Bexar Archives Online - Translations

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.

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