Documents related to the promotion and payment of Rosales; Rosales requests payment from virrey. Recommendation letter for Rosales from Ximenez, followed by Series of letters on the payment of Rosales, his promotion, and decision that he will receive payments in Nuevo Santander where he has been assigned. (D. Bautista, February1990)

Begins with indices added in 1885, 1792. Journal of ehceagaray's campaign with 17 Apache, Opata auxiliaries from Bacoachi; lists total Apaches killed, captured. Speaks of usefulness of loyal spies. Need to reward well Apache auxiliaries who must fight against their relatives. Suggests giving annual wage, rank of Alferez. Promotions to be given to Ugarte, Tapia, Grijalva. Letters trying to clear wages for promotions with treasury. Intendente of Sonora has bought meat for rations for Apaches in reduccion, mention of other foods, treasury upset at cost. (A. Dean, April 1989)

Arredondo replaces Juanicotena with Lopez as governor of the Colonia de Nuebo Santander because of Juanicotena's illness; index of letters in this sequence; Calleja approves personnel change; questions put forth on issue of Lopez being entitled to property pertaining to his post since he will be acting as an interim governor only, and similar question pertaining to salary; administrative letter from Lopez to Arredondo dealing with shipment of tobacco received from factory in Veracruz; Cisneros relates to Arredondo incident in which he had travel restrictions placed upon his person in connection wit goods belonging to him that were seized, names Lopez and alcalde of Marina as responsible; Lopez responds in detail to accusation that he treated Cisneros unjustly in matter of the seizure of his goods, noncompliance with directive sent through Aguado, and travel restriction declared by alcalde of Marina; letter from Lopez to Arredondo protesting Guerra's involvement in this matter insofar as he is a military official and he should not have involved himself in a purely civil matter; gobernador can only use a person of sargent rank or lower to be his scribe on military matters and Guerra as military officer receiving salary from the king should not be involved in civil matters - should be sent immediately to Aguayo where he is needed in the secretaria'; Arredondo threatens Lopez if he does not promptly comply with order to send Guerra, mentions possible judicial proceedings against Lopez by Cisneros in matter of seizure of goods and detention; letter from Arredondo giving Juanicotena leave from his duties as governor of Nuebo Santander; Lopez interprets Arredonda's sending him suddenly to Texas as an affront and asks the virrey that he be allowed to go to San Luis Potosi. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Tax on sales to be used to aid expedition sale of cards (4 real tax) and tobacco; tobacco to be packaged according to provisions. Problems among capitans affecting jurisdiction of governor over the vecinos of their presidios, capitans complain they do not have control of troops to fight enemy invasions, waiting for license to do away with all Indians who do not speak Spanish; Corbalan to Croix regarding prohibition of alcohol, complains that Mescal prohibited and not even found for medicinal use, difficulty aquiring caldos de Castilla, request that some be allowed to produce Mescal; Croix responds that the Mescal factory and use of the drink must be abolished. Pimas described cooperating in robbery with rebel Indians--Corbalan describes their tactics in escaping from troops. Corbalan sends inspection reports on Varios military groups and fiscal affairs of the expedition; lack of funds and currency. Mesia writes Corbalan about his opinion of worth of two companias volantes in Guaymas. Notification of recipients of promotions within companias volantes; discussion of provision of supplies to expedition. Corbalan will publish vandos about establishment of lottery. Corbalan to Croix regarding Alamos treasurer, and treasury instruccion written by Belena; additions to the instruccion provided which concern debtors, control of treasury keys, papel sellado, division of land among employees, collecting tribute, and cost of treasury office supplies. (L. L. Woodward, July 1989)

Vellido approved as capitan Interino of presidio San Miguel; Elizondo to send names and qualifications of men he feels are most appropriate for capitanes of companias volantes. (D. Uhlman, June 1989)

Pineda cannot grant title of capitan of Terrenate to Vildosola without first soliciting retirement of Gonzales or by showing justificacion de su imposibilidad. he has submitted to Elizondo verbal reports by two capitans, and mentions Gonzales notoriety for never having mounted a horse in over six years of service. (D. Uhlman, may 1989)

Vellido named Ayudante of expedition, awaits approval of Croix; Velasco unable to return to Orcasitas because horse died while chasing Indians. (D. Uhlman, may 1989)