Jesús González Ortega Collection, 1851-1881 (bulk 1860-1861).

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Jesús González Ortega Collection, 1851-1881 (bulk 1860-1861).

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Correspondence, literary productions, financial documents, lists, and printed material. Correspondence pertains mostly to military matters during the War of the Reform and the French Intervention. Correspondents include Ignacio Comonfort, Santos Degollado, Manuel Doblado, Benito Juárez, Guillermo Prieto, and Ignacio Zaragoza. Literary productions include two essays by Guillermo Prieto, a report of the Battle of Silao, speeches (including González Ortega's eulogy), plans of operation and attack, poetry, and excerpts from periodicals. Lists and financial documents concern military matters from 1856-1864; some items in these series are undated. Certifications, orders and instructions, circulars, manifestos, and decrees from 1857-1867 relate to military and political affairs during that period.

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