Serie Primera 241 
Epidemias. 
(Epidemics. 1825-1881. I caja.) 
_ Correspondence of the secretariat relative to quarantine, prevention of 
ingress of foreign diseases, discussion of vaccination as a matter of public 
policy, etc., mainly with the diplomatic corps, in Mexico and abroad. 
Items NotTeED. 
Reports of cholera in New York. 1848. 
Quarantine against yellow fever in Brownsville. Correspondence with 
the consul at Brownsville. 1870. 
Estado Civil de Estrangeros. 
(Civil Status of Foreigners. 1871-1878. 1 caja.) 
Only two reports: 
Lists (padrones) of foreigners in the different states, called the “ re- 
gistro civil de estrangeros”’. 1871. 
Id. for 1878. With correspondence with the local authorities. 
Estranjeros. 
(Foreigners. 1823-1893. 49 cajas.) 
This section contains very miscellaneous matter relative to individual for- 
eigners in Mexico and relations of Mexico with individual foreigners, such as 
complaints of or against individuals, requests for their arrest, offers of ser- 
vices to the Mexican government, etc. 
Caja 1821-1826. 
“1821. Various American prisoners in this Capital. Concerning their 
liberation.” This relates to the liberation of General James Long 
and hismen. 1821-1822. About 4o pp. 
Long to Herrera, reciting his proceedings and policy. Monterrey, 
Nia. Dec) 21, 1821. 
Long to Iturbide, asking for liberation, and explaining his proceed- 
ings, Monterrey, Dec. Io, 1821. 
List of Long’s men. 
Correspondence of Poinsett. 
Other papers relating to the same matter. 
Letter introducing Poinsett to Iturbide, by Henry Clay. Washington, 
Mar. 23, 1822. 
Offer of William Duane to serve Iturbide. 1822. 
Similar offers of others. 1822-1823. 
Correspondence of Baron von Humboldt with the minister of foreign 
relations. 1824. 
Id. with Thomas Murphy. 
Humboldt’s diploma declaring him “ Benemérito de la Patria”, signed by 
Juarez. 
Offer of Commodore Porter to enter the Mexican naval service. Corre- 
spondence of Porter with the Mexican minister in Washington 
and of the latter with the minister of foreign relations ; newspaper 
clippings relative to the matter. 1825. 
(Porter demands to be put on the same footing as Lord Cochrane in the 
Chilian navy, upon the granting of which demand he will at once resign 
his place in the U. S. navy.) 
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