Bliss, Porter Cornelius (1838-1885) Collector, Collection of Mexican Documents, 1774, 1805-1869
(Collection 11)
Collection Guide
Prepared by Ruth Olivera, April 1980.
Folder 1
Real Provisión dated June 4, 1774, concerned with a dispute over the boundaries of the hacienda Señor San Josef Buenavista, jurisdiction of Tehuacán, Mexico, which has been bought by Fernando Monteagudo from Juan Josef Verstain. It requires that the Justicia of Songolica hear testimony on the matter to be sent to the Real Audiencia of the New Spain. D.S. 16 leaves 4º.
Folder 2
Detailed plan in color for a bridge over the Río de la Antigua at Ventanilla near Veracruz, with specifications for its construction and cost estimates, signed in Xalapa, April 28, 1805, by the director Diego García Conde. Also included is the correspondence carried on between the Real Tribunal del Consulado de Veracruz and Viceroy Iturrigaray for approval of the project together with the modifications recommended by the Real Academia de San Carlos in Mexico. Concluding date is February 14, 1806. D.S. 14 leaves 4º, 8 leaves 8º; plan measures 25" x 30".
Folder 3
Incomplete index of the various royal decrees which pertain to the Real Hacienda on taxes, finances, etc. Decrees listed range from 1677-1805. D.S. 25 leaves 4º.
Folder 4
Description of the military buildings and fortifications of Veracruz and of the adjacent coast, dated December 31, 1808, and signed in Veracruz by Manuel Agustin Mascaró. D.S. 6 leaves 4º.
Folder 5
Autobiographical account of Antonio Gonzalez Calderon, Mexico, February 19, 1823, describing his utter despair in the priesthood in seeking counsel. According to the envelope, it may have destined for Manuel Mercadillo in Rome. D. 2 pieces. 6 leaves.
Folder 6
Undated letter from Lic. Juan Nepomuceno Rosains addressed to "Señor Gobernador" asking to be considered for the position of assessor at Tepeaca. An added note states that the gentleman was shot in Puebla in September of 1832. L. 1 piece.
Folder 7
Small printed broadside dated Spril 22, 1858, issued in Veracruz by the Governor Manuel G. Zamora exhorting the citizens to fight against the traitors. D. 1 piece.
Folder 8
Printed letter dated April 30, 1858, From José G. Zamora to his "estimado Amigo", written in denunciation of Juan Manuel de Sevilla. D. 1 piece.
Folder 9
Newspaper clipping from La Aurora of Mexico City, May 7, 1858, telling of the shutdown of the newspaper El Heraldo by the government because of political opinions expressed by the paper. D. 1 piece.
Folder 10
Incomplete handwritten Civil War letter addressed to "Your Majesty" with opinions on the cotton trade from the point of view of the Union. L. 1 piece.
Folder 11
Flyer printed in Mexico, June 25, 1869, based on an 1867 article in the Monitor Republicano, concerning a 104 year-old woman from Alta Mitla and her 471 descendents. D. 1 piece.
Folder 12
Handwritten military record of José Vicente Miñón (1802-1878) telling on the battles and campaigns in which he took part and the offices he held. In conclusion the writer mentions the suffering of the top military under Juárez. D. 14 leaves.
