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Passport Records
Contributed by Luis
Gilberto Padilla y Baca
Luis Gilberto
Padilla y Baca is an NMGS member and serves on the Board
of Directors as
Registrar. He is an employee of the City of Albuquerque,
provides professional assistance
to other genealogists, and is currently working toward
accreditation as Certified Genealogical Records Specialist. Reprinted
with permission from New Mexico Genealogist 36:2 June, 1997 p. 53.
Passport Records
1828-1836
Mexican Records from the
Port of Entry at
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Territory
Introduction
A circular dated 19
November 1825 from the Government of Mexico ordered each Mexican state and territory to make
a monthly report of the number and movements of foreigners. The report was to be
made to the Secretaria de Relaciones Interiores y Exteriores in Mexico City. All
foreigners entering Mexico at Santa Fe were required to register and obtain passports at the
Custom House. Most of these foreigners were immigrant traders who traveled in
caravans on the road from St. Louis, Missouri to Santa Fe, the frontier of Mexico. Although
required to report at the Custom House in order to continue their journey through the
Mexican states, not all went smoothly. A report dated 8 July 1827 by a customs official to
his superiors outlined the troubles he was having with the great influx of travelers, many
of whom were slipping through without registering. His frustration is evident in his
statement, "84 foreigners arrived from North America in
this Territory on the
8th of this month, but only 36 appear in this release . .
. The mayors of the frontiers
of Del Bado and Taos . . . are afraid to disobey the
foreigners and [claim] they do not have the power to make them register . .
. Of the foreigners that have arrived in the territory, many are staying and some
are marrying without citizen papers, and . . . many of the worse ones already know our
language. Some have no business and have no way to make a living . . . these are the
ones that are introducing contraband and are inducing our
people to commit
[groserias] rudeness and bad language. I wish to talk to
[the Supreme Governor]
concerning these foreigners, whether I should leave them
alone or ask them to return
to their country." The names on the following pages were
extracted from New Mexico
Passport Records, Santa Fe 1827-1828, Manuscript
Collection 184, Folder 1, Center for Southwest Research, Zimmerman
Library, University of New Mexico. The collection consists of photoprints
and several pages of transcriptions. Although titled 1827-1828, the collection contains
entries through 1836. The following translation was taken from typewritten
transcriptions of the passport records. Those
transcriptions, of unknown
origin and date, have numerous handwritten notations and
corrections. During preparation
of this article the typewritten transcriptions themselves
were examined against the
photoprints, and discrepancies found were corrected. As
always, it is advisable for researchers to study further by consulting
the source material whenever possible. The microfilm and photoprints are
available at the Center for Southwest Research in UNM's Zimmerman Library. Names are
reproduced herein as they appear on the records cited. A previous publication covering the
years 1825-1828 is The Extranjeros (The Foreigners), Selected Documents from the Mexican
Side of the Santa Fe Trail, edited and translated by Dr. David J. Weber, published by
Stagecoach Press, Santa Fe, in 1967. See "Reports on Arrivals of Foreigners," pages
39-43. Copies are available at Special Collections Branch of Albuquerque Public
Library, at the Center for Southwest Research at
University of New
Mexico, and at New Mexico State Records Center and
Archives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. For further reading, see: Robert
Glass Cleland, This Reckless Breed of Men: The Trappers and Fur Traders of the
Southwest (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1976), and Max Moorhead's New
Mexico's Royal Road: Trade and Travel on the Chihuahua Trail. (Norman and London:
University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.) Inasmuch as the earlier years have already
been well covered, our report begins with 14 August, 1828. 1Manuscript Collection 184,
Folder 1, p. 2 CSWR. Translation by Luis Gilberto Padilla y Baca.
Territorio del Nuevo
Mexico
Registry of Passports
presented by foreigners, as requested by this Governor
since August 20 of
this same year. Translation by Luis Gilberto Padilla y
Baca
Year of 1828
No. 1. On 14 August a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
North America Strother
Rennick, to enter the States of Chihuagua and Sonora on
commercial business.
No. 2. On 14 August a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
N. A. Santiago
Rennick, to enter the States of Chihuagua and Sonora with
commercial goods.
No. 3. On 20 August a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
N. A. Justo (Agustus)
Storrs, to enter the States of Chihuagua and Sonora on
commercial business.
No. 4. On 20 August a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
N. A. Enrrique L.
Connelly, to enter the States of Chihuahua and Sonora on
commercial business.
No. 5. On 4 September a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
North America Patricio
M. Dillon, to enter the States of Chihuahua and Sonora on
commercial business.
No. 6. On 10 September a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
North America Patricio
Hurley, to enter the States of Chihuahua and Sonora on commercial business.
No. 7. On 12 September a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
North America Juan
Belcher, to enter the States of Chihuahua and Sonora on
commercial business.
No. 8. On 12 September a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
North America Jorge Braw
Fuente, to enter the States of Chihuahua and Sonora on commercial business.
No. 9. On 12 September a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
North America Juan S.
Patton, to enter the States of Chihuahua and Sonora on commercial business.
No. 10. On 19 September
a passport was issued to the citizen of the United States
of North America
Santiago Glen, to enter the States of Chihuagua and Sonora
on commercial
business.
No. 11. On 19 September
a passport was issued to the citizen of the United States
of N. A. Juan Tomson,
to enter the States of Chihuagua and Sonora on commercial
business.
No. 12. On 20 September
a passport was issued to the citizen of the U. S. of N. A.
Dr. Guillermo Keith,
to enter the States of Chihuagua and Sonora on commercial
business and to
exercise his medical profession.
No. 13. On 20 September
a passport was issued to the citizen of the U. S. of N. A.
Rufus Doans, to enter
and accompany the citizen Santiago Glen to the States of
Chihuagua and Sonora.
No. 14. On 28 September
a passport was issued to the citizen of the U. S. of N. A.
Antonio Richardson, to
enter the States of Chihuahua and Sonora or Durango on commercial business.
No. 15. On 28 September
a passport was issued to the citizen of the U. S. of N. A.
Antonio Wasserman, to
enter the States of Chihuagua and Sonora on commercial business.
No. 16. On 30 September
a passport was issued to the citizen of the United States
of N. A. David Waldo,
to enter the States of Chihuagua and Sonora on commercial
business.
No. 17. On 30 September
a passport was issued to the citizen of the United States
of N. A. Ceran
Sambrans [St. Vrain] to enter the States of Chihuagua and
Sonora on commercial
business.
No. 18. On 30 September
a passport was issued to the citizen of the U. S. of N. A.
Ricardo Campbell to enter
the States of Chihuagua and Sonora on commercial business.
No. 19. On 1 December a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
N. A. Tomas Gorham to
enter the States of Chihuagua and Sonora with the
objective to exercise
his medical profession.
No. 20. On 15 November a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
North America
Year of 1829
No. 21. On 14 February
1829 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America Floy with the objective to enter the Chihuagua and
collect payments.
No. 22. On 14 April 1829
a passport was issued to the citizen of the U. S. of N. A.
John Pearson to enter
and carry out his exile in El Puerto de Veracruz. He is
accompanied by 6 citizens
of Mexico classified as servants.
No. 23. On the same day
and year a passport was issued to the citizen of the
United States of North
America William Walker to enter as a class of dependent of
the subject of S. M.
B. [S.M. Britanica] John Pearson.
No. 24. On the same day,
month and year, a passport was issued to the subject of
S.M. B. Thomas Kemda
[Kenida?] who accompanied in the same form said Pearson.
No. 25. On 29 August
1829 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of America,
Guillermo Garr to enter on commercial business to the
States of Chihuagua and Sonora.
No. 26. On 10 December
1829 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of N. A. John
Findly, to enter on commercial business to the states of
Chihuagua and Sonora.
No. 27. On the same day
a passport was issued to the citizen of the U. S. of N. A.
Juan Sutton to enter
on commercial business to the states of Chihuagua and
Sonora.
No. 28. On the same day,
a passport was issued to Charles Bente for the states of Chihuagua and Sonora.
Year of 1830
No. 29. On 21 June 1830
a passport was issued to the citizen of the United States
of North America
Julian Grin [Green?], to enter to the states of Chihuahua
on personal business.
No. 30. On 11 August a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
North America,
Edgecomb Samuel to enter the state of Chihuahua on
personal business.
No. 31. On 11 August
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America William Finn, to enter the state of Chihuhua as a
servant of the citizen Edgecomb
Samuel.
No. 32. On 24 August
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America Felipe Collins, with four servants from the United
States of North America and two Mexicans to the State of Chihuahua on
commercial business.
No. 33. On 28 August
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America Guillermo Ward, to enter with two servants to
proceed to the northern states and to the State of Chihuahua on
commercial business.
No. 34. On 15 September
1830 a passport was isued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America Tyner [Jaime?] W. Walker, who is entering with one
servant, named Guillermo
Conner, to the states of Chihuahua and Sonora on
commercial business.
No. 35. On 15 September
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America Guillermo Conner, to enter the states of Chihuahua
and Sonora on commercial
business.
No. 36. On 23 September
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of France
Federico Conings to
enter Chihuahua on personal business.
No. 37. On 25 September
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America William Scott, to enter with one servant the
states of Chihuahua and Sonora on commercial business.
No. 38. On 28 September
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America Santiago Glendi, to enter the states of Chihuahua
and Sonora with one servant
on commercial business.
No. 39. On 28 September
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America S. W. Howland, to enter with one servant the
states of Chihuahua and Sonora on commercial business.
No. 40. On 28 September
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America Strother Rennick, to enter with one servant the
states of Chihuahua and Sonora on commercial business.
No. 41. On 9 October a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
North America Alfred
R. Head, to enter with one servant the states of Chihuahua
and Sonora on commercial
business.
No. 42. On 9 October
1830 a passport was issued to the foreigner from North
America George T.
Winn, to enter the states of Chihuagua and Sonora on
commercial business.
No. 43. On 9 October
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America Juan Hibbard, to enter the states of Chihuagua and
Sonora on commercial business.
No. 44. On 9 October
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America Harding P. Benning, to enter the states of
Chihuahua and Sonora on commercial business.
No. 45. On 12 October
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America Young E. Hicks, and his servants Patricio Ryder,
Juan Reynolds, and Santiago
Callahan, to enter the states of Chihuagua and Sonora on
commercial business.
No. 46. On 12 October a
passport was issued to the citizen of the United States of
North America Randolfo
Coles, to enter the states of Chihuahua and Sonora on
commercial business.
No. 47. On 14 October
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America Juan Geovitt, to enter the states of Chihuagua and
Sonora on commercial business.
No. 48. On 14 October
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America [name missing], to enter the states of Chihuahua
and Sonora on commercial
business. The passport was issued and the payment received
according to the
regulations of 12 October 1830 that were received on 12
November of the same year.
No. 49. On 19 November
1830 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America David Waldo, to enter the states of Chihuahua and
Sonora, on commercial
business; accompanied by two Mexican servants.
No. 50. On 13 December
to the foreigner George K. Walker of North America to the
states of Chihuhua and
Sonora.
Year of 1831
No. 51. On 5 January
1831 a passport was issued to the citizen of the United
States of North
America, Carlos Bentt to enter the Mexican states on
commercial business.
No. 52. On 29 July 1831
a passport was issued to the citizen of the United States
of North America
Enrrique Steward to enter the states of Sonora and
Chihuahua to practice medicine.
No. 53. On 16 August
1831 a passport was issued to Miguel Woods and 5
foreigners [unnamed]
to the referenced states [as referred to in previous
entry: Sonora and Chihuahua].
No. 54. On 16 August
1831 a passport was issued to Thomas Harrison to enter the
referenced states.
No. 55. On 16 August
1831 a passport was issued to John R. White to enter the referenced states.
No. 56. On 16 August
1831 a passport was issued to William B. Giddings y
Elliot.
No. 57. On 21 August
1831 to Don Jaquin Jon to Chihuahua.
No. 58. On 21 August
1831 to Don John R. White to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 59. On 21 August
1831 to Don Little Smithe to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 60. On 27 August 27
1831 to the foreigner Gentry to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 61. On 14 September
to the foreigner Wm. Walker to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 62. On 19 September
to the foreigner José Thomas to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 63. On 19 September
to W. Pappost and Andrey and Evans [Andrew Y. Evans?] and José Reynolds.
No. 64. On 19 September
to Don Tomas Shelfferd and Washington Wallden.
No. 65. On 30 September
to the foreigner Juan A. Ackley for the capital of the Republic.
No. 66. On 3 October to
the foreigner Patricio Ryder to Chihuahua and Sonoro on commercial business, accompanied by
foreigners Antonio Donier and the Mexican citizen José Antonio Valverde.
No. 67. On 3 October to
the foreigner Archibald Stevenson, to the Californias
[could be Baja
California] on his way to purchase mules. He is
accompanied by the foreigner Juan Purcell.
No. 68. Mr. Waldo
Lorenzo to El Paro and Sonora.
No. 69. The foreigner
Samuel Parosson to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 70. The foreigner
Carlos B. Bernard to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 71. The foreigner
Alexandro Bertoldo to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 72. The foreigner
Washington and his servant [unnamed] to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 73. The foreigner
George Kerch to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 74. The foreigner
Washington Gaviota to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 75. On 30 December
the foreigner Federico Connir(?) to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 76. On 30 December
the foreigner Cirilio A. Thomas to Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 77. On December 30,
the foreigner W. Davis to Chihuahua and Sonora.
Year of 1832
Don Santiago Abreau, of
the Political Headquarters of this Territory, reported on
27 March 1832 that
passports have been issued to the following:
No. 78. On 8 March 1832
a passport was issued to the foreigner Santiago C. M.
Halliday to the states
of Chihuahua and Sonora for commercial business for the
naturalized citizen, Ceran
Sambrano [St. Vrain].
No. 79. On 8 March 1832
a passport was also issued to Santiago Glenray to the same
states and with the same
business as the same Sambrano.
No. 80. On 13 July a
passport was issued to the foreigner Tomas Harrison to the
interior states of the
Republic of Mexico.
No. 81. On 8 August 1832
a passport was issued to the foreigner Isidore Robidoux
and Faraon, of the
same surname, with their Mexican servant, to expend goods
that belong to Don
Antonio Robidoux, naturalized in the United States of
Mexico.
No. 82. On the 16th of
the same month and year a passport was issued to Josephus
Perrin to the state of
Chihuahua to expend goods belonging to D. Richard Steward.
No. 83. On 31 August
1832 a passport was issued to Hames [James?] Vendenleu.
No. 84. On 10 September
a passport was issued to Luciano Gustan [Lucius Houston?]
to Chihuahua.
No. 85. On 10 September
a passport was issued to José Reynolds to Chihuahua.
No. 86. León Antonio (?)
from North America on 16 September.
No. 87. Guillermo (?)
from North America on 16 September.
No. 88. Federico (?)
from North America on 16 September.
No. 89. Santiago
Collins, American, on 19 August 1832.
No. 90. C. R. Harris,
American, on 19 August 1832.
No. 91. Francisco Pier,
American, on 19 August 1832.
No. 92. On 22 September,
Roberto Hanna to the Mexican States.
No. 93. On 22 September,
Lt. Fago Shepard to the Mexican States.
No. 94. On 22 September,
Bethel Hickis to the Mexican States.
No. 95. On 22 September,
Guillermo Driden to the Mexican States.
No. 96. On 6 October,
José Paulding to the Mexican States.
No. 97. On 6 October,
Guillermo Cord to the Mexican States.
No. 98. On 6 October,
Cyues Alejandro to the Mexican States.
No. 99. On 6 October,
Guillermo Fesh to the Mexican States.
No. 100. On 6 October,
Daniel Sell to the Mexican States.
No. 101. On 6 October,
Gerarder Hope to the Mexican States.
[No. 102 omitted]
No. 103. On 7 November
1832, Eusebio Mahena to Chihuahua and Sonora for personal
business.
14 September 1833
Chief Political Officer
Don Francisco Larradino. The following passports have been
issued:
No. 104. Daniel Evens,
14 September, a passport for the interior states of the
Republic.
No. 105. On the 14th of
the same month, Juan R. White was issued a passport for
the interior states of
Mejico.
No. 106. On 15
September, John B. Hill, passport for Chihuahua.
No. 107. On 19
September, a passport for Chihuahua and Sonora for Alonso
Bast.
No. 108. On the 19th of
the same month the foreigner Santiago Gregg was issued a passport for Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 109. On the 20th of
the same month, Wm. Henderson R. Searcey for Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 110 and 111. On 28
September, Morridz Franck and Marcos Feldman for Chihuahua
and Sonora.
[No. 112 omitted]
No. 113. Carlos Woods on
8 October.
No. 114. Roberto Hanna
on 8 October.
No. 115. Culvan Euney on
8 October.
No. 116. Benjamin -?-)
No. 117. Carlos Winggn
on 8 October.
No. 118. W. Wood on 8
October.
No. 119. José Sutton on
8 October.
No. 120. Juan Ward on 8
October.
[No. 121-123 missing]
No. 124. Elias Hays on
10 October.
No. 125. José L. MaKay
on 10 October.
Year of 1834
No. 126. On 22 August,
D. Juan T. Boggs for the states of Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 127. On 23 August,
for Sonora on personal business with a cannon and seven foreigners, Eli E. Hammond.
[No. 128 omitted]
No. 129. On 7 October
for Chihuahua, the foreigner Benjamin Brodes and 3
servants [unnamed].
No. 130. On 7 October
for Chihuahua, Garat.
No. 131. On 7 October
for Chihuahua, Tomas.
No. 132. On 10 October,
Tobias Gregg for Chihuahua.
No. 133. On (?), Wobbs
for Chihuahua.
No. 134. On (?),
passport for Juan Kaskindel.
No. 135. On 13 October,
Don Francisco Guerra, for exit only.
Year of 1835
No. 2. [sic] On 23
April, Juan Kaskindal and 4 servants [unnamed] for the
state of Chihuagua on
business.
No. 136. On 9 September,
Mister Antonio Smith for the interior states of the
Republic.
No. 137. On 10
September, Tobias Gregg for the interior states of the
Republic.
No. 138. On 10
September, David Suton for the interior states of the
Republic. On the 17th
for Eduardo F. Ara for Chihuahua.
No. 139. On 23
September, John Marsh for the interior states.
No. 140. On 23 September
for William Diekey.
No. 141. On 29
September, James L. Monte for interior states.
No. 142. On 29
September, Nathaniel K. Chustiade for the interior
states.[los Estados del
Ynor]
No. 143. On 16
September, Juan Furnie y Frances for the states of
Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 144. On 16
September, Francisco Picar for the same states.
No. 145. On 16 October,
Ysidoro Rubidu for the interior states.
No. 146. On the same
year, day and month, Nelson Ribidu for the interior
states.
No. 147. On the same
year, day and month, Alexio Tibean for the interior
states.
No. 148. C. M. Cornenk
for the state of Chihuagua, 19 October.
No. 149. George E. Bound
for the states of Chihuagua and Sonora, 27 October.
No. 150. Juan Kaskendolf
with 5 servants [unnamed] for the state of Chihuagua, commercial business. 28 October
1835.
No. 151. Pablo Baillio
for Sonora, 31 October.
No. 152. Antonio Shuic
(?) for Sonora, 31 October.
No. 153. Luis Lee for
Sonora, 31 October.
No. 154. José Hanley for
California on the 2nd of November, a subject of S. M.
Britanica. [a British
ship?]
No. 155. Mr. -?- for
Sonora, a -?- son of [rest blank].
No. 156. Carlos Ames for
Chihuahua on 24 November 1835.
No. 157. John D. Wes__d,
for Chihuahua on 6 December 1835.
No. 158. Juan B. Waite
for Chihuahua on 11 April 1836.
No. 159. Santiago Guidi
for Sonora, with 4 Mexicans including his young man [all unnamed]. 11 April 1836.
Year of 1836
No. 1. Eduardo Lisseter
of Germany for Sonora on 1 September 1836.
No. 2. Juan Adolfo
Gustavo Schmidt of Germany for Sonora on 1 September 1831.
No. 3. Marcos M.
Causland, with three foreigners [unnamed], for Chihuahua
and Sonora on 16
September 1836.
No. 4. Samuel Hobbs for
Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 5. Manuel Pakwick
for Chihuahua and Sonora.
No. 6. William
Kesllenvoll on 18 September for Chihuahua.
No. 7. Francisco Tahuffu
of Prussia for the Mexican States of the Republic on 21 September.
No. 8. Enrrique
Almsidete (?) from Germany for the Mexican states of the
Republic.
No. 9. V. Concielor of
Sonora ______ September 1836, Sango Estte with three foreigners to Sonora on 21 -?-.
No. 10. Ricardo Cambell
for Chihuahua, Domingo and Sonora on 25 September 1836.
No. 11. D. Luis Lee for
the Departments of Chihuahua, Domingo, and Sonora on 25 September 1836.
No. 12. David L. Law and
Charles Rodgers with their servant Phillip Barnes, North American, for Chihuagua and Sonora
on 28 September 1836.
No. 13. Mr. Antonio
Jorge Gold for Sonora on 22 October 1836.