Harry T. Friedman collection of Spanish American documents, circa 1500-1912

Collection Summary

Title	Harry T. Friedman collection of Spanish American documents, circa 1500-1912
Span Dates	circa 1500-1912
ID No.	MSS54247
Collector	Friedman, Harry T.
Extent	750 items
Extent	3 containers
Extent	1.2 linear feet
Extent	1 microfilm reel
Language	Collection material in Spanish with unidentified Indian languages
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012199
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm75054247
Summary	Collector. Correspondence, reports, certificates, printed material, and other documents relating to such topics as the Joliet-Marquette expedition (1673), navigation and trade from the Philippines to Mexico (1749), land transactions in Tulancingo and Huejotzingo, Mexico, and persons associated with the cause of Mexican independence; inventories (1778-1785) of Mexican missions at Mátape, Alamos, and Macori; and information on Indian groups and the branding of military livestock. Includes correspondence addressed to Manuel Madrid concerning nineteenth-century economic affairs, correspondence of José Yves Limantour, and microfilm of census counts in Mexico City, 1610-1784.