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Show xxii THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO They serve to enlarge the layman’s conare harmless. methods of educational training and adsome tempt for ion. ministrat The reading public, however, men actively engaged in the affairs of the day, have learned to expect nothing but criticism from such sources, and its value is estimated accordingly. These critics are paid for such service and, needs be, future employment must find apology. There are pleasurable exceptions, but the rule generally discloses composition from such sources Co ” Pl ed cs oe et Pe ee te ee el el oe ae et ee ee 4-* i ed oe Met et -*@ ae te ow wel o Pe re aod ee Pel ee Sea J J ee «# « * ee oe Pied OP ore ead te * “ee Ct Ph &. Leo ted 2 CF ee al heh ead he dn oe en ee ee ee ed hd te Ped he adio Co ee ee ee ad dP eed el ld oe 2 Se ed et et a eh ah oe ees ¢. 0% A atedied ew CAPE Pe oy 8. #68 @ Ce ee ee ee tt ee,pet es ae at Pha) (ae o Ct a et ae eet. ALP La ee é he * MPC aos Fe ? so hypercritical, so self-assuring, so devoid of the ordinary elements of human interest, that it attracts hardly passing notice. The American reading public demands a popular style of treatment, combined with accuracy of statement, from whatever source obtained. The so-called scientific class, with some exceptions, usually reveals unopened leaves and a final resting place in the literary scrap-heap. Notwithstanding the prospect of provoking such criticism, this work has been arranged with the view of demonstrating that even a catalogue may be made interesting as well as profitable reading. To be sure no *‘discoveries’’ are claimed and no missing manuscripts have been ‘“‘recovered,’’ the right of discovery having been exclusively reserved to some, who for the sake of being classified among the ‘‘Who’s Who’’ of scholastic aterm of hicles for historical recognition, make occasional contributions — scientific significance —to periodicals, vethe publication of monographs devoted to research. The thanks of the writer are tendered to the libra- rian of Congress for courtesies extended; to Francis ©. PREFATORY NOTE Xxili Wilson, Esq., of Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the use of notes relative to the land tenures of the Pueblo Indians prepared by Mr. Will M. Tipton; to Miss Florence P. Spofford, of Washington, D. C.; and to the many friends in New Mexico who have permitted the use of old documents and papers not in the archives, from which the genealogy of some of our leading New Mexican families has been established. RaLtepH EMERSON Las Vegas, New Mexico January 2, 1914 TWITCHELL |
