Box 1
Contains 124 Results:
Letter: J. M. Revost, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 September 3
News of Zacatecas and from Juan McArthur.
Letter: Guillermo Prieto, San Antonio de Bejar, Texas, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 September 11
Responding to a letter Ortega wrote to him on 15 June 1866. Desires to return to Mexico and serve the cause.
Letter: Carlos Dufeau, Brownsville, Texas, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 September 15
News from Matamoros, including the promotion of Canales and Hinojosa and the publication of the decree of Juárez at Monterey.
Letter: Edward Barrett, New York, New York, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 September 23
Inquires about the reason for General Campbell's visit to New York, and whether he represents the Mexican government.
Letter: J. M. Revost, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 September 25
Relays news from newspapers in Zacatecas on the army's movements on the Rio Bravo and Vera Cruz.
Letter: José Maria Patoni, San Antonio, Texas, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 September 26
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.
Letter: Ramon L. Díaz, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 October 4
Encloses a letter from San Antonio, awaiting the arrival of a steamboat from Brazos with news that the liberal cause is triumphant.
Letter: Duff Green, New York, New York, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 October 6
Cover letter submitting the draft of a charter for the "Mexican International Railroad Company". The charter is not included in the collection.
Letter: Jesus Fuentes y Muñiz, New York, New York, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 October 15
Request for money.
Letter: Philip H. Sheridan, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Commanding Officer, Brazos Santiago, Texas, 1866 October 29
Orders the officer to arrest Ortega and his partisans and hold them until further orders from General Sedgewick in Brownsville.
Letter: Burton Drew, Brownsville, Texas, to Captain John Paulson, Brazos Santiago, Texas, 1866 November 3
Orders him to hold Ortega and his partisans, or, if they wish, let them return to New Orleans.
Letter: George E. Tripp, no place, to Unidentified, no place, 1866 November 3
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.
Newspaper clipping, 1866 November 5
A clipping printing a letter by Ortega from Brazos de Santiago.
Letter: Charles H. Morse, Brazos Santiago, Texas, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1866 December 4
Acknowledging receipt of a letter.
Letter: Jesús González Ortega, New York, New York, to Gaspar Sánchez Ochoa, no place, 1866
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.
Manuscript: Jesús González Ortega, Decree as President of Mexico, 1866
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".
Manuscript, Jesús González Ortega, Decree as President of Mexico, 1866
A draft decree by Ortega, establishing the Mexican International Railroad.
Letter: Jesús González Ortega, New York, New York, to C.P. Firshing, "142 Fulton Street", Undated
On establishing a weekly periodical in aid of the Mexican revolution.
Letter: Guillermo B. Maxon, no place, to Generals Fernando Ortega and Huerta, no place, Undated
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.
Manuscript: Unidentified author, Undated
Draft of a manifesto on the 8 November 1865 decree.
Letter: Unidentified, no place, to Julio F. Uhink, Mexico City, Mexico, Undated
A note to Uhink, a merchant, recording the exchange rate of the pound.
Manuscript fragment: Unidentified author, Undated
Analyzing the situation in Meixco. Also contains a list of members of the Liberal party.
Manuscript, Jesús González Ortega, Draft bond formula, Undated
A documentary formula for repaying debts owed by Mexico and the role of the United States in guaranteeing the debt.
Manuscript, Undated
Writing on Mexican politics.
Manuscript fragment: Unidentified author, Undated
A history of recent events in Mexico.
Manuscript: "Encinillas", "A Magdalenita Acosta", 1865 February 1
Hand-written love poem.
Letter: Mercedes Ortega, Zacatecas, Mexico, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 April 3
Mercedes, the wife of Ortega discusses family news.
Letter: Mercedes Ortega, Zacatecas, Mexico, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 April 13
Family news.
Letter: Pepe Rivera y Rio, Havanna, Cuba, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 May 3
About plans to publish subscriptions for one of his novelas.