Goleta nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Aka Sonora) left for Guaymas; ff. 510-517 inventario of Goleta; ff. 518-519 Estado y reglamento de Rancho for four months listing number of persons and positions, rations; ff. 520 list of Naval officials and crew. Two of three men Charged as Polizones (stowaways?) Brought in to prison; third took off just before arrest order y Plata as permanent position. Received copy of generos y efectos needed in presidios San Francisco, Monterrey and San Diego. Hixosa to return as comisario of San Blas. (D. Uhlman, January 1989)

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)

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)

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)

Documents are of four types: Ff. 382-385 from Hijosa to Bucareli announce departure of Goleta Sonora (Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe) carrying memorias and efectos to Loreto and other California missions. Discussion of crew and change of command because of illness. F. 386 and ff. 399-400 are bills of lading for transported cargo. Ff. 387-388 is incomplete list of food supplies aboard, (dried) meat and fish, bread. Ff. 389-398 are extremely detailed inventories of the Goleta, including dimensions, volume capacity, hull, masts, rigging, quarters, keel, rudder, hold, tools, anchors, cables, auxiliary boats, etc. (J. M. Johnson, October 1988)

On Hijosa's orders, the following three documents were prepared: 1) ff. 284-304 consist of detailed inventory of the San Carlos, hull, masts, sails, rudder, pilots area, anchors, cables and rigging, pilot's equipment, workmen's supplies and auxiliary boats. 2) ff. 305-307 is a list of food rations, amounts given based on assumed daily consumption and necessity. Major cheese, condiments, water, firewood and kitchen utensils. 3) ff. 308-310; bill of lading for food shipped to Loreto. Includes amounts and buying price of in San Blas and selling price for Loreto, after obligatory (by provincial regulation) 100 surcharge is added. (J. M. Johnson, September 1988)

Most important documents concern arrival in San Blas of two carriages and four servants for Areche to be shipped to Acapulco (folio 198); and detailed inventory of the Goleta Sonora (N. S. de Guadalupe) including food supplies, its physical structure, rigging and equipment (ff. 199-213). Bausa requests monthly sum sent from royal treasury to Sister in financial need; approved by Hijosa and viceroy (ff. 330-333). Fragata Santiago (Nueva Galicia) and paquebots Concepcion and San Carlos; costs and logistics of transportation of materials to California ports; procurement of supplies and skilled labor for ship repair; appointments of Naval, religious and medical personnel; and reports on departmental personnel, including illnesses and deaths. (J. M. Johnson, September 1988)

Details on cargos and itineraries of ships destined for lists of supplies and provisions with estimated amounts and costs based on consumption of (dried) meat and fish, bread, staple items, lard, spices, water and firewood. Most important to California missions, with buying price in San Blas, selling price in San Diego. Ff. 164-193 inventory and specifications of Paquebot el Principe (San Antonio), including; ship dimensions and volume capacity, masts, hull, sails, pantry, cables and rigging, anchors, armor, auxiliary boats. Ff. 148-150 and 155-163 provide many details on the fragata Santiago (Nueva Galicia). (J. M. Johnson, September 1988)

Concerns petition to repair ship San Carlos in San Blas. List of repairs and budget ff. 115; list of repairs and materials ff. 117; budget and salaries ff. 136-139. List of materials includes cotton, tar, iron, wood and fabrics. Ff. 97 contains list of arms, ammunition and personnel on ship. (M. Marroquin, June 1988)