Concerns Guitierrez request for a release from his command due T his poor health; he desires new assignment to corregimiento de Querataro; his service record is included; which indicates earlier assignments in California and Nueva Vizcaya; he notes his long absences from his family. (J. Williams, February 1987)

Concerns Ugarte's friendly conference with O'Conor at la Babia; health; provinces bad climate; his subordination to O'Conor; his action in support of O'Conor in proposed general campaign; other action taken to block invasions of hostiles. (J. Williams, February 1987).

Concerns present deployment of provincial military forces and poor condition of Ugarte's health. (J. Williams, February 1987).

Letters and report requesting six months salary for Francisco Lopez, surgeon Hospital militar de Chihuahua, payment to cover transportation from Cadiz to Veracruz on merchant ship Pilar, also to cover time spent in San Andres Hospital by Lopez. (G. Lavalley, January 1987).

Request by Crivelli, surgeon at military Hospital of Chihuahua, for 400 pesos in expenses to transfer from Havana to Chihuahua. Costs include transportation of his wife, five children and a servant. Crivelli includes documents showing payment of similar expenses to other officials of equal or lesser rank. Auto by Branciforte for payment of Crivelli. (G. Lavalley, December 1986).

Correspondence is of administrative and fiscal nature, expenditures, salaries, appointments, recruitment and health problems; ship construction and repair, continuation from previous folios of problems (with keel) and building of launch and paquetbot; supplies for repairing warehouse in comisaria. Cargos and itineraries for Goleta Sonora, paquetbots San Carlos and el Principe (San Antonio). Ff. 311-313 announce arrival of Goleta Sonora, transporting pigs and servants for Areche, explaining delay due to bad Weather and shortage of food supplies. Request to Bucareli and approval by him for extra funds to cover necessary expenses incurred by personnel of the Sonora. (J. M. Johnson, October 1988)

Most important documents concern arrival in San Blas of two carriages and four servants for Areche to be shipped to Acapulco (folio 198); and detailed inventory of the Goleta Sonora (N. S. de Guadalupe) including food supplies, its physical structure, rigging and equipment (ff. 199-213). Bausa requests monthly sum sent from royal treasury to Sister in financial need; approved by Hijosa and viceroy (ff. 330-333). Fragata Santiago (Nueva Galicia) and paquebots Concepcion and San Carlos; costs and logistics of transportation of materials to California ports; procurement of supplies and skilled labor for ship repair; appointments of Naval, religious and medical personnel; and reports on departmental personnel, including illnesses and deaths. (J. M. Johnson, September 1988)

Two letters to padre Gandara; 1) Queretaro, June 22, 1766, 2 pages. 2) Queretaro, June 16, 1766, 4 pages. (J. Erbe) (1977)

General discussion of problems and joys of missionary efforts in San Pablo Valley. Good presentation of health problems and native remedies. Section on agriculture characterizes area as one of good water and soil- good for many crops. Animals abundant as well. (D. Deeds) (1977)