Map shows detail along coast of Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba; roads, cities and towns, currents, routes of travel, islands, inlets, atolls, and notable physical features. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.

Petition from Jose Antonio Garzia Davila to the Conde de Sierra Gorda for a land grant, which is later granted by the Conde. The document itself has a seal stamped at the top of the page, and is slightly frayed.

Petition from José Damián Martínez to the Governor of Nuevo Santander asking for justice in affairs relating to his work on the hacienda. The document has a large stain on the bottom of the paper and slight tears on the sides.

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.

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.

Map of the city of New Orleans in 1798, including adjacent plantations (with property notes and the history of land ownership) and points of interest. Scale ca. 1:18,676 (ca. 280 toesas per inch).

Portrait of a woman wearing a white dress, seated on a wooden chair and facing the right side of the painting. A red cloth is draped around her, over a wooden table on the left.

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Printed decree from Viceroy Güemez referencing a decree from November 14, 1791 permitting Juan de Aguilar, an Indian from Pueblo de Mitla to go to Spain for commercial reasons. According to the decree the Viceroy may give permissions like this, for a limited time, in the future.

Printed decree from Viceroy Güemez saying that amnesty on contraband from the previous March is extended to include violations regarding forbidden beverages. The document has handwritten signatures from Spanish officials acknowledging receipt of the decree.

Printed edict from the Viceroy of New Spain, by order of the King of Spain, with rules and regulations concerning military prisoners. The edict states that these regulations are to be observed when removing prisoners from their place of refuge, and are to be followed across the nation with respect to the Church and clergy.

The painting depicts a man straining the bourgeois from a pot of Jacobins.

Document from José González repeating orders that no one is allowed to make cigarettes for sale. The document has a number of small stains and a piece of tape running down the left side of the paper.

Request made by José Fernando Vidaurri to finance the purchase of cattle with his ranch. According to the governor's response, this request was granted.

Request from Joseph González to the Governor of Nuevo Santander asking for a settlement on a land claim.

Request from Manuel García del Barrio asking all Spanish authorities to look out for six men wanted on criminal charges. Included are descriptions of each of the men as well as signatures from local town officials acknowledging their having received the notice.

Request from Maria Alexandra Sánchez to the Governor of Nuevo Santander asking for payment for an animal killed by a neighbor the previous year. The document has two pieces of tape holding it together and a large stain in the bottom left corner.

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.

This is the score of Daniel Steibelt's first opera "Roméo et Juliette" composed in 1793 to a libretto by Vicomte Alexandre de Ségur. According to Grove Music, Steibelt submitted this opera to the Académie Royale de Musique, but it was rejected. The work was performed as opéra comique at the Théâtre Feydeau on 9 October 1793, after Steibelt replaced the original recitatives with spoken dialog. The opera is in three acts and the orchestral forces comprise: woodwinds (flutes (2), oboes (2), clarinets (2), and bassoon (2)), brass instruments (horns in E-flat (2), trumpets in C (2), and trombones (3)), timpani in C, and strings (violins, viola, violoncello, and bass). On the t.p., the publisher advertised Steibelt's arrangement for the piano of arias and overture of this opera.

Royal decree from Viceroy Güemez granting amnesty for anyone involved in contraband activities.

The story of Billy and his sister Kitty. Billy tries to correct the behavior of the "forward and headstrong" Kitty who had learned all the worst aspects of education at her boarding school.

Musical score of Saul, a sacred oratorio including vocal soloists (SATB), mixed chorus, and orchestra (2 oboes, bassoon, trombones (3), horns (2), strings (violin, viola, violoncello, bass), timpani, organ, harp and continuo). A content index with the incipits of recitatives and arias appears on a separate page at the end of the score.

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Mezzotint engraving print of a woman draped in fabrics with a wreath of ivy around her head playing a lyre with her face to the night sky. "The Stars" was designed by Middelton and printed by American printmaker John Sartain in Philadelphia in the early 1800s.