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

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Iturbe e Iraeta family

Title:

Iturbe e Iraeta Papers

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gt54kn093

Dates:

1754-1878 (mostly 1781-1845)

Size:

10 boxes and 3.4 linear feet

Storage Note:

Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-10

Language:

Spanish; Castilian

Abstract: Consists of records of three successive generations of the Iturbe e Iraeta, a prominent, Mexican merchant family of Basque origin, active in Mexican colonial and interregional trade from the 1760s to the 1840s.

Collection Description & Creator Information

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.

Collection History

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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