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Cornelio Vigil, Taos, communication to Secretary of Government Guadalupe Miranda, informing him of a transmittal of an expediente re litigation by residents of Don Fernándo and those of San Francisco del Rancho. (Expediente not included.), 1842

 Archival Record — Reel-frame: 6:1257
Identifier: 1318

Scope and Content

From the Collection: Collection consists of civil land records of the Spanish and Mexican period governments of New Mexico, and materials created by the Surveyor General and Court of Private Land Claims during the process of adjudication. Includes petitions for land grants, land conveyances, wills, mine registers, records books, journals, dockets, reports, minutes, letters, and a variety of legal documents. Also within the collection is the Vigil Index, an inventory of the documents in the custody of Donaciano Vigil, Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico.

Most materials are in Spanish.

Note: Documents are described in: Twitchell, Ralph Emerson. The Spanish Archives of New Mexico Volume I. The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1914.

Dates

  • 1842

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English,

Access Restrictions

Access to original materials restricted; Use microfilm only.

Extent

From the Collection: 65 Linear Feet (63 microfilm reels)

Repository Details

Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository

Contact:
1209 Camino Carlos Rey
Santa Fe NM 87507
(505) 476-7948