Concerns Ugarte's claims that Ugalde has misused authority by making extraordinary requests of officers under Ugalde's command. Also, Ugarte says presence of Ugalde's troops endangers present peaceful relations with Indians. Ugalde moving troops to El Paso where Mescaleros are formalizing a peace request. Virrey says Ugalde was told to keep governor of Coahuila informed and asks Ugarte to advise him of situation. Includes several oficios regarding Ugalde's presence there and a copy of Rengel's letter to Ugarte regarding summons to El Paso by Ugalde. Includes copies of Ugalde's requests for troops and horses. says Ugalde never conferred with him. Contains Arzes' account of movement of troops and geographic description of area and water sources. Provides number of people, ranches and governing leaders of Comanches and other tribes in area. Describes activities of and campaigns against Indian tribes in area. Provides dates of peace agreements. says needs more military supplies. Provides information regarding military and Indian losses and locations and activities of troops on certain dates. Contains several documents concerning Ugalde's request for horses. Following virrey's request, Ugarte agrees to sell correspondence due to perceived intrusion by Ugalde. (M. Dannemiller, February 1989)

Short sequence regarding request by conde de Galvez to reprint instructions for the Provincias Internas. Printer Felipe Ontivero to be paid 246 pesos, 6 reales. (M. Longo, November 1989)

(D. J. McClelland, January 1988)

Concerns administrative correspondence dealing with appointment of commander for Nayarit, Canaveral gives notice of his illness to the viceroy, notice of Bando sent to Xalapa regulating merchants, notice of charges brought against Indians for workshiping idols, beds and uniforms are requested for troops, advancement of salaries requested to buy food for presidio's troops, notice that prices of salt and other staple foods have been raised due to low rainfall, Alberni gives notice that visitas to missions have been postponed due to his illness. (M. Marroquin, April 1989)

Letters from Ramon to Ugalde covering Dufay's arrest, transfer, and imprisonment in San Fernando; Fixerina is assigned to command Compania Volante del Nuevo Santander; reward for missing horses Talamantes lent to Aguirre; stepped-up discipline enforced on the frontier guard; Indian camps accused of hurting Gonzalez; Ramon begins preparation for campaign from Longoria Pass near Sabinas River involving the Rio Grande and Aguaverde presidios by requesting food supplies and mules from Echegaray, who fails to fulfill order; Ramon directs request directly to Ugalde; Vittorino Gonzalez dies; Juan Domingo Echegaray is transferred to Monclova to continue service until debt is paid. (E. Wilson, September 1989)

Documents deal with all aspects of installation of lighting, purchasing, importing glass lamps from Spain, problems of technology, difficulties to be avoided based on prior experiences. Detailed description of placement, further illumination planned, specific contributors for expenses. Ff. 74-75 typeset decree of 1783 and 1785 outlining reasons for project; reaffirmed by officials with comments by viceroy to be still in effect. (J. M. Johnson, December 1988)

To supply frontier presidios for Apache campaign, orders all owners to sell presidio captains whatever they need at current market prices. (T. Sheridan, 1976)

(D. Uhlman, July 1988)

Correspondence re: shipment of supplies to San Blas; discussion of who should pay for vestuarios for prisoners in presidios: cajas of Veracruz or Mexico. Caja de Mexico wants to apply amount owed to caja de Veracruz for supplies sent to San Blas against amount paid out for vestuarios for which they contend caja de Veracruz is responsible. (D. Uhlman, July 1988)