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Contains 124 Results:

Letter: Guillermo Prieto, San Antonio de Bejar, Texas, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 September 11

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 79
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Responding to a letter Ortega wrote to him on 15 June 1866. Desires to return to Mexico and serve the cause.

Dates: 1866 September 11

Letter: Carlos Dufeau, Brownsville, Texas, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 September 15

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 80
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News from Matamoros, including the promotion of Canales and Hinojosa and the publication of the decree of Juárez at Monterey.

Dates: 1866 September 15

Letter: Edward Barrett, New York, New York, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 September 23

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 81
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Inquires about the reason for General Campbell's visit to New York, and whether he represents the Mexican government.

Dates: 1866 September 23

Letter: J. M. Revost, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 September 25

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 82
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Relays news from newspapers in Zacatecas on the army's movements on the Rio Bravo and Vera Cruz.

Dates: 1866 September 25

Letter: José Maria Patoni, San Antonio, Texas, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 September 26

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 83
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Patoni mentions that he intends to leave for Brownsville but is held up by events at Monterey. He expresses support for the cause against Juárez.

Dates: 1866 September 26

Letter: Ramon L. Díaz, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 October 4

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 84
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Encloses a letter from San Antonio, awaiting the arrival of a steamboat from Brazos with news that the liberal cause is triumphant.

Dates: 1866 October 4

Letter: Duff Green, New York, New York, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 October 6

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 85
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Cover letter submitting the draft of a charter for the "Mexican International Railroad Company". The charter is not included in the collection.

Dates: 1866 October 6

Letter: Philip H. Sheridan, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Commanding Officer, Brazos Santiago, Texas, 1866 October 29

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 87
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Orders the officer to arrest Ortega and his partisans and hold them until further orders from General Sedgewick in Brownsville.

Dates: 1866 October 29

Letter: Burton Drew, Brownsville, Texas, to Captain John Paulson, Brazos Santiago, Texas, 1866 November 3

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 88
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Orders him to hold Ortega and his partisans, or, if they wish, let them return to New Orleans.

Dates: 1866 November 3

Letter: George E. Tripp, no place, to Unidentified, no place, 1866 November 3

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 89
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Certification by George E. Tripp, master of the steamship St. Mary, that his vessel was boarded by order of Sheridan and that Ortega and his party have been arrested.

Dates: 1866 November 3

Newspaper clipping, 1866 November 5

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 90
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A clipping printing a letter by Ortega from Brazos de Santiago.

Dates: 1866 November 5

Letter: Jesús González Ortega, New York, New York, to Gaspar Sánchez Ochoa, no place, 1866

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 92
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Letter appointing General Charles Fremont of New York to purchase armaments to be sent to the army and navy in Mexico, as soon as possible. General Fremont to be paid 2 percent of the total invested in such arms as recompense for his services.

Dates: 1866

Manuscript: Jesús González Ortega, Decree as President of Mexico, 1866

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 93
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Translation, in an unidentified hand, of the "official" decree in support of the Railroad and Telegraph Co., given by Ortega as "Constitutional President of the United States of Mexico".

Dates: 1866

Manuscript, Jesús González Ortega, Decree as President of Mexico, 1866

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 94
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A draft decree by Ortega, establishing the Mexican International Railroad.

Dates: 1866

Letter: Guillermo B. Maxon, no place, to Generals Fernando Ortega and Huerta, no place, Undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 96
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Maxon, Director of the American & Mexican Railroad & Telegraph Co., requests that Ortega and Huerta certify the commissions of the Mexican government to build a railroad and telegraph from the Port of Guaymas to El Paso del Norte, no matter which party ends up holding the government.

Dates: Undated

Manuscript: Unidentified author, Undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 97
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Draft of a manifesto on the 8 November 1865 decree.

Dates: Undated

Letter: Unidentified, no place, to Julio F. Uhink, Mexico City, Mexico, Undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 124
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A note to Uhink, a merchant, recording the exchange rate of the pound.

Dates: Undated

Manuscript fragment: Unidentified author, Undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 98
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Analyzing the situation in Meixco. Also contains a list of members of the Liberal party.

Dates: Undated

Manuscript, Jesús González Ortega, Draft bond formula, Undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 99
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A documentary formula for repaying debts owed by Mexico and the role of the United States in guaranteeing the debt.

Dates: Undated

Manuscript, Undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 100