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Letter: Unidentified, no place, to "Nacho", no place, 1865 October 26

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
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Comments on the constitution, mentions Juárez and Ortega.

Dates: 1865 October 26

Letter: Guillermo Prieto, Paso Del Norte, Texas, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 October 31

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 34
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Reflections on the army, the executive branch of government and the indefensible laws of the new republic.

Dates: 1865 October 31

Letter: Jesús González Ortega, New York, New York, to President of The Supreme Court of Justice of the Mexican Republic, no place, 1865 November 12

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 35
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Protesting the "fruitless and immoral judgement" against him in the case brought by Colonel Allen and Benito Juárez.

Dates: 1865 November 12

Letter: Francisco Naranjo, Villa Aldama, Mexico, to Miguel Negrete, no place, 1866 February 7

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 38
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Retained copy of a letter. An angry response to a letter by Negrete regarding political views. It declares him to be an enemy of the nation.

Dates: 1866 February 7

Letter: Francisco Naranjo, Villa Aldama, Mexico, to Miguel Negrete, no place, 1866 February 7

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 39
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Retained copies of two letters. News of traitors, military reports of action in Mexico.

Dates: 1866 February 7

Manuscript: Joaquin Villalobos et al, 1866 February 20

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 43
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Titled "Declaration by Mexican Citizens in New York to withhold recognition of the takeover by Maximilian". The document is signed by several Ortega supporters, including Joaquin Villalobos, Colonel Juan Togno, Carlos Dufeau, J. Rivera, Juan N. Enriquez Orestes and Joaquin G. Ortega, Ortega's brother.

Dates: 1866 February 20

Letter: Joaquin Villalobos, New York, New York, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 February 22

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 44
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His own protest of the actions of Benito Juárez and the 8 November decree.

Dates: 1866 February 22

Letter: Leandro Cuevas, "S.C.", to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 February 23

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 46
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Justifies his response to the 8 November 1865 decree. This letter was later published in English translation in "Papers relating to the foreign affairs accompanying the annual message of the president of the second session, thirty-ninth congress (Washington D.C.: 1867) 3:, page 451".

Dates: 1866 February 23

Letter: Francisco Zarco, New York, New York, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 February 24

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 48
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News of Juárez from the journalist and former Mexican secretary of state.

Dates: 1866 February 24

Letter: Epitacio Huerta, New York, New York, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 February 26

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 49
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Reactions to Juárez's decree of 8 November 1865 and how he lost his position as Governor of Michoacán.

Dates: 1866 February 26

Telegram: D. Cavero (?), San Antonio, Texas, to General Heurta (?), 1866 February 28

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 52
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Written on America Telegraph Company form. Context is unclear.

Dates: 1866 February 28

Letter: Miguel Negrete, Brownsville, Texas, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 March 1

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 53
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Mentions a letter from Prieto and discusses Washington's promises to underwrite loans.

Dates: 1866 March 1

Letter: Miguel Negrete, Brownsville, Texas, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 March 2

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 54
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Negrete mentions that events are occurring rapidly, and that newspapers claim Mexico is exchanging one imperial throne for another under the name of Juárez.

Dates: 1866 March 2

Letter: Leandro Cuevas, "S.C.", to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 March 5

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 55
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Cuevas argues for the maintenance of an established government.

Dates: 1866 March 5

Letter: Miguel Negrete, Brownsville, Texas, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 March 8

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 56
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News based on letters he has received, mentions skirmishes in the state of Michoacán.

Dates: 1866 March 8

Letter: Leon Varrios, Villa de Noriega, Mexico, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 March 20

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 58
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Supports Ortega's response to Juárez, and discusses the military response.

Dates: 1866 March 20

Letter: Leon Varrios, Villa de Noriega, Mexico, to Unidentified, no place, 1866 March 20

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 59
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An authorization to pay Ortega for arms, munitions and clothing imported from the United States, along with a list of same.

Dates: 1866 March 20

Letter: Leon Varrios, Mier y Noriega, Mexico, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 March 21

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 60
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Letter concerning an order for arms and medicines and how to pay for them.

Dates: 1866 March 21