| Louis Houck Spanish Regime Research Papers |
| 1905 |
| Extent: 0.5 linear feet. |
| Accession Number: 2002.116. |
| Abstract: Materials and notes collected by Houck for his history of the Spanish Regime in Missouri. Includes transcripts of reports on the actions of the Spanish in the Mississippi River Region from the Archivo General de Indias, as well as Houck’s handwritten notes. The reports are mostly handwritten in Spanish. |
| Processed by: Amber Miranda, September 4, 2009 |
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Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Southeast Missouri State University Phone: (573) 651-2245; Fax: (573) 651-2666; Email: semoarchives@semo.edu |
| Provenance: These were the notes created by Louis Houck as he researched his book The Spanish Regime in Missouri, Volumes 1 and 2, call number 977.8 H812s. |
| Citation: Houck Spanish Regime Research Papers, Louis, circa 18th century, Special Collections and Archives, Southeast Missouri State University |
| Restrictions: None |
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Other Relevant Collections: Records from the Spanish Regime, 1766-1805. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, MS 62-2854 |
| Location of Originals: The original documents on which these notes are based are located in the Archivo General de Indias located in Seville Spain. |
| Languages: Notes are in English and Spanish |
| Historical Note [1] |
| The Archivo General de Indias retains more than 43,000 bundles, installed in eight linear miles of shelves, with some 80 million pages of original documents which contain more than three centuries of the history of an entire continent, from Tierra del Fuego up to the southern United States, in addition to the Spanish Far East, the Philippines. It is the political history and social history, economic history and philosophy, the history of the Church, and the history of art. The most varied issues occupy the interest of thousands of researchers who go through the Archive: since the discovery, exploration, and conquest of the New World, until independence, from political institutions up the history of pre-Columbian peoples, from trade to the problems of maritime traffic; missionary from the expansion until the Inquisition. The Archivo General de Indias will contribute over time to obtain the most complete and documented historical overview of the Spanish Administration of the New World, as at the time wanted to King Carlos III, the founder of the archives. |
| Scope and Content Note |
| Materials and notes collected by Houck for his history of the Spanish Regime in Missouri. Includes transcripts of reports on the actions of the Spanish in the Mississippi River Region from the Archivo General de Indias, as well as Houck’s handwritten notes. The reports are mostly handwritten in Spanish. The titles of the reports listed in the Container List were supplied by Houck and are attached to the files and written in English. |
| Archivist’s Note: The processing archivist has only a basic knowledge of the Spanish language. As a result some information in this finding aid may be incorrect due to mistranslation. |
| Rules or Conventions: Finding Aid prepared using DACS |
| Container List | ||
| Box 1366 | ||
| Folder 001 | General Indian Files: Louisiana and Florida | 1794 |
| Folder 002 |
Spanish Transcriptions:
Fortification of St. Louis Forts on the Missouri French Canadian Immigrants |
undated 1769 1782-1787 |
| Folder 003 |
Spanish Transcriptions:
Oaths of Allegiance Oaths of Allegiance in New Madrid Orders Given by Francisco Rui Petition of Lassus Piernas’s Application for a Lieutenant-Colonelcy Presents to Indians |
1795? 1793 undated 1794 1776 1802 |
| Folder 004 |
Spanish Transcriptions:
Illinois Settlements Indian Tribes of the Mississippi and Missouri Valleys and about the Straits Instructions to McCay Inventory of Documents Land Propositions Letter from Carondelet Letter from Trudeau |
1769 1777 1799 1775 undated 1793 1794 |
| Folder 005 | Spanish Transcription: Flour Mills | 1795-1797 |
| Folder 006 |
Spanish Transcriptions:
Danger to Forts Dealings with Indians Delivery of Forts Description of Illinois Difficulties with the Osage Indians Explorations External Dangers at San Luis |
1798 Undated 1769 1769 1787 1794 1796 |
| Folder 007 |
Spanish Transcriptions:
Appointment of McKay Articles of Incorporation Church at St. Louis |
1796 1794 1797 |
| Box 1366 | ||
| Folder 007 |
Spanish Transcriptions:
Conquest of San Josef Council Proceedings |
1782 1796 |
| Folder 008 |
Spanish Transcriptions:
San Luis fortifications Construction of a fort in San Luis Borders of Upper Florida Taxes for Louisiana and West Florida Command of New Madrid Recall of Don Pedro Roussean |
1793 1794 1782 1794 1793 1793 |
| Folder 009 | Spanish Transcriptions: Agricultural Recommendations | 1788-1789 |
| Folder 010 |
Spanish Transcriptions:
Trouble with the Big Osages Services of Howard Second Instructions Repulse of Hesse |
1779 1804 undated 1767 1780 |