Series of letters relating results of military trials. Crimes reported include rape, infidelity, slander and defamation, disobedience, and perjury. When no conviction was made, accuser was jailed for perjury. Includes Maldonado's complaint against Emparan for not rewarding pension to compensate for her Husband's death. Her testimony was ignored as being libelous, unsubstantiated joke. (S. Gibbs, April 1988)

Series of letters concerning matters affecting tercera compania current state of affairs reports, acquisition of horses and mules, credit extended to the company by the gobernador of the area for 1788 and 1789, unpreparedness of his troops for an upcoming campaign, an incomplete letter from Perez speaking to need of some basic church artifacts for services, request to discharge Puga for over extending his leave, the wait he should expect for supplies needed for a campaign, recommends that certain Indian be put in charge of constructing homes due to expertise in masonry, Indian attack on hacienda resulted in animals killed and stolen asks permission to place soldier there for defense and capture, discharge of Ximenes and replacement with Ramos, alerts Ugalde that Ximenes has not been heard from since task of transporting horses, clarification on tabulations of salaries for report to be filed, troops preparedness for a campaign, receipt of 40 Shields, request and receipt of three discharge notices for; Borrego, Sanchez, and Inojosa, policy concerning widows and orphans as they relate to pensions, policy concerning; salaries and promotions, military relations, and job details, informing troops of the death of Carlos III, preparations made for upcoming campaign, Indian weakness and absenteeism at work and plans to ameliorate this condition, money sent to Ugalde, retroactive pay raise, actions taken on Ximenes, ineptness of Galvan and permision to alter methods relating to economic matters that he does not want Galvan to handle while he is away from company, and money requested from San Carlos in order to complete preparations for campaign. (O. Velez, October 1988)

Letter to viceroy from Ochoa recommending two sons for any type of employment. Viceroy would give employment in direccion general de rentas if right age and aptitude is proven. (A. Dell'acqua, December 1987)

Ff. B239-b240 is letter concerning remission of money from Chihuahua, written by four merchants asking for exemption from payment. Ff. B241-b242 is letter from comandante-general to viceroy certifying request. F. B243 is letter from viceroy granting exemption. Ff. B245-b246 drafts of letters from viceroy(?) To comandante-general and intendente of Durango concerning situation in Chihuahua. Ff. B250-b257 dated 1788 are correspondence to and from Florez's virreynato. F. B250 is draft of letter from pensions for retired or disabled personnel, widows of soldiers, officers and children of soldiers killed. Ff. B251-b252 is letter accompanied by table, relaying information from Coahuila, Texas, and Leon. Recipients of pensions are listed by name and rank. Ff. B254-b258 is another such letter and table from Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Mexico, Sonora, and Californias. (W. Copas, February 1988)

Ff. b160-b164 are letters to Florez dated 9 and 10 March 1789 regarding transactions of officials in contaduria mayor, and formation of plan general for use of royal funds throughout entire Provincias Internas. Mention of use of royal funds to pacify Apaches. F. B165 is draft of letter from Florez(?) To tribunal de Cuentas regarding plan general dated 28 February 1789. F. b167 is draft of letter from viceroy to intendente regarding transfer of funds dated 8 December 1789. Unfoliated, unsigned draft inserted between ff. b177 and b178. F. B178 is table of accounts from royal treasury at Arispe for November 1789. (W. Copas, February 1988)

Letters to viceroy regarding orders directing them to send money to royal treasuries in which deficits have been recorded; funds are to be used to pay troops and sinodos. Mention of succession to virreynato of conde de Revilla Gigedo, replacing Florez. Ff.b131-b132 are drafts of orders from viceroy to various officials regarding payments. Ff. B134, b141, b148, b152-b158 are similar drafts. Ff. B142-b147 are tables of accounts, accompanied by extensive footnotes, summarizing plan general for utilization of royal funds throughout Provincias Internas, except for Californias. Table includes allocations of salary money for presidial troops, along with breakdown by ranks of companies of each presidio. Tables broken down by province. F. B150 is table of costs from treasury at Chihuahua dated 6 November 1789. (W. Copas, February 1988)

Summaries of activities of royal treasuries from 1783-1787, submitted in response to orders from viceroy. F.224 is table of accounts which accompanies informe on audit of accounts at treasuries at Durango, San Luis Potosi, Arispe, and Chihuahua. Mention of use of royal funds for payment of military expenses, and several references to a general plan for reduction of deficits in order to make such payments. Ff.239-241 are drafts of letters from viceroy to various officials regarding payments. Ff. 242-243 is table of annual accounts of treasury at Potosi dated 12 September 1789. F. B121 is similar table of predicted transactions for 1790 from Durango dated 14 October 1789. F. B123 is summary of total transactions for 1788 and deficits for treasuries at Durango, San Luis Potosi, Arispe, and Chihuahua filed by contaduria mayor and Audiencia de Cuentas. Ff. B124-126 are informes written to accompany table (f. B123). (W. Copas, January 1988)

Communications from various authors to viceroy discussing payments of taxes into royal treasuries. Mentions use of royal funds for payment of presidial troops and officers. Several documents are Cuentas. Mention in several letters of shortage of funds in Arispe, measures taken to correct deficits. F.158 is table of annual payments to and from royal treasury at Chihuahua dated 8 may 1788. Mention of abuses in payment of taxes, need for uniform system of taxation; orders from viceroy to correct this. Ff.165-173 are drafts of letters from viceroy to several officials containing orders regarding payments of taxes. Some letters are unsigned receipts of payments. F. 216 is table of payments to and from royal treasury at Durango dated 16 October 1788. F. 218 is table of accounts from office of real hacienda at San Luis Potosi. F.221 is summary of annual activity of royal treasury at Arispe 1783-1787, dated 31 October 1788. (W. Copas, June 1987)

Lengthy legal case against Lasaga for a debt owed to the fondos de gratificaciones of the three companias volante of Nuevo Santander. Includes numerous originals as well as copies of documents submitted as evidence in the case and reports of the tribunal de Cuentas. (G. Lavalley, April 1987)

Dominga Vasquez granted pension of 0ne-half annual salary of her Husband sargento Oronoz killed by Indians. Includes description of engagement by participants. (G. Lavalley, February 1987).