Iturbe e Iraeta Papers, 1754-1878 (mostly 1781-1845)

Scope and Contents: The collection consists of records of three successive generations of the Iturbe e Iraeta. Comprised of ledgers, letter books, collected incoming correspondence, commercial and hacienda accounts, and some personal papers (some of it on microfilm), the collection documents the family's Mexico-based mercantile trade activities (in cochineal, cocoa, sugar, etc.) and landed wealth during an important period of economic growth and political change. Included are letters to and from a variety of noted Mexican government and church officials, as well as prominent colonial merchants, miners, and nobility.
Collection Creator Biography:: The Iturbe e Iraeta family was a prominent Mexican merchant family of Basque origin that was active in Mexican colonial and interregional trade from the 1760s to the 1840s.

Acquisition:: The collection was purchased in 1980 .
Appraisal: No appraisal information is available.
Processing Information: This collection was processed by Emily Garcia in the fall of 2008. Finding aid written by Emily Garcia in the fall of 2008.

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Iturbe e Iraeta Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Storage Note:

Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-10

Related Materials: Material that fills the collection's chronological gaps is held by theUniversidad Iberoamericana inMexico City, Mexico.
Subject Terms:: Basques -- Mexico -- History. -- Sources
Cochineal -- Mexico.
Cocoa -- Mexico.
Indigo -- Mexico.
Mineral industries -- Mexico -- History. -- Sources
Sugar trade -- Mexico.
Genre Terms:: Account books -- Mexico.
Commercial correspondence, Mexican.
Commercial correspondence, Spanish.
Ledgers -- Mexico.
Merchants -- Mexico. -- 18th century
Merchants -- Mexico. -- 19th century
Places:: Mexico -- Church history. -- Sources
Mexico -- History -- Spanish colony, 1540-1810. -- Sources
Mexico -- History -- 1821-1861. -- Sources
Mexico -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1810-1821. -- Sources
Mexico -- Politics and government.
Mexico -- Social conditions.
Mexico City (Mexico) -- History. -- Sources

Series 1: Ledgers, 1760-1830s

Ledger, 1760-1783

Ledger, 1794-1797

Ledger book, 1801 March 2 - 1803 March 24

Account book, 1824 January-1825 April

Ledger book, 1830s

Ledger, 1837-1839

Ledger/Business Papers, circa 1785-1822

Series 2: Letter books of Outgoing Correspondence, 1781-1834

Leaves from a letter book, 1781-1782

Post data, 1781 January 26

Post data and letter, 1781 February 28

Post data and letter, 1781 March 16

Post data and letters, 1781 March 18

Letter, 1781 March 21

Post data, letters, and note, 1781 April 19

Letter, 1781 April 25

Letters, 1781 April 29

Post data, 1781 May 2

Letter, 1781 May 4

Post data, 1781 May 6

Letter, 1781 June 20

Post data, 1781 June 27

Letters, 1781 July 4

Post data, 1781 August 3

Post data and letter, 1781 July 31

Post data, 1781 August 3

Letters and post data, 1781 July 31

Post data and letter, 1781 August 3

Letter, 1781 July 31

Letters, 1781 August 3

Letter, 1781 July 31

Post data, 1781 August 1

Letter, 1781 October 10

Post data and letters, 1781 October 20

Letter, 1781 October 24

Post data, 1781 November 30

Post data, 1781 December 2

Post data, 1781 November 29

Letter and post data, 1781 December 1

Letters and post data, 1781 December 26

Post data, 1781 January 16

Post data and letter, 1781 January 17

Miscellaneous loose papers, undated

Leaves from a letter book, 1791

Leaf A, 1791 November

Leaf B, 1791 November

Leaf D, 1791 November

Leaf E, 1791 November

Leaf F, 1791 November

Leaf 6, 1791 December 28

Letter book, 1795-1798

Letter book, 1798-1801

Letter book, 1808-1809

Letter book, 1833-1834

Series 3: Incoming Correspondence, 1754-1878

Item 1, 1754 August 20

Item 2, 1763 February 13

Item 3, 1763 September 28

Item 4, 1770 October 11

Item 5, 1770 October 11

Item 6, 1773 May 31

Item 7, 1774 July 19

Item 8, 1778 April

Item 9, 1778 November 28

Item 10, 1780 March 15

Item 11, 1783 November 26

Item 12, 1783 October 17

Item 13, 1784 July 27

Item 14, 1784 July 28

Item 15, 1785 January 4

Item 16, 1785 February 16

Item 17, 1785 February 16

Item 18, undated

Item 19, 1786 February 13

Item 20, 1786 February 13

Item 21, 1786 June 17

Item 22, 1787 March 21

Item 23, 1787 April 13

Item 24, 1787 May 15