Price of salt discussed, hoping expedition will result in tribute. Petition of goods for Californias, expenses of goods and transport - 20,206 pesos plus request of 4,000 pesos needed to pay veteran troops. (L. L. Woodward, August 1988)

Informs Corbalan necessity mounting formal expedition against Apaches by captains frontier presidios, led by oldest, most experienced one. (T. Sheridan, 1976)

Anza chosen to lead second expedition from Sonora; difficulties, duties and finances discussed. Guerra dismissed from post and appeal to Corbalan rejected for poor administration of Renta de sales. Caudales (ff. 352-370) of gold, mercury, salt, bulas, silver, papel sellado, Monte Pio, tobacco, gunpowder and playing cards; ff. 359-360 inventory equipment and furnishings; ff. 365-366 payments made for presidios by real hacienda; F. 369 list of remittances and summary data. Regular correspondence will cease as Corbalan is on route to Mexico. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)

Ff. 242 to 256 consist of a response to a Superior Orden of the viceroy requesting fiscal and administrative information on the military expedition of Galvez in 1767-1768. This is addressed to tribunal y real Audiencia de Cuentas de Mexico and provides formal and detailed accounting including salaries, duties and personnel, followed by brief discussion of reforms. F. 260 is representaciones to viceroy for June-July 1774. Ff. 267 is financial report providing offices, positions, salaries for presidio of Terrenate. Ff. 268-270 deal with salary of Lumbreras of dragones de Espana. Ff. 271-279 continue with changes in duties of intendente and reforms of military expedition. Letters deal with the resignation of Tunon and postal system. (J. M. Johnson, March 1988)

Crespo discusses plans for and purposes of second overland expedition to Monte rey (to be led by Anza). Gives numbers of soldiers and settlers to make trip. Reports on visit by Palma and his wishes to establish missions in Juma lands. Discusses status of relations with Jumas and other Indians in region of Gila-Colorado confluence and what this means for expedition. (S. Fiederlein, may 1987)

Correspondence re: solicitation by Lopez de Haro, Menendez, Tovar and Eliza for payment of salary for criados hired on various expeditions including voyage to establishments of Ruzos, occupation of Nuca, expedicion de limites and transport of Dominicans to Baja California. (D. Uhlman, July 1988)

Ansa's second expedition to Monterey; notes; foundation of mission in San Francisco; explorations of Garces; possible commerce of Yumas with Hopis; feasibility of routes connecting Sonora to California and New Mexico to Sonora; difficulty of trail; crossing Colorado at Yuma with balsas, Canoa o Barco; relation of Yuma to other California Indians; descriptions of parts of route; of Tucson area; available pasturage; possible new presidio locations; possible effects on Apache wars; call for Yuma mission; negotiations with Palma; reports in Tucson and among Yumas of closeness of New Mexico and possible route westward to Sonora and California; proposal to guard roads with troop of dragoons; new presidio constructions; and other aspects of implementing royal regulation of 1772. (J. Williams, April 1987)

Concerns O'Conor's general campaign and implementation of new regulation of presidios (1772); includes notes on troop movements; troop Inspections; harvest of auxiliary Indians effect on campaigns; detailed assignments for troops in expedition; organization of presidios of line; presidio constructions; manpower shortages in construction; nature of Indian warfare; proposed routes of expeditionary forces; aid of Opatas in Sonoran presidio constructions. (J. Williams, April 1987)

Concerns expedition of Anza and Garces to Alta California with references to proposal for founding of Colorado missions for Yumas; proposal to reopen missions among Moquis (Hopis); expeditions to explore routes from Sonora to New Mexico; and other reports on same subjects. (J. Williams, April 1987)

Documents concerning expedition to find route from San Diego and Monterrey; weapons are requested due to repeated Indian attacks. folio 390 unrelated. It deals with authorizing surgery on deceased pregnant women. 20 more soldiers are requested for expedition. Diary is kept on Indian populations encountered and terrain discovered. Report that some Indians have beards. Documents are in random order and basically deal with expedition to San Diego to find new connecting routes with Monterrey. (M. Marroquin. September, 1988)