List of all malentretenidos, or Vagabonds, etc., rounded up in Parral and impressed into military service under command of sargento mayor Morales of Guajuquilla presidio. List notes only their names, marital status. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Plea from officials in Culiacan, asking officials in Nueva Galicia and Nueva Viscaya for help in capturing six mulato sailors who killed a Hacendado and pillaged his hacienda. (T. Barnes) (1977)

Isabel de Amparan is ordered by the Alcalde mayor to sell 3 of her slaves because they have been treated so badly. (T. Barnes) (1977)

Antonio Ruiz de Marcon, Vecino of Valle de San Bartholome, sells mulato Esclavo, color cocho named Joseph Antonio Domingo Alarcon, for 225 pesos, to Pedro Ruiz de Aguirre, Vecino, Minero y comercio from Parral. Slaves previous owners and his parents noted, but not his age. (T. Sheridan) (1977) additional slave sales- 0146a-0147b- Venta de Negra Esclava, age 27, 250 pesos. -0196a- Venta de Dos Mulatas esclavas, document incomplete

Justicia mayor Valdez, under orders from virrey, conducts census of all Parral vecinos, including their address, name, age, marital status, ethnic affiliation, children, spouse, property, criadas, relatives, occupation, etc. People listed according to neighborhood, community, Rancho, hacienda, etc. Excellent ethnic, economic, demographic information. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Cause criminal against Cristobal Recendi, mayor Domo of regua of Thomas Romero for wounding Miguel Antonio Joseph, Indian, one of his atajadores, or herders. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Part of testamentaria of deceased capitan Zelis, in which he sets his slaves and their children in El Paso and Parral free. Only two slaves, Ramona and Joseph mentioned by name. Total number, value, ethnic affiliation not given. (T. Sheridan) (1977) additional slave documents- 0273b-0275a- Venta de mulatillo Esclavo de color cocho, age 7 or 8; named Juan Pablo, son of Juana de Dios, 75 pesos. 0275a-0276a- Venta de Mulata Esclava, color cocho, named Gertrudis de Suniga, 295 pesos. No age given. 0346b-0348b- Venta de mulatillo Esclavo, color blanco, age 7, 60 pesos. 0365a-0367b- testamento noting possession several slaves, including Esclava bought for 300 pesos.

Documents concerning runaway Indian Mancebo (journeyman or indentured servant), about 12 years old. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Gobernador Aguero publishes decree demanding apprehension of 4 men-including one saboyano, or citizen of savoy, named Nicolas Fecia, Vicente Reyes, and two Mulatto slaves, Hipolito Cassiano and Antonio Liberato, from Durango jail. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Rodriguez, Parral Vecino, complains that Moreno, Owner of Santa Rosa hacienda, refuses to let him take water for home/ ranch use, even though Canal irrigating hacienda fields passes through Rodriguez' ranch. Rodriguez claims water owned in common. Good description water rights, legal distribution of water. (T. Sheridan) (1977)