Civil Archives 457 
Legajo 158. 
No. 1. Donation of $1000 by the Bishop of Durango for the war with 
the United States. 1846. 
No. 2. Concerning the sentence of 25 prisoners to labor on the maes- 
tranza de artilleria. 1846. 
No. 4. Donations by the citizens of the district of Hidalgo for the war. 
1847. 
“Informacion ” taken before the Juzgado de Letras of Chihuahua 
concerning the passports of the foreigners who came in the cara- 
van of Don Alberto Speyer. It contains declarations of different 
Americans. 1846. 
No. 5. Concerning a reform in the collection of duties levied on the 
goods of foreigners. 1846. 
No. 6. Provision that the revenues of the district of El Paso shall be 
assumed by the city of Chihuahua in case of the former’s invasion 
by the Americans. 1846. 
No. 8. Correspondence with the minister of relations concerning measure 
taken by the federal government to check the advance of the 
Americans. 1846. 
No.9. Order that foreigners not long residents in the frontier places 
shall leave the Republic. 
No. 11. Valuation of arms and other goods captured from American 
prisoners at Villa del Paso. 1846. 
No. 12. Concerning the extension of time of residence to foreigners 
through the month of February. 
No. 13. Concerning the opening and translation of letters brought from 
New Mexico by Estanislao Corras for certain English-speaking 
persons. The translations are present, the originals are not. 1846. 
No. 14. Papers related to the expedientes (imcidencias) containing the 
declarations of various persons who came from New Mexico, 
concerning the taking of that city by the North Americans. 
(It relates to the offer of two deserters, Chas. Welesley and James John- 
son, to join the Mexican service.) 
No. 16. Fine levied against Americans named Blanco, Coke, and Noel 
for not presenting their cartas de serguridad. 
1847. Legajos 159-165, 167. 
Legajo 159. 
No. 6. Donations for the war. 
No. 16. Communications from the prefect and the administrator of 
revenues (rentas) of El Paso concerning the taking of that place 
by the Americans. Nov., 1846-Sept., 1847. About 100 pp. 
No. 17. Concerning payment for grain taken by the American forces 
from Indians of El Paso. 1847. 
No. 18. Proposals to the commander of the American forces that the 
traders who came in their wake shall trade throughout the state. 
Nos. 27, 28, 29. Concerning cartas de seguridad of Americans. 
Legajo 160. 
No. 2. Concerning the restriction of foreigners to the interior in conse- 
quence of a circular of 1844. 
No. 4. Concerning the transfer of North Americans in the city of 
Chihuahua to Cusihuiriachic, on account of the war with the 
United States. 1846-1847. 
