Announcement from the Conde de la Sierra Gorda saying that Don Felix Catlya to inspect all militia, and orders the roads repaired and a census of each town taken according to a given formula he presents. The document itself has tears on the right page and has stains on each page.

Petition from Thomas Vargas saying he wants to have the things left by his mother who has died; according to the petition the things were taken by Don Manuel Villarreal. The document itself is heavily stained and has pieces of tape holding parts of the paper together.

This map shows the United States east of the Mississippi River and surrounding areas. Bodies of water and geographic features are depicted (with relief shown pictorially) and labeled; general regions and states are also labeled although they are not delineated. The upper right corner of this map is missing, including portions of the New England area. Scale ca. [1:6,500,000].

Petition from Juan de Palos asking for restitution from Francisco Castillo, who killed his cow, valued at 20 pesos. According to the end of the document the governor orders that this be done.

Request from the Conde de la Sierra Gorda to officials from ten villages in Nuevo Santander. The Conde asks for statement of the financial condition of all persons in the "medio cabildo" from 1787 to 1794.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas Ruston to Moses Austin inquiring about Austin's response to Ruston's letter from 1794-06-29 concerning land warrants.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas to Moses Austin concerning land warrants. Ruston gives Austin permission to begin surveying the land covered by the warrants as well as any additional vacant land.

Map shows late eighteenth century West Indies and coast of North America. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.

Map shows major cities, political divisions, and areas of Native American habitation. Includes notes and table listing each European country's possessions as well as native and United States possessions. Includes a chart listing countries' possessions. Relief shown pictorially. No scale noted.

Map shows routes of Captain James Cook in 1778 and 1779 during exploration of the northwestern part of North America [present-day Alaska]. Coastlines, settlements, and areas of indigenous population in North America and northeast Asia are noted. Includes historical notes. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:10,137,600].

Map shows routes of Captain James Cook in 1778 and 1779 during exploration of the northwestern part of North America [present-day Alaska]. Coastlines, settlements, and areas of indigenous population in North America and northeast Asia are noted. Includes historical notes. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:10,137,600].

This is a ca. 1794 score of "Esther," a sacred oratorio by Handel. According to the Grove Dictionary of Music, the English libretto of the oratorio was probably a collaborative work between John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope with additional words by Samuel Humphreys. The engraved frontispiece that precedes the t.p. bears the title "Apotheosis of Handel," and the inscription, "The portrait from an original picture of Hudson's in the possession of Dr. Arnold. Designed by Rebecca [Biagio]. Engraved by [James] Heath. Published the 26th of May 1787, being the anniversary of the commemoration of Handel." A table of contents appears on p. 185 with incipits of first lines of text of recitatives and aria. The performance medium includes: oboes (2), flute, bassoon (2), trumpet, strings (violins, viola, violoncello, and bass), harp, soloists (S) and mixed chorus (SATB), and basso continuo. The choral number that appears in the appendix on p.183, contains a note, "This chorus comes in page 122."

This is a bound copy of a ca. 1794 score of "Esther," a sacred oratorio by Handel. The cover contains the inscription, "The works of Handel, edited by Dr. Arnold." It does not include the frontispiece preceding the t.p. According to the Grove Dictionary of Music, the English libretto of the oratorio was probably a collaborative work between John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope with additional words by Samuel Humphreys. A table of contents appears on p. 185 with incipits of first lines of text of recitatives and aria. The performance medium includes: oboes (2), flute, bassoon (2), trumpet, strings (violins, viola, violoncello, and bass), harp, soloists (S) and mixed chorus (SATB), and basso continuo. The choral number that appears in the appendix on p.183, contains a note, "This chorus comes in page 122."

Map shows major cities and basic features of Greenland, Hudson Bay, eastern coastline of North America, the Caribbean Islands, part of Central America, Mexico, the Pacific coastline of North America, and an early profile of the Alaskan coast. Includes "References to the United States," listing 15 states. Plus signs probably denote atolls in the Caribbean area. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.

Map shows late eighteenth century South American ports, settlements, and island groups. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.

Map shows geography, coastal detail, and settlements along part of the South American coast. Relief shown pictorially. Depths by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:8,000,000].

Map shows geography, coastal detail, and settlements in the southernmost part of South America. Includes legend, text, and notes. Relief shown pictorially. Depths by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:8,000,000].

Map shows geography, coastal detail, and settlements in the northwestern part of South America. Includes legend, text, and notes. Relief shown pictorially. Depths by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:8,000,000].

Map shows geography, coastal detail, and settlements in the northeastern part of South America. Inset: "A chart of Falkland's Islands named by the French Malouine Islands and discovered by Hawkins in the year 1593." Relief shown pictorially. Depths by soundings. Scales [ca. 1:8,000,000] and [ca. 1:1,530,000].

Map shows late eighteenth century geography and settlements on the island of Saint Vincent. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:240,000].

Map shows treaty boundaries, roads, swamps, towns, areas of Native American habitation, and notable physical features. Includes explanation. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000].

Map shows settlements along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Louisiana, New Spain, Central America, the northern coast of South America, and the islands of the West Indies. Includes legend. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000].

Map shows late eighteenth coastal cities and some geography of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Shows explorers' routes with dates. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.

Map shows the geography, some settlements, and some Native American habitation in late eighteenth century North America. Includes historical notes, text, and inset: "A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay." Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000].