Letters from Aguero to Croix, include: one concerning tax payments, one describing the fall of Bacum, and a third one complaining about Jesuit incompetence. Letter from Espesso to Aguero proposing a change of name from Tubac to Nuestra Senora de la Limpia Concepcion de Tubarec, after it's destruction. A letter from Capitan Zuniga to Aguero, concerning allocation of people for service at governor's house. (T. Kahana, September 1987)

(D. Marksz, September 1987)

Crespo request that Reyes be moved to Hospital de San Juan de Dios. Reyes is suffering fever with no hope of cure and is contagious to other prisoners. (D. Marksz, September 1987)

Montolla was captured by Apaches at about six years of age, and remained with them for sixteen years, until he and two others were captured by Spanish. Montolla is protesting life sentence at Castillo based on claim that he was raised by Indians and did not know that raiding was wrong. (D. Marksz, September 1987)

Vizcarra, accused of disloyalty, murder and other crimes held in jail at Durango. Sentenced by comandante general Ugarte to 10 years of hard labor in leg chains to be served at real obrage of Encinillas. Intendente of Durango, Diaz protests to virrey that actions by Ugarte involving military courts belonged to office of intendente, therefore accuses gobernador of insubordination and comandancia of incompetence. Requests from virrey copy of real cedula of 1785 defining duties. Interesting for conflict between officials over jurisdiction and responsibilities of intendency versus gobernador of Provincias Internas during period of implementation of administrative changes in New Spain. Documents include royal cedula outlining reorganization of Provincias Internas, responsibilities of gobernadores, intendentes and other officials toward office and king. Topics include taxes, administrative territories and interaction between civil and military departments, fiscal obligations, salaries, goals for defense and economy. Galvez' dictado provides information specific to conflict of responsibilities and personnel undergoing administrative changes in Provincias Internas in 1786. (J. M. Johnson, August 1987)

Petition to real hacienda by widow for payment of Husband's pension from treasury of Chihuahua. Mesa de Memorias acts favorably, basing decision on precedents under royal decree of 1773 on compensation for military dependents from Monte Pio military fund. (J. M. Johnson, August 1987)

Series of documents primarily of civil-military nature. Main frontier settlers with mobile presidios; reorganization of presidios, including military salaries, Inspections, duties; Hiaqui crops; transportation of mules to California by the Paquebot la Concepcion. (J. M. Johnson, March 1988)

(J. Tapia, July, 1987)

(J. Tapia, July, 1987).

(J. Tapia, July 1987).