[Decree of the Soberana Junta provisional gubernativa, passed December 31, 1821, approved January 3, 1822, and promulgated on January 10, giving permission for free trade in mules by land with the United States from the Internal Provinces of the East. Republished at Monterrey with additional matter and with heading:] D Gaspar Antonio López...Comandante General y Gefe Superior Político Interino de las Quatro Provincias Internas Orientales...[The additional section requires persons dealing in mules to report to local alcaldes for passports and to show that the animals were acquired legally. Dated and signed at end:] Dado en Monterrey á 29 de Enero de 1822. Segundo de la Independencia de este Imperio. Gaspar López. Por mandado de S. S. [handwriting on back] [Copy dated January 27, 1833?]