Serie Primera 955 
Presidentes de la Repiblica. 
(Presidents of the Republic. 1824-1877. 2 cajas.) 
_ Personal matters relative to the presidents, such as congratulations by for- 
eign agents, reports to the diplomatic corps concerning elections. Also various 
correspondence of the minister of relations directly with the presidents. 
Reclamaciones. 
(Complaints. ) 
Reclamaciones Varias. Complaints of and to various countries. 
1822-1872. 24 cajas. 
1870-1893. Another series of the same nature. 
Estados Unidos. Reclamaciones Americanas. Nos. 1-1017. 1872 (with 
some of earlier date) to 1893. American complaints to the Mexican govern- 
ment. Arranged by numbers. 
Estados Unidos. Reclamaciones Mexicanas. Complaints by Mexicans 
against the United States. Nos. 1-910. 8 cajas. 1872 to recent times. 
Reclamaciones Unidas. Complaints of and to various countries. 1828- 
1875. 6 cajas. 
Archive of the “ Comisién Mexicana de Reclamaciones entre México y los 
Estados Unidos del Norte”. Nos. 1-30. 1869-1872. 26 cajas. 
Id. of the “ Comisi6n Pesquisadora en la Frontera del Noroeste”. 1872- 
1873. 5 casas. 
Id. of the “ Comision Pesquisidora en la Frontera del Norte”. 1873-1875. 
cajas. 
‘giles (The last two items are shelved under Series Three, but they belong here. 
Cf. p. 267, where the items are repeated.) 
Secretarios de Estado. 
(Secretaries of State.) 
Personal data regarding appointment, dismissal, etc., of the ministers of 
relations. Various correspondence. 1821-1879. 4 cajas. 
Sueldos y Gastos. 
(Salaries and Expenses. 1822-1894. About 40 cajas.) 
Correspondence with the Department of Hacienda, members of the diplo- 
matic corps, etc., concerning the expenses of the department, pay of its em- 
ployees, etc. 
Testamentarios. 
(Testamentary Executions. 1832-1882. I caja.) 
Correspondence relative to the disposition of property of foreigners dying 
in Mexico. 
Tratados. 
(Treaties. 1822-1880. 17 cajas.) 
This section contains correspondence relative to treaties between Mexico 
and various countries, instructions to Mexican plenipotentiaries, commissions 
of plenipotentiaries of other countries, protocols of conferences held incident 
to treaty negotiations, preliminary drafts, official manuscript drafts, and 
printed copies of treaties entered into, correspondence relative to ratification 
of treaties; etc. The correspondence is largely between the minister of foreign 
relations, Mexican legations abroad, and foreign legations in Mexico, and 
between the plenipotentiaries. In addition, there are copies of numerous 
