Letter written from the constitutional court (Juzgado Constitutional) of Nuevo Laredo to the mayor of Laredo, Texas asking that they return archives and furniture that were taken to Laredo in 1863. A response from Laredo on the reverse states that the person they reference (Nicolas Grisanti) is ill and will look into the issue when he is well.

Letter from the Governor of Tamaulipas to the Laredo alcalde confirming the delivery of four documents being sent.

Printed circular #21 from the governor to the citizens in Tamaulipas, containing rules and wages governing the work performed by appointed land surveyors.

Copy of a document written on September 20 by a group of individuals declaring themselves in favor of the pronouncement made in Guadalajara by General Mariano Paredes Arriaga on August 8. The document refuses obedience to Vital Fernández who usurped the governorship of Tamaulipas.

Royal decree, taped in three sections, promulgated by Viceroy Don Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa, stating that current money is to be collected and replaced with new coinage. Also included are laws regarding the minting of money.

Letter from Jesus de la Garza to the mayor in Laredo asking for the return of a stolen horse.

Decree from the Marques de Croix, by order of King Carlos III, prohibiting Jesuits from returning to Nueva España; thus ordering the expulsion of the Jesuits from New Spain.

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