A request for a mandamiento on the part of a Hacendado de minas whose Indian laborers have fled with ^an enormous quantity of money. The Miner asks for an order to reclaim the workers from any place where they might be hidden and requests that penalties be imposed on anyone who obstructs the carrying-out of the order. (C. Needham) (1975)

Seems to be an in depth description of affairs in general of prov. Of Parral. This includes Indian, mission and agricultural inspecting officials of both state and church. (T. Barnes) (1975)

A petition for amparo on the part of a Miner asking that his registration be recognized by all and that disturbances and impediments to his claim and work be prohibited, with grave penalties to the trespasser. (C. Needham) (1975)

An affirmation on the part of the governor that certain Indians, called Salineros have not taken up residence in the mining district as ordered and have, moreover, contributed to the disturbances in the real. There follows declarations by the governor and other witnesses as to the causes of the trouble. Capitan Baltasar de Ontiberos is Charged with major responsibility for the uprising as he left his post without permission. (C. Needham) (1975)

An account of the services performed by the author in the wars against the rebellious Indians and a brief account of the use the capitan has made of the Indians in his services to mine silver. The author asks for clarification of his his encomienda and exclusive right to the labor of the Indians in his charge. (C. Needham) (1975)

Contains a brief account by the Author, a farmer and Encomendero, of his long service and that of his family in the service of the real. The author also makes mention of the Indians employed, which he denominates ^Tocones^ (possibly tooca*). (C. Needham) (1975)

Legal petition regarding the provisioning of haciendas de minas with slaughtered beef. (C. Needham) (1975)

Mscl. Collection of silver holdings reports. (R. Davis) (1977)

Method of distribution of quicksilver (mercury) to various mines. Importance of accurate accounting of mercury due to its value and the monopoly of the crown. Mentions briefly Indian unrest in the mines. Maybe useful especially for the long list of people (miners) who received quicksilver. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Shows, in a general manner, the types of mines, something of their operation and the administrative process necessary in registering a mine or filing a claim on an established but abandoned mine. Contains many names. (T. Barnes) (1975)