 13, 1754
Vol. 28, September 20, 1754 -- February 19, 1755
Vol. 29, May 6, 1755
Vol. 29a, 1755-1787
Vol. 30, January 17, 1756 -- February 9, 1757
Vol. 31, January 13, 1757 -- August 14, 1757
Vol. 32, November 5, 1757 -- December 31, 1759
Vol. 33, January 2, 1760 -- October 20, 1760
Vol. 34, August 26, 1760 -- December 31, 1761
Vol. 35, 1761-1762
Vol. 36, August 14, 1756 -- July 1, 1762
Vol. 37, December 15, 1756 -- December 31, 1762
Vol. 38, March 26, 1761 -- December 31, 1763
Vol. 39, January 2, 1764 -- December 18, 1764
Vol. 40, February 24, 1764 -- August 12, 1764
Vol. 41, August 16, 1764
Vol. 42, August 30, 1764 -- July 18, 1765
Vol. 43, July 18, 1765 -- July 28, 1766
Vol. 44, September 14, 1766 -- August 8, 1767
Vol. 45, September 12, 1767 -- April 21, 1768
Vol. 46, May 2, 1768 -- December 31, 1768
Vol. 47, January 23, 1769 -- December 31, 1769
Vol. 48, January 7, 1770 -- October 26, 1770
Vol. 49, February 10, 1771 -- September 28, 1771
Vol. 50, October 1, 1771 -- December 21, 1771
Vol. 51, January 7, 1772 -- March 24, 1772
Vol. 52, April 1, 1772 -- April 28, 1772
Vol. 53, May 5, 1772 -- December 17, 1772
Vol. 54, January 6, 1773 -- June 30, 1773
Vol. 55, July 28, 1773 -- December 8, 1773
Vol. 56, January 4, 1774 -- July 31, 1774
Vol. 57, August 1, 1774 -- October 3, 1774
Vol. 58, October 13, 1774 -- October 28, 1774
Vol. 59, November 1, 1774 -- December 21, 1774
Vol. 60, January 15, 1775 -- April 18, 1775
Vol. 61, May 9, 1775 -- December 20, 1775
Vol. 62, January 1, 1776 -- June 28, 1776
Vol. 63, July 4, 1776 -- February 26, 1777
Vol. 64, March 7, 1777
Vol. 65, March 8, 1777 -- July 15, 1777
Vol. 66, July 21, 1777 -- December 31, 1777
Vol. 67, January 1, 1778 -- January 11, 1778
Vol. 68, January 11, 1778 -- April 15, 1778
Vol. 69, April 20, 1778 -- August 8, 1778
Vol. 70, August 11, 1778 -- October 9, 1778
Vol. 71, August 14, 1778 -- September 22, 1778
Vol. 72, September 23, 1778 -- October 13, 1778
Vol. 73, October, 14, 1778 -- October 22, 1778
Vol. 74, October 22, 1778 -- October 31, 1778
Vol. 75, September 24, 1778 -- November 6, 1778
Vol. 76, November 6, 1778 -- December 31, 1778
Vol. 77, January 4, 1779 -- January 28, 1779
Vol. 78, January 28, 1779 -- February 15, 1779
Vol. 79, February 20, 1779 -- March 15, 1779
Vol. 80, March 16, 1779 -- April 30, 1779
Vol. 81, May 1, 1779 -- May 29, 1779
Vol. 82, June 1, 1779 -- June 14, 1779
Vol. 83, June 16, 1779 -- July 12, 1779
Vol. 84, July 15, 1779 -- July 28, 1779
Vol. 85, August 1, 1779 -- August 16, 1779
Vol. 86, August 17, 1779 -- August 31, 1779
Vol. 87, September 1, 1779 -- September 29, 1779
Vol. 88, October 2, 1779 -- October 19, 1779
Vol. 89, October 20, 1779 -- November 7, 1779
Vol. 90, November 10, 1779 -- December 20, 1779
Vol. 91, December 20, 1779 -- December 31, 1779
Vol. 92, January 1, 1780 -- January 31, 1780
Vol. 93, February 1, 1780 -- February 29, 1780
Vol. 94, March 8, 1780 -- March 31, 1780
Vol. 95, April 1, 1780 -- April 26, 1780
Vol. 96, May 1, 1780 -- May 30, 1780
Vol. 97, June 1, 1780 -- June 2, 1780
Vol. 98, June 3, 1780 -- June 15, 1780
Vol. 99, June 16, 1780 -- June 26, 1780
Vol. 100, July 2, 1780 -- August 12, 1780
Vol. 101, August 16, 1780 -- August 21, 1780
Vol. 102, September 7, 1780 -- September 19, 1780
Vol. 103, September 20, 1780 -- September 30, 1780
Vol. 104, October 3, 1780 -- October 23, 1780
Vol. 105, November 1, 1780 -- November 14, 1780
Vol. 106, November 15, 1780 -- December 30, 1780
Vol. 107, January 1, 1781 -- May 10, 1781
Vol. 108, June 4, 1781 -- December 31, 1781
Vol. 109, January 2, 1782 -- February 9, 1782
Vol. 110, February 14, 1782
Vol. 111, February 25, 1782 -- March 11, 1782
Vol. 112, May 1, 1782 -- August 1, 1782
Vol. 113, September 1, 1782 -- October 31, 1782
Vol. 114, November 1, 1782 -- December 31, 1782
Vol. 115, January 1, 1783 -- February 28, 1783
Vol. 116, March 8, 1783 -- March 31, 1783
Vol. 117, April 5, 1783 -- April 8, 1783
Vol. 118, April 28, 1783 -- April 30, 1783
Vol. 119, May 18, 1783 -- September 30, 1783
Vol. 120, October 1, 1783 -- November 30, 1783
Vol. 121, December 2, 1783 -- January 15, 1784
Vol. 122, January 17, 1784 -- February 29, 1784
Vol. 123, March 1, 1784 -- March 29, 1784
Vol. 124, March 29, 1784
Vol. 125, March 30, 1784 -- May 14, 1784
Vol. 126, May 16, 1784 -- June 23, 1784
Vol. 127, July 1, 1784 -- July 30, 1784
Vol. 128, August 1, 1784 -- August 24, 1784
Vol. 129, September 1, 1784 -- December 31, 1784
Vol. 130, January 3, 1785 -- February 26, 1785
Vol. 131, March 1, 1785 -- April 30, 1785
Vol. 132, May 2, 1785 -- June 23, 1785
Vol. 133, July 1, 1785 -- September 26, 1785
Vol. 134, October 1, 1785 -- October 29, 1785
Vol. 135, November 2, 1785 -- December 31, 1785
Vol. 136, January 1, 1786 -- February 27, 1786
Vol. 137, March 1, 1786 -- April 30, 1786
Vol. 138, May 1, 1786 -- June 30, 1786
Vol. 139, July 1, 1786 -- July 31, 1786
Vol. 140, August 1, 1786 -- August 31, 1786
Vol. 141, September 1, 1786 -- September 30, 1786
Vol. 142, October 2, 1786 -- November 30, 1786
Vol. 143, December 1, 1786 -- December 31, 1786
Vol. 144, January 1, 1787 -- March 31, 1787
Vol. 145, April 1, 1787 -- July 31, 1787
Vol. 146, August 1, 1787 -- September 30, 1787
Vol. 147, October 31, 1787
Vol. 148, November 1, 1787 -- November 30, 1787
Vol. 149, December 1, 1787 -- December 31, 1787
Vol. 150, 1787
Vol. 151, January 3, 1788 -- January 31, 1788
Vol. 152, February 1, 1788 - February 18, 1788
Vol. 153, February 23, 1788 -- March 31, 1788
Vol. 154, April 4, 1788 -- May 31, 1788
Vol. 155, June 5, 1788 -- July 31, 1788
Vol. 156, August 1, 1788 -- September 30, 1788
Vol. 157, October 1, 1788 -- November 30, 1788
Vol. 158, December 1, 1788 -- January 31, 1789
Vol. 159, February 1, 1789 -- March 31, 1789
Vol. 160, April 1, 1789 -- May 31, 1789
Vol. 161, June 1, 1789 -- August 31, 1789
Vol. 162, September 6, 1789 -- November 30, 1789
Vol. 163, December 1, 1789 -- January 31, 1790
Vol. 164, February 5, 1790 -- March 31, 1790
Vol. 165, April 3, 1790 -- June 30, 1790
Vol. 166, July 3, 1790 -- August 15, 1790
Vol. 167, August 15, 1790 -- September 21, 1790
Vol. 168, September 22, 1790 -- October 16, 1790
Vol. 169, October 18, 1790
Vol. 170, October 21, 1790 -- November 28, 1790
Vol. 171, December 1, 1790 -- December 6, 1790
Vol. 172, December 7, 1790 -- December 31, 1790
Vol. 173, January 2, 1791 -- March 12, 1791
Vol. 174, March 15, 1791 -- April 28, 1791
Vol. 175, May 2, 1791 -- June 30, 1791
Vol. 176, July 1, 1791 -- August 31, 1791
Vol. 177, September 2, 1791 -- October 31, 1791
Vol. 178, November 1, 1791 -- December 31, 1791
Vol. 179, December 6, 1791
Vol. 180, January 1, 1792 -- February 29, 1792
Vol. 181, March 1, 1792 -- March 31, 1792
Vol. 182, April 1, 1792 -- May 15, 1792
Vol. 183, May 16, 1792 -- June 30, 1792
Vol. 184, July 1, 1792 -- August 31, 1792
Vol. 185, September 3, 1792 -- September 29, 1792
Vol. 186, October 1, 1792 -- October 31, 1792