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Letter, Mariano and Gertrudis Chaves, Mexico, ask Jose F. And Rafaelita Chaves to baptize and adopt their daughter Maria Monica., 1891 Oct 14

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27

Scope and Content

From the Collection: Collection consists of photocopies of documents involving members of the Mariano Chavez family and others. Most of the materials concern land grants, wills and estates, land conveyances, and litigation over land and water disputes in New Mexico during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Other materials include inventories of personal property, a license to build a chapel at San Jose de Chama (1844), a geneaology of the Chavez family, a collection of alabados (religious verses), and newspaper clippings regarding the Chavez family.

Most materials are in Spanish.

Dates

  • 1891 Oct 14

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Spanish, and English.

Access Restrictions

None

Extent

From the Collection: .5 Linear Feet

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