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Manuscript/Mixed Material Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Statement of royal funds deposited with him by Céspedes

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Title

  • Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Statement of royal funds deposited with him by Céspedes

Created / Published

  • San Agustín de la Florida, March 7, 1636

Headings

  • -  New Spain--Politics and government
  • -  Accounting
  • -  Manuscripts

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  Ponce certifies that when Céspedes went out in a launch to help a ship which was carrying the allotment for Puerto Rico, he brought in eight chests of coins (reales) and five bars of silver belonging to His Majesty and deposited them with the royal accountant. Later the funds were taken to Puerto Rico on a royal ship. Signed.

Source Collection

  • Hans Peter Kraus collection of Spanish American documents, 1433-1877

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

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Chicago citation style:

Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Statement of royal funds deposited with him by Céspedes. San Agustín de la Florida, March 7, 1636. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-14817/.

APA citation style:

(1636) Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Statement of royal funds deposited with him by Céspedes. San Agustín de la Florida, March 7. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-14817/.

MLA citation style:

Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Statement of royal funds deposited with him by Céspedes. San Agustín de la Florida, March 7, 1636. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-14817/>.