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Correspondence of Garcia Conde, commandant at Chihuahua, Aug., 
1840-1842, concerning the conduct of the prisoners to Mexico and 
other phases of the Santa Fé Expedition. 
(On Nov, 22, 1841, Garcia Conde writes that two Texans were shot at El 
Paso, and gives a report of the trial of Salazar, who ordered them shot.) 
Id. with the minister of hacienda concerning the expedition. 1841. 
Id. with the commandants at Durango and Guanajuato and other mili- 
tary officials concerning the defense of the Une 1840-1842. 
(Scattered through the legajo.) 
Reports of the escort sent to meet the Texas prisoners, a their arrival, in 
various squads, at Mexico, and of their imprisonment. Nov.- 
Dec., 1841. 
“Plaza of Chihuahua, 1841. Department of Chihuahua. Criminal 
prosecution (criminal) of Guillermo G. Dreyden, accused of com- 
plicity with the Government of Texas in its attempts to annex the 
Department of New Mexico”, etc. Juez fiscal, Capt. Atanacio 
Ugarte. About too ff. 
With the above papers are documents taken from the captured Texans. 
Among them are: 
Commission to “ William G. Cooke, J. Antonio Navarro, Richard F. 
Brenham, and William G. Dryden ” 
Van Ness’s commission as secretary to the Joint Commission. 
Letter to Dryden from Van Ness (from Santa Fé) notifying him 
of his appointment and transmitting Lamar’s proclamation to the 
citizens of Santa Fé. 
Printed copy of Lamar’s proclamation. 
Certificate of Cooke’s promotion to the degree of Royal Arch Mason, 
signed by Henry Millard, high priest, Barry Gillespie, king, 
Alex. Russell, scribe, H. W. Ragley, secretary. Austin, May 27, 
1841. 
Instructions to the commissioners, signed by Sam A. Roberts, acting 
secretary of state. June 15, 1841. 13 pp. (Original.) 
Letter from Abner Lipscomb, secretary of state, to Capt. Dryden, 
John Rowland, and William Workman, asking their cooperation. 
Austin, Apr. 14, 1845. Directed to Santa Fé. 
Commission to Richard F. Brenham, at Santa Fé, as collector of cus- 
toms of the “ Santa Fé District”. June, 1841. 
Some pieces of Texas scrip. 
Request for the court-martial of W. S. Houghton. 
McLeod’s order book. 
Records of several courts-martial while the expedition was in camp near 
Austin. 
Correspondence with the U. S. envoy extraordinary, concerning the liber- 
ation of Dryden. Aug., 1842. 
Documents connected with the trial of Antonio Navarro, member of the 
Santa Fé Expedition. 1842. 
(The trial took place in Mexico. Documents relating to him are scattered 
in various portions of the legajo.) 
Reports of the flight of some of the prisoners from Mexico. Liberation 
of some of the prisoners from Castle Perote. June, 1842. 
Report of the sailing of fourteen of the prisoners from Vera Cruz in the 
Woodbury, Sept., 1842. 
