246 Mexico: Relaciones Exteriores 
Caja 1842-1844, 
General nature of contents: Notes and circulars to foreign agents in Mex- 
ico and to Mexican agents abroad relative to the political affairs of Mexico. 
Blockade of Y ucatan. Circular, 1842. 
Blockade of Texas ports. Circular, Apr. 16, 1842. 
Documents in Spanish archives relative to the United States. 1842-1843. 
(Report by the legation in Spain that in the Depdsito Hidrografico de la 
Corte de Espafia there were many documents relative to the history of 
California; maps of various Mexican provinces, and documents bearing 
on the ascertainment of the Texas-Louisiana boundary. Further cor- 
respondence showed that the documents relative to the Texas-Louisiana 
boundary consisted of a copy of the Pichardo Papers (q. v.), in fifteen 
volumes, and existed in the “ Gabinete topografico of the archive of the 
secretariat mentioned” ; that the California documents in the “ De- 
posito Hidrografico” were two volumes relating to the voyage of 
Bodega y Quadra to the northwest coast in 1775; that an extract of them 
had been inserted in Navarrete’s Sutil y Mexicana, 1792.) 
Blockade of Mexican ports by Texas. Correspondence of U. S. consul 
with the U. S. minister, transmitted to the minister of relations. 
1842. 
Invitation by the minister of relations to Powhatan Ellis and others to a 
conference. Oct., 1843. 
Counterfeiting in the United States for circulation in Mexico. Corre- 
spondence with the consul in New Orleans. 1843. 
Protest by the minister of relations to the U. S. minister concerning the 
annexation of Texas, ‘‘ which act will be cause for the declaration 
of war”. Jan. 25, 1843. 
Correspondence with Almonte, at Washington, and the U. S. minister in 
Mexico concerning the Texas question. Jan.-Dec., 1844. About 
200 ff. 
Id. concerning a second Santa Fé expedition. 1844. 
Secret correspondence of the minister of relations with the Mesieta lega- 
tion in Paris relative to the occupation of Texas and California 
by the United States. Dec., 1844—-Aug., 1846. About 50 ff. 
Id. with the legation in London. Dec., 1844—Aug., 1846. About 50 ff. 
Circular to.the governors of the frontier states to beware of American 
ageressions. Oct. 16, 1844. 
Id. to the people concerning affairs in Texas and calling for help against 
the United States. Aug. 27, 1844. 
Demand by the minister of relations of Ben. E. Green, chargé of the U. S. 
ad interim, for an explanation of newspaper reports to the effect 
that the United States will prevent the reoccupation of Texas. 
Correspondence. June, 1844. 
Protest by the U.S. envoy extraordinary, Nelson G. Shannon, against the 
attempt to reoccupy Texas while the question of annexation is 
pending. Correspondence. June-Oct., 1844. About 100 pp. 
Another cuaderno of correspondence concerning the annexation of Texas. 
With the legation in Washington, the consul in New Orleans, and 
the U. S. minister in Mexico. Feb., 1844. About 100 ff. 
(Many newspaper clippings and copies of transmitted correspondence. ) 
Caja 1845-1846. 
Circulars from the Secretariat of Relations. With replies: _ 
Reporting that Congress has approved annexation of Texas and dis- 
cussing the probability of war with the United States. Mar. 22, 
1845. 
