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Nine documents relating ways the Mexican government is trying to raise much needed funding to support the war with the United States.

The Mexican government imposed forced contributions, increased taxes, and took other desperate measures to raise money.

Includes:

• El C. Luis Gonzaga de Chavarri, intendente honorario de ejército, vocal de la Exma. Asamblea del Departamento de Mexico, y gobernador interino del mismo. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type May 7, 1846, and May 9, 1846. Broadside: 45 x 33.5 cm (17¾x13"). Second Edition. An unusual decree that reflects the growing anxiety about war with the United States, issued the day before the first battle in Texas had even taken place, and probably the first of several desperate measures that would be taken during the war to raise money. By this order, most government payments and pensions are reduced by a fourth, although exceptions are made for those on the active military payroll and those with small pensions of 300 pesos or less. The reduction extends even to the “Presidente de la República, y á los Secretarios del Despacho.” Officials who pay contrary to this decree will be fined. Creased where formerly folded with small fold split, upper margin lightly chipped.
• El Ciudadano Vicente Romero, Gobernador interino del Distrito Federal. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type December 30, 1846, and January 5, 1847. Broadside: 30 x 22 cm (11¾x8¾"). Second Edition. Authorizes the government to negotiate a forced loan of 1,000,000 pesos and sets rates for raising the money. Old stitch holes in left margin, three small marginal holes, a few small worm holes touching a few letters.
• Ministerio de Hacienda. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type February 4, 1847. [1] [3, blank] pp. (12mo) 21.5 x 15.5 cm (8½x6"), folded sheet. First Edition. Authorizes spending of 5,000,000 pesos “para atender á la defensa del territorio nacional.” Forced loans are forbidden, however. One small chip in upper margin.
• El Gobernador del Estado de Michoacán, á todos sus inhabitantes, sabed: que. [Morelia, 1847]. Dated in type April, 24, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22.5 cm (12½x8¾"). First Edition. Authorizes the government to use all means to support the war by using public money. Old stab holes in left margin, left margin slightly chipped, small tear in lower margin. 
• Santa-Anna, Antonio López de. Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type June 17, 1847. [4] pp. (12mo) 22 x 16 cm (8¾x6¼"), folded sheet. First Edition. Imposes a 1,000,000 peso contribution on all inhabitants, including a schedule of how much is due from every state (e.g., Jalisco 123,450, Sonora 20,275, Chiapas 2,560, etc.). Overall light browning, short fold split, upper margin with small chip.
• Santa-Anna, Antonio López de. El Vice-Gobernador del Estado, en ejercito del supremo poder ejecutivo, a sus habitantes, sabed: Que por el Ministerio de Hacienda se me ha comunicado el decreto siguente. [San Luis Potosí, 1847]. Dated in type June 17, 1847, and June 26, 1847. [2] pp. (Folio) 32 x 21 cm (12½x8¼"). Later Edition. A reprinting of the above law with an addendum explaining how the 46,295 pesos due will be raised in San Luis Potosí. Tape stain in right margin.
• Santa-Anna, Antonio López de. El C. Lic. Diego Jose Perez Fernandez, teniente gobernador del Estado libre y soberano de Mexico, en ejercicio del poder ejecutivo, a los habitantes del mismo, sabed. [Toluca, 1847]. Dated in type June 26, 1847, and July 5, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 21.5 cm (12¼x8½”), on embossed paper. Second Edition. Declares all goods from occupied ports to be spoils of war and divided among those who seize the materials.With contemporary manuscript ink number 39 in upper right corner. 
• Santa-Anna, Antonio López de. Manuel Gonzalez Cosio, Gobernador del Estado libre de Zacatecas, a sus habitantes, sabed: Que por el Ministerio de Guerra y Marina se me ha comunicado el decreto siguente. [Zacatecas, 1847]. Dated in type June 26, 1847, and July 14, 1847. Broadside: 29.5 x 21 cm (11½x8¼”). Later Edition. Left margin with old stab holes, chipped, and irregular. With contemporary manuscript ink number 45 in upper right margin.