449 Saltillo 
INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OF INTEREST. 
Census (Resefia) of the armed citizens of Saltillo. 1676. Carpeta no. 3. 
Petition of Fernando del Bosque asking for the release of sequestrated prop- 
erty belonging to him. 1678. Jbid. 
Report by Father Fray Francisco Pefiasco of the advancement of the Indians 
of Coahuila since the beginning of missionary work. 1680. Ibid. 
Document relating to Diego Ramon. 1684. Ibid. 
Dispute relative to the jurisdiction over the mission of Caldera. 1690. Car- 
peta 4. 
(This document throws light on the career of Father Damian Massanet.) 
Prosecution of an Indian for assault upon Fernando del Bosque. 1701. Car- 
peta 6. 
Documents relating to the estate of the Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo. 
1702, 1716. Carpeia 6. 
DocuUMENTS RELATING TO THE WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES, 1845-1848. 
In Carpeta No. 69. 
1845. Official communications from the state and federal governments con- 
cerning the approach of and preparations for war. 
1846. Communications from the jefe politico giving news of the American 
invasion, announcing the removal of the government to Parras, 
and requesting a report on foreigners in Saltillo. 
1847. Report by the curate that he intends to hide the treasure of the church 
to prevent its confiscation by the Americans. 
Report of contributions to aid wounded Mexicans. 
Provisions of the ayuntamiento to prevent a smallpox epidemic. 
Decree of the President ordering the militia to aid the army. 
Decree ordering the Congress to meet at Monclova on account of the 
war. 
Correspondence concerning the quartering of American soldiers in the 
city, and concerning guerrilla warfare. 
In Carpeta No. 71. 
1848. Communications from the Junta Patridtica. 
Report by the procurator of the ayuntamiento of the damages done to the 
city property. 
Complaints of private citizens of damages done to their haciendas. 
RECORDS IN THE CATHEDRAL. 
The diocese of Saltillo being a recent foundation, presumably its records 
contain little of interest for our purposes. There are in the Cathedral, how- 
ever, a few old records that may be mentioned. 
FRANCISCAN RECORDS. 
Ten bound volumes of manuscript records, containing: 
Letters and instructions from the provincial of the province of Santiago 
de Jalisco to the Convento de N. S. P. San Francisco de Guada- 
lupe. Early nineteenth century. 
Financial accounts of this monastery. 
