Administrative correspondence concerning shipping: Croix request ship pass through Guaymas to facilitate communication with Californias and estacamentos on Gila and Colorado rivers; paquebot San Carlos returned from supply trip to presidio Loreto and missions; fragata Santiago returned from San Francisco, San Diego, and Monterrey--only novedades are desertion of two soldiers and murder of several Indians by a serviente; going to try out new fragata Nuestra Senora del Rosario (aka La Princesa). Fiscal affairs: carpenter Pastor died, deduction from monthly salary assigned to Rocha to be suspended; received bando re: procedure to be followed with testamentarias and abintestados of military men; discussion of salary of cura interino Tovar, and officiales. (D. Uhlman, January 1988)

Correspondence re: assignment of part of wages of various naval personnel to family members; discussion of new interim capellan and salary. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)

Administrative correspondence re: sailing of paquebot San Carlos for Loreto; inventory of San Carlos; buying prices in San Blas and selling prices in Loreto; positions and food supplies for crew of San Carlos; discussion of salaries; travel expenses for Ramon Segurola; need for vino, aguardiente and aceite in California presidios; need for gunpowder in San Blas; San Blas is sending existing sailcloth to California presidios, but must have it replaced with next shipment from Spain. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)

Administrative correspondence: Ruiz received note from governor of California re: supplies needed for presidio Loreto and sent what would fit on Goleta Sonora; received copy of reglamento de sueldos; change of positions in contaduria; permission granted to Bodega y Quadra to recuperate in Tepic during rainy season and continue to draw pay; cessation of sales tax contracts; paquebot San Carlos returned from San Diego, Goleta Sonora returned from Loreto; need for alguacil de matricula. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)

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)

April correspondence: Ships sent to supply presidios and missions of Loreto, San Diego, San Francisco, and Monterrey; Ruiz received bando re: development of hemp and flax agriculture in area; inquiry about Segurola's salary; naming of Diaz as capellan of fragata La Favorita and salary; more about salaries of various personnel and withholding part of salary to pay debts; leave granted to Choquete to recuperate; purchase of polvora for armament of ships; poor bean crop in Tepic and surrounding areas; construction on fragata Nuestra Senora del Rosario nearly completed, but need more workers. Unrelated monthly correspondence. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)

Correspondence between virrey and Ruiz re: remission of papers from fragata La Favorita listing personnel and salaries; discussion of increase in salary for certain persons; receipt and posting of bandos of regulations pertaining to funerals and internments; current state of construction of fragata Nuesta Senora del Rosario; request to employ Pasqual as carpenter in shipyards and discussion of salary; discussion of media anata charged to deceased Marquez; funding for hospital in San Blas. (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 related to arrival in San Blas of fragata nuestra Senora de los remedios (Aka la favorita) from Lima. Includes list of passengers and crew; copies of request by Bodega y Quadra for exemption from taxes on goods to be shipped to San Blas. (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)