Letter and reports regarding the municipal government's administration and the court, with a petition for a lenient trial in the case of Jose Antonio Valdez, a soldier who escaped from the Goliad prison, April 18, 23 & 25, 1835

Three separate letters written on a single leaf of paper. One side contains two separate statements concerning city government and court expenses. On the reverse is a plea for leniency on behalf of José Antonio Delahoz, a soldier who escaped from Goliad Prison, and took refuge in the Parish Church. Asks the authorities to keep in mind that “he was seeking divine protection and for that reason… [begs and asks] for lenience in the sentence, and gentleness in law that judges him.” 2 pp.This document is an English translation of the "Carta e informes con respeto a la administración del gobierno municipal y el tribunal, con una petición por un juicio lenitivo en el caso de José Antonio Valdez, soldado escapado de la cárcel de Goliad, 18, 23, 25 de avril 1835." Translated by Lorena Gauthereau-Bryson. The language of the original document is Spanish