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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

Manuscript re Washington Carroll Tevis, 1857-1865

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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Copies of documents or document excerpts referencing the American-born soldier of fortune Washington Carroll Tevis, translated into Spanish.

Dates: 1857-1865

Letter: Tomas Lopez, Paris, France, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1864 July 16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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Lopez writes about his imprisonment after being captured by the French.

Dates: 1864 July 16

Letter: Francisco Abreu, Fort Union, New Mexico, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 April 8

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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Comments on relations with the United States, and Abreu's loyalty to Juárez.

Dates: 1865 April 8

Letter: Matías Romero, Washington, D.C., to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 April 27

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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The Mexican minister to the United States welcomes Ortega to the country, and forwards him several letters he has held for him. He also invites Ortega to his home in Washington.

Dates: 1865 April 27

Letter: Adolfo dela Garza, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Jesús González Ortega, Washington, D.C., 1865 May 4

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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Regarding the Sociedad de Colonizacion para la Republica Mexicana (Mexican Colonization Society), a group of Union veterans seeking to settle in Mexico following the American Civil War. The letter has enclosed extracts on the aims of the society, a list of members, and two copies of the "Prospectus of the Mexican Colonization Society", one in English and another in Spanish.

Dates: 1865 May 4

Letter: Nicholas Nolan, New York, New York, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 May 12

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
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Offers to sell six cases containing 600,000 gun caps at a price of $1.05 per thousand.

Dates: 1865 May 12

Letter: Jona Hall, Watertown, New York, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 May 12

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
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Responding to Ortega's call for discharged Union army officers to fight in Mexico.

Dates: 1865 May 12

Letter: Pedro Ogazon, San Francisco, California, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 May 17

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
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Mentions important negotiations regarding Mexico, but little information available.

Dates: 1865 May 17

Letter: Rodolfo Hinz, London, Great Britain, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 May 24

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
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Hinz, a naturalized citizen of England from Stettin, Prussia, offers his services to the reformist cause as a lover of liberty.

Dates: 1865 May 24

Letter: Comte de Monieri, New York, New York, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 May 29

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
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Monieri states that he is ready to offer his services to Ortega, if Ortega can provide assurances.

Dates: 1865 May 29

Letter: Francisco Nye & H. Patrullo, Chicago, Illinois, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 June 5

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
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Discusses efforts to raise soldiers for the cause among immigrants, using newspaper advertisements.

Dates: 1865 June 5

Letter: Ignacio Altamirano, Acapulco, Mexico, to Jesús González Ortega, no place, 1865 June 9

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
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Congratulates Ortega on his work in New York, and offers news of his own work in Acapulco, as well as information about prisoners of Belgian descent from the imperial war.

Dates: 1865 June 9