Correspondence concerning establishment of new mission at Palmitos for Pintos of San Fernando; Indians arrive in capital to express desire to 'mudar de Sitio' and live alone without interference from Spanish or 'castas', plea rejected; explanation of Pintos' present means of 'mantencion,' based on fishing and salt harvest, no religious education available so Indians left to 'vaguear', 'reduccion' to Helguera will improve situation; 'reduccion' ordered by fiscal and virrey; correspondence with 'colegio Apostolico' regarding selection and salary of minister for Helguera, including requests for past information concerning mission, description (per fiscal's request) of ways in which 'religiosos' serve at assigned missions in province. (L. Kerr, December 1988)

Record of salary payments (numbered 14 to 40) received for Echarte, Cubas (Cubas as secretaria del virreynato). Receipt for rent of several places paid to Castillo. Payment for Henrriquez to be titled conde de Santiago, Alias marques de Salvatierra. voucher, receipts, statement of expenses for operation of new mission. Castillo orders ornaments to be made for missions; receipts for payment for ornaments (oil painting, bells and clappers). (D. Bautista, December 1989)

Index at front of this group of folios gives title of each and hacienda de Don Reyes pay annual rent; hacienda real pays rent biannually, collected by real tribunal de Mineria; San Gregorio college pays three percent interest for tercio; puente y Garcia's hacienda was embargada and is on sale; Arroyozarco's hacienda rented for nine years to Sanchez de la Concha, who pays by tercios and is obligated to employ annually; accounts of hacienda de los Amoles, detailing money, property; general summary of money, property of haciendas del Fondo Piadoso misiones de California, 1803. (D. Bautista, December 1989)

Accounts of haciendas in California (1803) sent to contaduria del real tribunal de haciendas. contaduria general replies with 47 observed accounting errors. California claims that Azpeitia, Maciel are responsible. (D. Bautista December 1989)

Hixosa enters position in San Blas; superficial description of state of fleet in San Blas; notice of readiness of ships for exploration of California; request for titles and salaries of officials at contaduria; request for seed to grow hemp, need for rifles in San Blas; request that San Blas be made responsible for issuing documentation, collecting fees from same; notice of sailing of ships to California missions. (p. Coyle, March1990)

Arteaga ill with eye infection thus can not go on ship; diary of Arteagas eventual trip to California, describes in general terms being blown off course, unloading ballast in Monterrey, transporting Neve, drops of supplies in presidios along coast, is followed by a Spy ship, drops off and picks up passengers including missionaries at San Carlos and Santa Clara; short, detailed list of supplies received signed by Junipero Serra and Gallo; addendum of Artega's diary describes San Francisco bay; Hijosa requests return to Spain, arrangments for successor; notice of arrival of two new surgeons in San Blas with salaries; Hijosa clears his accounts in order to get permision to leave San Blas (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Choquet forwards request that mission in San Diego be exempted transport Fee for furnishings; notice that Choquet remained in San Diego because of scurvy contracted, request that salary be sent there; soldier Zeda complains that he was recuperating from sickness, but upon returning to post was arrested for desertion; receipt of money from mission in San Diego, discounted for personal needs of Choquet; doctor certification of Choquet's illness and recovery; notice of establishment of missions at San Francisco and Monterrey, superficial description of land surrounding these missions; notice of illness of Quinos, recuperating in Tepic; notice of arrival of ships from Peru into San Blas, their need for repair before the possibility of their use in the exploration of California; brief summary of journey of these ships from Peru, no loss of cargo but slow due to unfavorable winds; Diaz appointed chaplain of favorita with salary; report on status of favorita for two explorations of Californias; capitan, chaplain named- widespread sickness and some deaths among sailors noted, ship provisioned (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Echaverte placed in charge of distributing funds associated with establishment of missions in California, previous personal investment cited; fairly detailed fiscal regulations for missions, haciendas, and shipping; includes names of ships. (p. Coyle January 1990)

List of mission and presidio job catagories to be filled in California and San Blas including salaries and regulations for different work; list of prices for supplies ff. 9; formal decree concerning regulations of expenses; figures for synod payments for new missionaries and rents Charged to haciendas (p. Coyle January 1990)

Detailed list of missionaries destined for missions in Baja California, San Diego, Monterrey, Santa Clara, San Francisco; seeks sea and land transport for missionaries; orders and certifications concerning equipment and furnishings for missions; requests for return of money loaned for establishment of new missions; response that money spent on other missions; decree that debts be taken out of synod payments. (p. Coyle January 1990)