Letter concerns a document prepared by Cortes describing how money was spent on the pacification of Indian groups mentioned, according to accounting there was a surplus of 2.200 pesos in 1788 amount, Salcedo asks opinion of virrey on matter of limiting the amount to be given to 4.000 pesos in light of the surplus; letter mentioning Ugalde's request that surplus in gratification account be allowed to be applied towards the salaries of four military scribes and one dependiente named Pena, that this be allowed annually, Flores requests that the sum needed to meet the salaries be ordered from the sum that is being held by presidio de Bahia as referred to in the last sequence of documents (ff. 0120-0133); Ugalde has interceded on behalf of Ugalde and resolved matter of salaries, money will be sent from the presidio of Bahia, reminder to Ugalde to submit paperwork for the first 4 months as it regards the activities in the account set aside for the pacification of the Indian groups mentioned; Salcedo acknowledging the decision of junta Superior and virrey in this matter with the only qualification being that he be allowed to explore the advisability of letting Ugalde pay the salaries mentioned from the 6.000 pesos that will be sent to him annually for the pacification of the Indian groups mentioned. (O. Velez, October 1989)