Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Descriptive Summary
Title: Mexican Manuscripts Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1776-1837
Collection Number: Bernath Mss 13
Extent:
.2 linear feet
(1 half-size box)
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical Location: Del Sur
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Mexican Manuscripts Collection. Bernath Mss 13. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California,
Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Undetermined.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection consists of various documents related to institutions and property in the State of Puebla, México, between
the years 1776 and 1837. The collection consists of six folders and some 240 total pages of documentation. The collection
is divided into three parts. The first part (Folder 1) pertains to a single hacienda (Xalapasco) and contains a variety of
legal documents and receipts. The second part (Folders 2 and 3) consists of the account records of property belonging to a
hospital located in Veracruz. The third part (Folders 4-6) pertains to the dissolution of the estate of Captain Don Gabriel
de Segura y Ceballos and contains a variety of legal documents and receipts.