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Philipp Segesser Papers

1751 to 1752
AZ 320
Collection Guide

Philipp Segesser was a Jesuit missionary in Sonora, Mexico. The collection contains papers relating to money owed to Segesser while Visitador-General of Sonora, Mexico, by Captain Francisco Xavier de Miranda. Accompanying the papers are supporting records from various persons, some signed by governors and other officials of the province, and a typescript summary in English by Daniel S. Mateson.

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Arizona & Southwest
Religion
Mexican
Collection Area:
Borderlands

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