Informes concerning Spanish-Indian relations in the northern Provincias Internas. Provides excellent description of state of affairs. Included are estimates of number of enemy Indians, and enumerations of presidial troops and auxiliaries. Good discussion of presidial needs for defense (E.g. Rivera), need to augment soldiers, change location of presidios, remove women and children to safer regions. Also included are freight lists of goods for Indian campaigns and fiscal documents concerning expenses incurred during campaigns. (J. Carpenter, June 1987)

Concerns problems of a widow of late captain of San Juan Baptista de Rio Grande, who had gone into debt to local missionaries to pay for costs of his command; Ugarte urges viceroy to cover debt with government funds; a Bill from missionaries is included. (J. Williams, December 1986)

Request of secretaria de la comandancia general by Josefa Munoz Michelena for support from her Husband Francisco Xavier Truxillo. Munoz Michelena granted 50 pesos monthly by tribunal de Cuentas. (G. Lavalley, January 1987).

Garcia Conde informs virrey re: intention of former to marry for second time; petitions virrey's consent. Virrey informs Garcia that he is unable to grant request due to mitigating circumstances. (J. H. Ochs, April 1988)

Trevino makes complaint against Vaamonde for delay in dispatch of autos concerning will and testament of father-in-law of Former; makes appeal to virrey to resolve issue. (J. H. Ochs, April 1988)

Letters from town officials of Lagos, Sombrerete, other locales, in response to virrey's order that 5 female Apaches fleeing Hospicio de pobres in Mexico be aprehended and returned to capital. (J. H. Ochs, April 1988)

Series of letters from Calleja to Branciforte with detailed tables of soldiers and officers, debts, credits, pensions, and shortages; also includes filiacion between corporal de Garsa and Teresa Gonzales.

Correspondence of administrative and financial matters consists of documents providing data on qualifications, salaries, appointments, health status and death notice (f. 475) of departmental personnel. Cargos and itineraries for fragata Santiago (Nueva Galicia), Goleta Sonora, Paquebot San Carlos carrying provisions to California. Ff. 471-472 discuss launching of new fragata la Princesa (N.S. del Rosario) and its role in colonization of California. Other documents continue Sonsonate and Realejo transferred to district of Guatemala, status of construction of new Paquebot and tools, supplies (ff. 453-455). Agricultural information on seeds and planting (ff. 451-452). Widow's pensions (f. 462) and salary deductions for payments to wives of officials (ff. 466-467). (J. M. Johnson, October 1988)

Correspondence is on administrative and financial matters in department of San Blas. Several documents deal with appointments, health and salaries of personnel; others with cargos and itineraries of Paquebot San Carlos and Goleta Sonora on voyages to California ports, supplying provisions to discuss damage to Paquebot in storm. Ff. 407 continues discussion of status in construction of Paquebot and why better suited to be fragata rather than Paquebot. Ff. 408-410, 414-419, 430-432, 434 deal with personnel problems of craftsmen on ship construction, delays due to illnesses. Ff. 411-413 on publication of new royal decrees lowering percentage of rights to gold, after royal fifth subtracted. Ff. 423-429 are list of workers contracted in Veracruz with salary information and deductions on salaries for officials for pensions to wives. (J. M. Johnson, October 1988)

Series of documents of administrative and fiscal matters for San Blas. Many deal with cargos and itineraries of paquebots San Carlos and el Principe (San Antonio) and fragata Santiago; others with personnel matters, ship construction and repair. On excess food supplies from Naval department to be given to presidios and missions in California and administered by Serra. F. 344 on three month leave for Choquet for accident suffered to rejoin wife in Spain after 14 yr. Separation; discussion of Hijosa's successor Ruiz and military escort to Mexico. Ff. Wife, approved by viceroy. Details given on amounts and construction of new launch for Paquebot and new buque de Paquebot, many details given on problems and techniques, delay to appoint Ayllon as contador; both assume new duties upon Hijosa's incapacitation. (J. M. Johnson, October 1988)