Letters, relaciones, autos between governor, viceroy, officers and missionaries about need for seeds, arms, munitions, and religious materials to conduct everyday life in province of New Mexico. Plans to administer economy and protect province against Apache incursions. Inventories of horses, arms, munitions and men attached to presidios of Santa Fe and el Passo del Rio del Norte. Retirement requests from sick and old soldiers and officers. Spelling out laws about foundations of doctrines and missions in area. Advice of Cuerbo y Valdes solicited by viceroy on how to conduct better government and dealing with Indians of region. (A. Dell'acqua, June 1987)