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Document is handwritten in unknown language, some Spanish words. Nahuatl? Possibly evangelical in nature.

Census tables of the number of victims and various expenses resulting from the smallpox epidemic of 1797 in Mexico City. First leaf includes two notes about total statistics for victims of the recent epidemic, and comparison with statistics from the…

Handwritten volume of poetry, philosophy and devotional essays. Original artwork includes title vignette, ornate lettering, headpiece and tailpieces.

Three-page printed circular, dated marzo 29 de 1879, soliciting financial support for an asylum for the poor, including families and youth. Credited at end to Francisco Diaz de León, Calle de Lerdo número 3. (despacho.)Description on label of…

Financial transaction document from the Maritime Customs Office of the Port of Veracruz, dated January 17, 1829. The administrator of the port, Jose Maria Fernandez acknowledges having received from Pedro Fronemo the sum of $2,918 pesos. The amount…

Three hand-written documents related to the payment of 1,105 pesos to Don Juan Burghichani for the manufacture of uniforms for the Public Security Corps (Cuerpo de Seguridad Pública) also referred to as the Public Security Battalion (Batallón de…

Overview of the meat industry in Mexico City. Includes statistics on number of meat inspectors, slaughterhouses, meat vendors; number and types of animals slaughtered; and their individual and total market value. Printed on both sides of onion-skin…

Petition by 78 year old man for reinstatement of employment. With legal citations. ... é imprime en muy corto número de ejemplares para sus amigos; sin otro fin que el de integrar los hechos ó acontecimientos, y vindicar su honor.

The first page of this document is a from the General Commissary in Mexico certifying that Maria del Pilar Zapata is entitled to the pension consisting of fifteen Pesos, four Reales, and five Granos, that she is due as the daughter of Captain D.…

Original document containing eleven pages detailing the instructions and rules which must be observed in the government and administration, as well as the management of the Hacienda San Francisco Cuerámaro (Cuerámaro is one of the municipalities of…

Handwritten document created ca. 1800 and signed by Don Agustín Bechí y Montes on behalf of Don Miguel Moreno who seeks a competent legal authority to adjudicate the matter of the Hacienda Jaralillo, located in the jurisdiction of the state of…

Document consists of two pages which list two plans for trade guilds. The first, titled Plan No. 1 Guilds, appears to be a household census of a silversmith. It lists the primary couple (Spaniards), two brothers (not the same last name) apprentices,…

Document certifying the baptism of Maria Guadalupe Anselmo Vicente on the 21st of April, 1820 at the Parish Church of Villa de Orizaba (a city in the state of Veracruz). The baptism is recorded in a folio covered in yellow tanned leather wherein the…