Discussion of orders re: troops for Pacific coast defense. Military personnel placement. Two Apache Mescaleros arrive from Nueva Viscaya to work as servants; future plans for them and need for precaution. Concerns Chihuahua treasury, transaction of turquoise, and advances made from Alamos. Goleta Sonora to take supplies to Loreto to relieve lack of food;suggests killing cattle in missions to relieve food problem. Concerns letter about completing companias volantes in Nueva Viscaya and funds for Catalunan families. Concerns expediente about papel sellado from governor of Nuevo Santander. Return of funds from Durango to Chihuahua treasury and to Alamos. Concerns remittance of testimonies about tribute not collected in Rosario Molaya and Copala and mines payment from Guadalajara. Concerns accounts kept by Ventura Moreno in the piquete de dragones de Espana; reenlistment in Compania Franca de Voluntarios de Cataluna; and position of Vargas in piquete de dragones de Mexico. (L. L. Woodward, May 1988)

Diaries of Leon and Murgier with accounts of routine procedures including receipt and issuing of orders; supplications for peace on part of Indians; individual Indians' depredations, I.e. attack on convoy and killing of pastor in mission. Detailed account of one pursuit of Janambres to southern border of Santander including ambushes and smoke signals as tactics. Women included as Indian transgressors. (D. J. McClelland, March 1988)

Concerns a request for more troops for protection of supply convoy S.J. Williams (December 1986).

Letter. Concerns a request for more troops for protection of supply convoy S.J. Williams (December 1986).

Discourse concerning procurement, shipment of Cannon to presidios of Nueva Vizcaya. Contains documents regarding size, methods of care and operation of small Cannon (Pedreros). (J. H. Ochs, March 1988)

Borica commissioned by Ugarte y Loyola to lead in-depth investigation into contract of 1788-1792 with Guizarnotegui. Contains very detailed tables of sales to troops and presidios, prices of goods and freight; consultation with expert merchants and customers regarding quality of provisions; verdict that Guizarnotegui is following contract; complaints by customers proven unfounded; includes character evaluations of Guizarnotegui and receipts. (D. J. McClelland, September 1987)