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)

Drafts and correspondence between Croix and Mayorga covering various administrative matters, commission of engineers to study relocating presidios of Santa Cruz and fronteras and new settlement of Pitic; governor Neve's administration of California; formation of two new companias volante at Paras and Saltio; note regarding royal cedula prohibiting commerce between Luisiana and Coahuila y Texas; Opata auxiliaries in Sonora; notes on exaction of tributes; donation to crown by California citizen for war against England; letters concerning attachment of officers and soldiers of the regiments of Espana and Mexico to duty in Nueva Vizcaya; retirement and payment of pensions to officers and their widows; finances of California missions. (G. Lavalley, April 1988)

Correspondence between Croix and Mayorga concerning various topics, presidial finances at fronteras and their handling by paymasters, financing and transportation of five wild deer being sent to king Carlos III from New Mexico under escort of Alferez Lain Herrero. (G. Lavalley, April 1988)

Concerns recent Indian raids and appearance of a Spanish youth (age 16) who has escaped from Apaches; Perez describes his life during two and a half year captivity that he has suffered; he notes many details about Apache daily life; including; bison and deer hunting; use of skin clothing and lack of corn. (J. Williams, March 1987)

Concerns presentation of una especie Venados nombradas buras.. y Una Cabra, que Se hace especial Por las manchas y no tener pelo by Ugarte, to king. (J. Williams, March 1987)