190 Mexico: Archivo General 
Real Caja (Royal Chest). Colonial period. 
The volumes examined contain reports of the provincial cajas reales to 
the general officers of the Real Hacienda (muinistros generales de 
exército y de real hacienda de México). A volume labeled “ Chi- 
huahua, 1803’, contains reports by Governor Chacon, of New 
Mexico, of finances of that province, sent to the commandant- 
general of the Interior Provinces, by him to Rafael de Ahu- 
mada, ministro oficial real honorario y tesorero de la real caja de 
Chihuahua, and by him to the caja general at Mexico. 1803. 
Real Fisco (The Royal Fisc). Circa 1525-1821. 120 volumes. 
The volumes are unindexed and unnumbered. Most of the papers exam- 
ined seem to be from the branch of the Inquisition which had 
supervision of the royal fisc and before which the ministers of the 
Real Hacienda held their regular meetings. They consist of 
reports of these routine meetings, correspondence of the abogado 
del real fisco of the Holy Office, the receptor de la mquisicion de 
hacienda, with the officials of the Real Hacienda and others con- 
cerning revenues due the royal fisc, confiscation of goods of debt- 
ors or persons fined, etc. | 
Real Hacienda (Royal Estate). A large collection. 
Registro de Fianzas, Depositos, y Obligaciones. Colonial period. 
Records before royal notaries (escrivanos de su Magestad) and before 
the Camara of the Real Audiencia, of pledges, bonds, sureties, etc. 
Private matters. 
Relaciones (Relations). 52legajos. Circa 1820-1865. 
Records from the departments of Interior and Foreign Relations which, 
during the period, were variously organized. The documents are 
very largely circulars and decrees. They relate to such matters as 
elections, powers of deputations, admission of foreigners, coloni- 
zation, execution of treaties, etc. The legajos are unindexed, but 
are arranged by dates. They are being formed into volumes for 
binding. The following items relating to territory that is now 
within the United States, chosen at important periods, are illustra- 
tive of the collection: 
Decree concerning colonization. 1823. 
Decree creating a deputation from Nuevo Leon and Coahuila and 
eéxas. Feb. 25,1152 
Stipulations between the plenipotentiaries of Mexico and the United 
States intended to facilitate the execution of the boundary treaty 
of 1827. 
Decree declaring the rights of delegates from California to the 
national congress. Oct. 26, 1835. 
Decree against certain provisions of the constitution of Coahuila 
and Texas. Mar., 1835. 
Copy of the treaty with Great Britain concerning the slave trade. 
1843. 
Circular concerning the conduct of the war with the United States. 
Apr. 20, 1847. 
Id. concerning the emigration of Mexican families from the territory 
ceded to the United States. Aug. 19, 1848. 
‘Copies of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. 1848. 
