Goleta Sonora to set sail with provisions for presidio Loreto; fragata Santiago to supply presidios and missions of San Francisco and Monterrey; Paquebot San Carlos to San Diego. Lists of food supplies. Buying price in San Blas and selling price in Loreto for supplies. Inventory of Sonora. Suspension of pay to Vega for debt owed to Garcia. Discussion of payment of salaries to Bodega y Quadra, Canizares and crew of fragata la favorita. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)

Correspondence related to sailing of Paquebot San Carlos (Aka toyson) to San Diego and fragata Santiago (Aka Nueva Galicia) to San Francisco and Monterrey to provision presidios and missions. Ff 218-221 cargo and supplies aboard Santiago including buying price in San Blas and selling price in Monterrey of supplies (ff. 219). Ff 223-246 inventario of San Carlos including lists of chapel supplies and surgical instruments (ff. 243); ff. 247 buying price in San Blas and selling price in San Diego; ff. 248-250 cargo aboard San Carlos; 251-253 positions and personnel of San Carlos and food supplies needed for crew. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)

Correspondence from Ruiz de Huidobro re: shipping of supplies to California, including occasional printed forms. Ff. 117 lists prices of supplies in San Blas and San Francisco. Ff. 119-121 list persons, their positions and supplies needed for voyage of fragata Santiago from San Blas to San Francisco and Monterrey. Ff. 122-147 inventory of fragata Santiago. Ff. 149-157 documents re: outfitting of fragata La Favorita with food and supplies for expedition to California; includes letters regarding payment for expenses; ff. 154 amount of fresh meat needed for crew. Ff. 158-172 supplies sent on Goleta Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (aka Sonora) for provisioning of presidio Loreto; ff. 159 lists buying price in San Blas and selling price in Loreto of food supplies; ff. 160 food supplies needed for expedition to Loreto; ff. 162-171 inventory of Sonora. (D. Uhlman, November 1988)

List of names entitled Sonora. At bottom of page is alcalde mayor de Tepic. (L. Deatherage, July 1987) payments to troops, sales taxes and fines for commerce and building construction, conflicts with Indians; prisoners taken, military strategies used, Indian attack on Padilla, education of captive Indian children. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Describes situation with Indians: murders of and by; religious education of; military strategies used to subdue, and control; agricultural labor of, and transporting to prisons. Tobacco, gunpowder, and land finances listed along with expenditures and troop payments, appointments made in civil offices of governor and justicia. Activities at missions described: crop production, establishment of new orders, rebuilding of destroyed mission, failure of priests to report profits and subsequent conflicts with royal officials, and distribution of mission supplies. Case of presidial captain of Laredo falsifying location of town. Travel conditions at Tetillas poor. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Describes triumphant entry into Torim; Yaqui demonstrations Duro), squash, watermelons, cantaloupe. Yaquis said they were loyal friends of Spaniards since first conquest. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Discourse concerning delay in shipment of funds destined to Coahuilan missions. Includes viceroy's Despacho ordering Diego Ramon to appear before governor of Coahuila in regard to this issue, as well as testimony of others involved in matter. (J. H. Ochs, April, 1987)

Despacho of the junta general concerning supplies to Coahuilan missions; lack of prelate at mission San Antonio, and request for information about this mission; and the absence of Diego Ramon from the flying company. Also, prelates' and governor's response to issues mentioned in this Despacho; includes number of Indians and tribes represented at these missions. (J. H. Ochs, April, 1987)

Letters from Diego de Salazar and Francisco Esteves to viceroy thanking him for mission inspection conducted by Buenaventura de Aguirre, and requesting that he expedite delivery of food supplies and money to these missions. (J. H. Ochs . April, 1987)

Letter to viceroy in which Diego Ramon, captain protector of mission San Juan Bautista mentions possible presence of gente blanca along San Marcos and Guadalupe rivers. Diego Ramon continues on to complain about low pay he and his soldiers receive. Also mentioned is abundance of bison in area. (J. H. Ochs, March 1987)