PBA Galleries

Includes:

• Legal document from the Constitutional Court of Frontera Norte de la Baja California, describing the case of an American named Reese caught with a pistol and horses by the border. 2 pages. Santo Tomas, 27 May 1864.
• Letter from Joaquin Martorell, municipal president of Santo Tomas, concerning an American named James Ritchey. One page. Santo Tomas, 15 October 1864.
• Letter from Ignacio Argüello to officials in Santo Tomas, concerning an American soldier from San Diego named Andres Bertugo. One page. Guadalupe, 30 November 1864.
• Deed from John Cessna to Charles W. Crosby and Albert Diblee of three Baja California copper mines, executed in Spanish with notary certificate in English. 2 pages. San Francisco, CA, 28 August 1858.
• Power of attorney document by Tomas Warner and others concerning claims against the United States regarding William Walker's 1853 filibuster expedition to Baja California. 2 pages. Santo Tomas, 2 April 1870.

Manuscript documents. One to two pages each. 32x21 cm (12½x8¼") or smaller.

Interesting group of documents from a time of interest in and incursion into the Mexican borderland by Norte Americanos.