Hilario Gonsales, Las Vegas, to Alvarez concerning a petition Juan Maria Baca will present to the governor. Reverse, note by Alvarez to write H.H. Green, Fort Union, concerning Mr. Finney., 1856 Apr 24
File — Box-Folder: 3:28, Reel-frame: 2:432
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of Alvarez's business, consular, and personal correspondence. Correspondents include numerous officials, customers, merchants, and suppliers in New Mexico, St. Louis, New Orleans, New York, and London. Subjects discussed include the Santa Fe Trail, trade relations between the United States and New Mexico, and New Mexico politics and statehood. Items of note are five Alvarez ledgers (1834-1855), a journal of campsites along the Santa Fe Trail, a partial English copy of New Mexican Governor Albino Perez's tax laws (ca. 1837), a letter from New Mexican Governor Charles Bent (1847), and John Munroe's claim to the governorship of New Mexico (1850).
Most materials in Spanish, some materials in English or French.
Most materials in Spanish, some materials in English or French.
Dates
- 1856 Apr 24
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English.
Access Restrictions
None
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository