Finding Aid to the Letters and Documents Relating to the History of Puerto Rico, 1660-1881
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Finding Aid to the Letters and Documents Relating to the History of Puerto Rico, 1660-1881
Collection number: BANC MSS M-M 513
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Real Compañía del Asiento
Account book of the company, showing the number of slaves sold in Puerto Rico, 1768-1779.
Castro, Ramón de
Correspondence and papers, 1797-1804
Montes, Toribio
Papers, 1805-1806
Cortabarría, Antonio Ignacio
Papers, 1812
Meléndez Bruna, Salvador
Correspondence and papers, 1810-1818.
Aróstegui Herrera, Gonzalo
Correspondence and papers, 1820-1821.
Copies of documents relating to the Ducoudray affair, 1822.
Copies of correspondence with Puerto Rico concerning the Dominican revolution, 1822.
Puerto Rico. Governors
Correspondence, 1843-1845.
Papers relating to the Island of Vieques
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Papers describing various parts of Puerto Rico: San Juan; Arecibo; Utuado; islands of Mona and Monito; Manatí; Culebra; Aguada.
Census, 1815-1846
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Orders, proclamations, including some Royal decrees, 1789-1812
Quaderno de ordenes circulares, 1789.
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Libro en que se copian las órdenes circulares que la superioridad se remiten a ésta Tenencia a Guerra de la Aguada ...
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Bandos de los governadores de Puerto Rico, Ramón de Castro and Toribio Montes, 1803-1806.
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Libro de Reales Cédulas ... remitido al Ilustre Ayuntamiento de esta Villa [Aguada], 1803-1812.
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Transcripts of Royal Decrees, 1738-1816, from Archives of Puerto Rico.
Pinart transcripts of Royal Decrees found in the Archives of the Bishopric of Puerto Rico, pertaining mainly to Capuchin missionary activities in Venezuela, especially in the province of Cumaná.
Selected items concerning church affairs, English depredations at Cumaná, and various matters relating to local governments.
Two miscellaneous unidentified items.
Fragments and excerpts from Libros de Bautismos.
Scattered fragments from Libro de Bautismo of Coamo, 1660-1775.
Act of Bishop of Puerto Rico concerning establishment of church in parish of Humaco, June 30-July 4, 1793.
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Abercromby, Sir Ralph, 1734-1801
Letter, Apr 15, 1797, demanding surrender of Puerto Rico. Signed also by Henry Harvey. Copy only
Antoñanza, Eusebio
1811-1813, giving news of events in Venezuela
Arístegui, Rafael de, conde de Mirasol
Letter, June 9, 1845, inquiring about Ramón de Soto
Aróstegui Herrera, Gonzalo
Relación de los Ayuntamientos const[ituido]s de esta Isla ..., Nov 8, 1820. List of municipalities with number of inhabitants and officials in each.
Letter to Ayuntamiento de Aguadilla, Feb. 9, 1821, announcing plans for a visit in order to discuss ways of bettering the island
Cardenas, Juan Nepomuceno de
Letter to José de Navarro, Mar. 14, 1822, and to Jacob. Copies only
Castro y Gutierrez, Ramón de
Copy of reply to Sir Ralph Abercromby, Apr. 15, 1797.
Letter to Rafael Conti, Dec. 11, 1798, communicating message from the King of Spain in praise of the inhabitants of Aguadilla
Instrucción para los tenientes a guerra, Feb. 12, 1801. Copy for general at Aguadilla, containing instructions for establishment of coastguard in Puerto Rico, and orders for care of settlers from Santo Domingo
Plan para la formación de una milicia, Mar. 25, 1801.
Letter to Rafael Conti, Oct. 14, 1801, concerning measures for preventing foreigners and colored people from settling on the island
Bando comunicando la Real Cédula de Abril 22, 1804, re increase of slave trade
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Cortabarría, Antonio Ignacio
Instrucción, May 4, 1812. Instructions to generals in charge of suppressing Venezuelan revolt. Copy
Donzelot, François Xavier, 1764-1843
Letter to Gonzalo Aróstegui, Feb 12, 1822. Translated copy
Letter to José de Navarro, Mar. 13, 1822. Translated copy
Ducoudray-Holstein, H. Lafayette Villaume, 1763-1839
Correspondence and papers, copies only, relating to his attempt to free Puerto Rico, 1822.
Ernouf
Letter to Toribio Montes, Nov. 16, 1805. Copy only
Ferrand, L.
Correspondence with Toribio Montes, Nov. 8-Dec. 6, 1805, urging use of Spanish ports for French privateers, with decree concerning plan to capture U.S. ships
Harvey, Sir Henry, 1737-1810
See Folder
3.
Hodgson, John, 1757-1846
Letter, Dec. 13, 1808, to Montes, introducing Mr. Wolleston, a British merchant
Inguanzo, Francisco Diaz
Letter to Toribio Montes, Dec. 17, 1805. Copy only
Jacob, Louis Léon, 1768-1854
Letter to Governor of Puerto Rico, Feb. 24, 1822. Translated copy
Kerverseau
Letters, 1803-1804, to Ramón de Castro concerning his departure from Santo Domingo
Labatud, Pedro
Letter addressed to José de Medina y Galindo, Jan. 13, 1813, from Santa Marta, Venezuela. Contemporary copy
Leith, Sir James, 1763-1816
Transcript of letter, Apr. 12, 1815, relating to the island of Vieques
Level de Goda, Andrés
Addressed to Cortabarría, Feb.-Mar. 1812. Plan of attack on Venezuela. Pinart transcript
Lizón, Bartolomé
5 letters to Salvador Mélendez Bruna, May-Dec. 1813, reporting news of war in Venezuela
López, José
Letter to Salvador Meléndez Bruna, Feb. 28-Mar. 5, 1810, re war news in Venezuela
Maitland, Frederick, 1763-1848
Order for the protection of John Nagle, Apr. 24, 1797.
Medina y Galindo, José de
Letters from Rio Hacha, Jan. 9 and 20, 1813, re defeat of Spaniards in Venezuela
Meléndez Bruna, Salvador
Draft of letter, May 5, 1811, to Governor of Cádiz, relating to Benito Jurado's petition to return to Spain
Circular to mayors, Aug. 19, 1814, relating to paper money
Transcript of letter relating to Vieques Island, Apr. 12, 1815.
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Méndez Vigo, Santiago
Draft of reply, Feb. 22, 1843, to José Antonio Torralbo
Miyares, Fernando
Correspondence, Aug.-Oct. 1810, with Meléndez Bruna re activities in Venezuela, requesting aid. (Copies)
1811-1813.
Letter of Nov. 23, 1811, requesting aid in defending Maracaibo, enclosing copy of order from Spain of Mar. 30, 1811.
Letter enclosing copies of letter relating to defeat of Spanish army in Venezuela. Feb. 1, 1813.
Montes, Toribio
Fragment, dated Aug. 5, 1806.
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Morillo y Morillo, Pablo, marqués de la Puerta, 1778-1837
Letter of Apr. 13, 1815, to Salvador Meléndez Bruna, enclosing copy of instructions given by Joseph Bonaparte to his agent in Baltimore, with list of commissioners in America
Letter of Apr. 13, 1815, requesting supplies for expedition to Tierra Firma
Pinart translation of letter of May 8, 1818.
Navarro, José de
Letter of Mar. 4, 1822, to Governor of Martinique. Copy
Letter of Mar. 4, 1822, to Jacob. Copy
Letters of Mar. 4, 1822, to Presidents of Santo Domingo and Haiti. Copies
Letter of Mar. 4, 1822, to Governor of Martinique. Copy
Oxholm, Peter Lotharius, 1753-1827
Transcript of letter, Aug. 5, 1815, re island of Vieques
Pinart, Alphonse Louis, 1852-1911
Transcripts throughout the collection
Real Compañía del Asiento
Account book of slave trade in Puerto Rico, 1768-1779.
Torralbo, Francisco
See decrees in Folder
66.
Torralbo, José Antonio
Letter to Governor of Puerto Rico, Feb. 1, 1843, sending calligraphy containing best plans. With draft of reply by the Governor, Feb 22, 1843.
Urrutía, Carlos de
Letter to Salvador Meléndez, Dec. 25, 1816, concerning attempts of the French to take over the island of Santo Domingo, requesting aid
Ustariz, Miguel Antonio de
See decrees, Folders
65-66.