Bartolome de Rivera Flores sells Joseph Antonio, a mulato of 11 or 12 years of age, to Antonio de Neira for 170.00 pesos. (P. Hayes) (1977)

Anna Morales (Mulata Libre) unmarried, files charges against Nicolas de Carvajal for verbal abuse, hair pulling, and stone throwing. Carvajal is told to behave himself in the future under penalty of castigo de todo rigor. (P. Hayes) (1977)

Gobernador Bertiz y Hontanon authorizes capitan Ignacio de Irbagoyen to pursue Fransisco Medrana and to take him prisoner to Parral. Rewards will be given to the captors. (P. Hayes) (1977)

Thomas Ruiz de Avendano was sitting in his office the afternoon of October 8th when he heard loud and unseemly voices coming from the Plaza. Juan Rodriguez de Mendoza was speaking the loudest and was accordingly arrested. It developes he owed de la Fuente 16 pesos, which the latter threatened to take a patadas, y aunque estando en la Iglesia lo dejaria Sin Camisa. both were fined 4.5 pesos and told to behave themselves. (P. Hayes) (1977)

Anna Maria Navarro esposa del Difunto Luis Benito de Campos, is required to pay the sum of 2,762 pesos y Dos reales to Juan de Alcala Pardo for debts incurred by her late Husband. The terms of payment are given. Her hipotera consists of- Una Esclava Mulata y Sus Cuatro hijos, Una Casa de vivienda, 30 rezes de Ganado, 6 Mulas de carga, and 14 Caballos Mansos. (P. Hayes) (1977)

Causa criminal brought against Juan Pedro Santiago, servant, by his employer, Parral merchant Joseph Gomez, for stealing 14 Marcos de Plata. One merchant accused of receiving stolen silver says that all such business is conducted with sirvientes, y gente Inferior, como Es Yndios, mulatos, mestizos y coiotes. (0251b) (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Carta de Libertad of mulatta slave de color cocho named Maria Victoria, age 20, whose freedom was purchased for 340 pesos by her Husband Cayetano de Porras. (T. Sheridan) (1977) additional slave documents- 0038a-0039b- sale mulatta slave, age 21, 225 pesos. 0041a-0042a- manumission slaves of estate. Number, ages, value, ethnic affiliation not given. 0059a-0061a- sale mulatillo slave, age 18, 300 pesos. 0070b-0071a- sale mulato slave, color de membrillo Cocho pelo lizo, age 20, 300 pesos. 0133b-0236b- inventory estate, including Mulatto slave, no age given, 300 pesos (listed 0174b).

Joseph sells his 28 year old Mulata slave and her son to Juan for 350 pesos. (T. Barnes) (1976)

Juan de Basoco sells to Cayetano de Arze one Negro, named Francisco Gonzalez, age 44, for the price of 350 pesos. (R. Perez) (1977)

Pedro de Hierro, acting as executor for the estate of Luisa de Hierro y Zerezeda, presents her testament. The estate included 5 slaves who are all to be inherited by Dona Luisa's Sister. She stipulates that upon the death of her Sister a Mulata named Dominga is to be set free. (R. Perez) (1977)