Apolonia Berain de Sánchez at Monclova to "Mi estimado Melchor": Writes she is surprised that his letter to her came inside one from Ugartechea. Comforts him about business affairs, telling him not to worry, for worry shortens one's life. Slaughtering has just begun. The goats are turning out as well as usual, 1828, January 2:

Apolonia Berain de Sánchez at Monclova to "Mi estimado Melchor": Writes she is surprised that his letter to her came inside one from Ugartechea. Comforts him about business affairs, telling him not to worry, for worry shortens one's life. Slaughtering has just begun. The goats are turning out as well as usual, 1828, January 2:, Box: 1, Item: 2771. Sánchez Navarro Collection of Documents for a History of Texas and Coahuila, 30605850. Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin. https://archives.lib.utexas.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/302208 Accessed September 27, 2026.