Documents treat military, administrative, fiscal matters of gobernador of Nueva Viscaya. Orders from real tribunal de Mineria on operations and administration. Shipment of five deer to Spain. Military pay, personnel, passports and provisions. Miners and merchants of Alamos petition transfer from Rosario of fiscal operations to establish Casa in Alamos. Petition by Ugarte y Loyola for transfer to Guadalajara or Mexico. Military escort of Seri prisoners for theft, murder and rebellion to Guadalajara (emotional and strong prejudice displayed). Guns for the compania de Opatas. Detailed accounting for approved expenses of payment office. Ff. 361-362 chart of expenditures for firearms in comandancia general, itemized by military group and rank with totals for each and summaries. Request and receipt of reglamentos de California written by Neve. Ff. 363-366 include long direct quote of Croix from 1782 explaining why urgently needed firearms from Spain have not left Chihuahua for distribution where needed (cf. Original, folios 137-192). (J. M. Johnson, August 1988)

Documents deal with matters concerning: Salaries and distribution of mercury to miners. Inventory and supply of firearms to military and militia. Requests for transfer due to hardships of frontier duty. Reglamentos dealing with commerce between provinces of Luisiana and Nueva Espana. Eventual responsibility of vecinos to take over financial support of militias, perhaps using alcabala as revenue. Shipment of supplies and weapons from Veracruz to Havana and windward isles. Sending troops to Texas and Coahuila. Ff. 216-217 report removal of cadete Bernal from Fronteras for repeated thefts; because of relationship to de Anza, lesser punishment given by stationing him in Manila. Cibolos (bison) to be sent from Texas to king by Goleta Sonora y Tabe. (J. M. Johnson, July 1988)

Report in form of a chart listing various places in Nueva Vizcaya. Report is divided into sections for the months January February, March and April 1788 and any Indian hostility at those places is accounted for by date and a summarized description. See list of places for locations. (T. Naylor, 1977) and (D. Marksz, June 1987)

Expediente, consisting of an informe written by Concha and Troncoso for Ugarte concerning peaceful relations with Indians of Comanches; detailed description of commercial interaction between Comanches and Spaniards; isolated incidents of horse raiding by Young Comanches and Parauanarimuco's actions to correct the crime; joint military expeditions against Apaches; relations between Spaniards and Yupes and Yamparicas; horse raiding between Yutas and Comanches, and Spanish role as mediators in dispute; raids against Pueblo groups by Yutas; leader of Yuta raids named Muchi and efforts of Yutas to bring Muchi to justice; relations between Spaniards and Navajos; conditions of release of Antonio el Pinto from Spanish captivity total breakdown of relations between Navajos and Apaches; reception of a Panana Indian sent to learn of Spanish customs and culture. Second part of informe is a journal of Troncoso's securing Antonio's release; visits to Navajo territory under Concha's orders to observe Navajos and assess their peaceful status; gifts of clothing and tobacco exchanged between Troncoso and Navajos; friendly attitude of Navajos; description of Navajo house structure; description of Navajo foods; discussions between Carlos, Antonio, and Troncoso of treaty between Spaniards and Navajos; commerce between Navajos and Spaniards; relations between Navajos and Apaches; discussion of religious beliefs between Troncoso and Navajos; description of Navajo clothing and ornaments. Ff. 244-249 is a Series of oficios from Concha to Ugarte concerning release of Antonio and conditions thereof, accompanied by orders from Ugarte in response to Concha's letters. (W. Copas, may 1988)

Expediente, accompanied by cover sheet, concerning commerce mention of abuses of commerce by Spaniards; commerce in contraband items with prohibited Indian groups; unauthorized dealings with Indians; need for trade with Comanches, Navajos, and Yutas; use of commerce to solidify treaties and maintain peace; establishment of rules to regulate commerce; policies regarding commerce of past governors; discussion of several know illegal traders; mention of support of this trade by fray Sebastian Anton; lack of complete trust in Navajos; continuing warfare with Apaches Gilenos; commerce in stolen goods; arrangements for trade fairs to be held at pueblos; orders from Ugarte to Anza regarding these situations, and Anza's response to these orders; methods of establishing laws regarding crimes of homicide, robbery, rape, and adultery; mention of Indian grievances regarding commerce; arrangements made with Yutas for return of stolen horses; and use of passports to maintain orderly commerce. (W. Copas, may 1988)

Mentions soldiers allowing escape of Indians; type of punishment for Indians recaptured. Letter by Castro acknowledging receipt of expediente. (J. Tapia, March 1988)

Monthly military diaries and Estados de fuerza for presidio de San Juan Bautista de la Punta de Lampazos for years 1791-1793. Diaries include brief accounts of Mariscadas against indios Enemigos; manifest of damages caused by Indian raids enumerating Spanish casualties, cattle stolen, and other depredations suffered at Vallecillo, la Iguana, and Lampazos. Estados de fuerza enumerate officers and soldiers, destinations and dispositions, quantities of armaments, gunpowder, and shot. (J. H. Ochs, October 1988)

Series of letters concerning matters affecting tercera compania current state of affairs reports, acquisition of horses and mules, credit extended to the company by the gobernador of the area for 1788 and 1789, unpreparedness of his troops for an upcoming campaign, an incomplete letter from Perez speaking to need of some basic church artifacts for services, request to discharge Puga for over extending his leave, the wait he should expect for supplies needed for a campaign, recommends that certain Indian be put in charge of constructing homes due to expertise in masonry, Indian attack on hacienda resulted in animals killed and stolen asks permission to place soldier there for defense and capture, discharge of Ximenes and replacement with Ramos, alerts Ugalde that Ximenes has not been heard from since task of transporting horses, clarification on tabulations of salaries for report to be filed, troops preparedness for a campaign, receipt of 40 Shields, request and receipt of three discharge notices for; Borrego, Sanchez, and Inojosa, policy concerning widows and orphans as they relate to pensions, policy concerning; salaries and promotions, military relations, and job details, informing troops of the death of Carlos III, preparations made for upcoming campaign, Indian weakness and absenteeism at work and plans to ameliorate this condition, money sent to Ugalde, retroactive pay raise, actions taken on Ximenes, ineptness of Galvan and permision to alter methods relating to economic matters that he does not want Galvan to handle while he is away from company, and money requested from San Carlos in order to complete preparations for campaign. (O. Velez, October 1988)

Diaries of Leon and Murgier with accounts of routine procedures including receipt and issuing of orders; supplications for peace on part of Indians; individual Indians' depredations, I.e. attack on convoy and killing of pastor in mission. Detailed account of one pursuit of Janambres to southern border of Santander including ambushes and smoke signals as tactics. Women included as Indian transgressors. (D. J. McClelland, March 1988)

Diary recounts numerous events including murdered pastor; stampeding horses; payment of troops; capture of Indians; Indian hostility; supplications for peace. Women mentioned as captives and in population count in one instance. References to Indians selling Chile and eating Mesquite at Limon. (D. J. McClelland, March 1988)