Archivo General 291 
1841-1844. Legajo no. 12. ‘“ Expedicion Texana. Comunicaciones con el 
Comandante gral. de Nuevo Mexico.” 
“Nuevo Mejico, 1841.” 
Correspondence of Armijo, with transmitted communications con- 
cerning the approach of the Santa Fé Expedition, and the relations 
of the U. S. government with it. Sept.-Nov., 1841. 
(See p. 281 et seq.) . 
Correspondence with Arista concerning the expedition. Dec., 1841. 
“ Nuevo Mexico, 1842.” 
Correspondence with Armijo and other local authorities. 1842. 
(Reports of the arrival of the expedition at Santa Fé.) 
Papers taken from the Santa Fé prisoners. Commission to W. G. 
Cooke, as general guide for the expedition. Jan. 10, 1841. 
Correspondence with the consul at New Orleans concerning treat- 
ment of the Texas prisoners. 
Reports of a new Texan expedition. 1843. 
1845. Legajono.1. “ Campafia de Texas. Correspondencia con el Gral en 
Gefe del Ejercito del Norte. Diversos Asuntos. 2 Division del 
mismo ejercito. Donativos para la Campafia.” Arranged in 
monthly carpetas. 
Correspondence with the commandant of the second division of the Army 
of the North, at Vera Cruz and Jalapa. 
Reports of the consul at New Orleans concerning the progress of annexa- 
tion. Mar., Apr., May. 
Correspondence with the minister of relations on this subject, throughout 
the year. | 
Correspondence with Arista, of the Army of the North, and with the 
commandant of Guanajuato. Jan.-Dec. 
Reorganization of the Army of the North. Jan. 
Treaties of Texas with Indians. Feb. 
Fears of an invasion from Texas. Feb. 
Report by Arista of the mission of Alsbury to Texas to prevent 
annexation, with copy of Alsbury’s commission and his instruc- 
tions, 
“ Private Opinion ” by Arista on Texas affairs. Oct. 10, 1844. 
(He says that he is at the head of the army which goes to “cast itself 
upon Texas to decide the question provoked by the colonials who occupy 
that territory ”.) 
Copy of the Texas National Register, Feb. 15, 1845. 
(In the April carpeta.) 
“Tdeas concerning the conquest and conservation of Tejas.” Unsigned. 
Before Apr. 3, 1845, for on that date it was passed to the minister 
of war. 
(It was written by some one who was in touch with Almonte. The chief 
ideas of the writer are: (1) to send five hundred Jesuits to Christianize 
the whole country from Louisiana to California; (2) to declare the 
Southern States a part of Mexico and to liberate all the slaves, which 
act would, it was believed, receive the sanction of the Northern States. ) 
Report by Alsbury of the results of his mission to Texas. 
(He said that the Texans would oppose the conditions of annexation ; that 
Sam Houston was against it; and that England would prevent it.) 
