Concerns expenses for the preparation of food supplies for Apaches on trip to Vizcaya. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

List of monthly expenses on purchase of food, clothes, and caring for cattle of peaceful Apaches in Bacoachi. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

Correspondence concerns arrival and distribution of arms shipment from Spain, including mention of 'navio de Guerra,' San Julian, in which transported; arms to be sent to 'cajas reales' where troops of 'Provincias Internas' will purchase them; problems incurred as sale price too high, 'real tribunal de Cuentas' formulates plan to sell arms at cost, eliminating 'recargo' placed on them, virrey mandates plan, discussion ensues regarding which arms, and how many of each, 'companias' and 'presidios' should receive, as well as how 'cost' should be determined. (L. Kerr, January 1989)

Calleja points out that because of the war the european powers have let fall the practice of trading with their colonies only and therefore America sees increase in foreign trade that is prohibited in, for example, Panama, and in addition the loss of gold and silver reserves in America, Calleja lists the points that have been agreed upon by various institutions to remedy this problem (the page copied is split by separation of folios and full sentences are not decipherable); instructions for the charging of duty fees on expeditions from Jamaica to Panama that continue on to either Acapulco, San Blas, or other southern port that involve both Spanish and foreign goods, documents inventorying the contents of shipments and their prices, tax lists for goods going to Spain, tax lists for goods being exported out of Spain, tax lists for goods entering the ports of America, tax lists for war funding, admiral's dues and others. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Index of letters that are included in this Series; Bonavia establishes duty on goods entering the port of Sonora, models it on San Blas duty at meeting of junta provisional de real hacienda; letter from virrey acknowledging receipt of above letter; intendent of Guadalaxara receives information on meeting of junta provisional; long letter furnishing information on the regulations, rights, and other details of the process by which duties are Charged in San Blas, letter divided into 28 capitulos which in general discuss; the distinction between duties and taxes and the related question of jurisdiction, economic motivation for their imposition and effect on commerce and prices, importation of cotton from Panama and foreign producers and a complete list of the duties Charged on this merchandise. Cites the increased costs being suffered because of the revolution in the context of seeking additional revenue, cites the benefits to the port of San Blas because of the increase in commerce, mention made of the taxes and duties Charged on goods that are foreign but have gone through Spain before coming into the Americas, more specifically there are different rates on foreign goods that have been espanolizado depending on which american port they enter, San Blas has a privileged status in this regard; second half of letter titled derecho de entreda, duros de internacion , up until capitulo 12 has a description of duty Fee percentages, the prestamo patriotico is reduced by 1/2 percent for those who pay duties, comparison of these rates with those in Lima - compare favorably, virrey has stated that the charging of these duties should be arranged so as to most resemble reglamento Al comercio Libre del Ano de 1778, lists the taxes that will be paid on foreign goods that first are espanolizados and pass through Guatemala, Santa Fe, and Peru before passing through the port of San Blas, analysis in the change of these taxes with those that had been inuse before, lists the commodities that will be Charged duties, last part of letter goes into the context of the situation as justification for these new taxes and lastly cites all the names of those who were part of the junta general and were witness to these new changes. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Concerns establishment of a mint that was desperately needed and near demise of this project because of a lack of silver, this was reason for the order stating that one third of all metals had to be turned in in exchange for coinage mentioned earlier in Vol. 227 ff. 0147-0159; said order was contested by a Series of institutions, reconvening of the junta de la real hacienda to investigate 4,000 Marcos de Plata missing from the treasury, prohibitions on enacting above were rescinded, also need regulation concerning minting of coinage in Nueva Vizcaya; Bonavia's plan to have the real hacienda sell tobacco at a markup have not produced the income he had expected, cites the epidemic of previous year, price, and black market in cigars as factors in low sales, convenes a junta provisional to discuss revenue producing measures, proposed instituting a 'patriotic loan' to be exacted from unidentified sources, paid for with taxes on mining activities (which include the one third provision mentioned earlier), Bonavia stresses the inability of the settlers of the area to provide any more revenue from contributions; letters mentioned in miscellaneous notes discuss in general terms revenue and costs in Provincias Internas de Occidente; letter from junta Superior requesting documents from the junta provisional convene by Bonavia, comments on mint establishment states that metals involved were to be remitted to the capital and that metals to be contributed to mint more than cover the shortage of revenue discussed, letter includes an excerpt from another letter that points to the exceedingly large troop strength as a cost that can be reduced, mentions the taxes imposed on some mining functions (mentioned earlier in Vol. 227 ff. 147-159) whose effects have been a duplication of taxes because Mexico City similarly taxes same items, mentions returning money collected in Durango, mentions a tax imposed on the shipment of livestock into other provinces imposed by Bonavia as being an unauthorized measure and letter recommends that virrey rescind said tax, letter mentions that fiscal's interpretation of patriotic loan is that he does not See the benefit of such measure given the way it will be paid back. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Index of letters written on disbursement of money for uniforms; requisition document indicating number and types of articles of clothing needed; Elozua answers letter from Ruiz de Aguirre on same subject since intendente is not available; each uniform costs 28 pesos and 4 1/2 reales in a sealed letter, mentions the fact the funding should have come from tesoreria del Saltillo but the funds are granted regardless; letter from junta provincial allocating monies for uniforms; partial letter written 5 months after the first request for uniform allowance still requesting the same amount; letter from real tribunal y Audiencia de Cuentas indicating that Portillo has made an error in charging costs of uniforms to junta Superior instead of to the intendencia general del exercito; relacion listing the articles referred to and their prices; letter written by aminan justifying his numbers to the virrey de Nueva Extremadura; a Series of letters from real fiscal y Audiencia de Cuentas on same subject. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Letter from Corbalan to Martin ordering uniforms be made for Bergara, his Chiricahua auxiliaries, Gonzales, accompanying women; specifies exact wardrobe, colors, materials. Receipts for purchase of clothing for Apaches, for transport of livestock. Letter from Garrido y Duran ordering payment of four pesos daily to Sister of captive Gonzales. Accounts of payment to laborers for gathering wood, making Adobe bricks, cleaning, etc. (A. Dean, June 1989)