Letters concerning Grimarest's illness and substitute by Echeagarai until he recovers. Funds granted to 4a compania volante due to paymaster bankruptcy. Ortega and Gonzales request retirement; discussion of salary, pension, and service record; viceroy grants requests. Classification of Rubio as invalid and retirement requested due to Canon accident. Relaciones on invalids of San Francisco and Monterrey seeking cedulas; includes table with information about invalid such as injury, merits, and personal background. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Concerns bad conduct of Diaz de Luna in conducting Indian prisoners to Mexico. Employment proposals for Segundo teniente of Nueva Vizcaya and discription of service records of candidates. Concerns financial status of troops with merchants and pending debts. Chaplain Cortes' activities in Alcantara and discussion of his salary, personal services given to him and lack of sinodo. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Requests for retirement and official salary for Villasenor and Tranga accompanied by their service records. Nava receives order about arrival of officials and salary abonos. Nava sends service records of cadets, sargents, and officials of Sonora and Nueva Mexico to viceroy. Nava conforms to order giving predecessor copies of relaciones on officials of his jurisdiction. Viceroy approves salary increase and double rations for subordinate California officials. Guizarnotegui given contract to provision Nuevo Viscaya and Nueva Mexico troops. Fernando de la Concha receives Coronel de infantria command. Nava to publish vando on increases of Alcabala. Brena given post of captain. Diaz Salorzano and Marinelarena given commands in Principe; Tovar given Principe capitancy. Concerns regulations for treatment to invalids. Diaz de Solorzano given leave to heal from accident. Commanders asked to declare to inquisition their Fueros militares. Concerns licence given to arimiga to build chapel in Rancho del oro. Carcabas given office of Abilitado general in California. Publication of vandos on contraband. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Concerns request for pensions by widows of two soldiers killed in enemy attack. Garcia de Texada requests service in Tupson company. Concerns placement of Alferez in Altar and need for service records for Egana. Nava reports his arrival in Bartolome Valley on March to and arrival in Chihuahua reporting favorable state of military affairs. Concerns length of service of Diaz. Approval of Romeu as new governor of Californias. Delgado given permission to retire. Nava acknowledges Porlien's title of marques. Nava agrees to provide informes to Juez de la Acordada in personnel Cases. Receipt of dispatches on Vidal de Lorca and Canuelas, and on Torremocha's new post. Nava informs viceroy of intention to send service record books of sargents and cadets for 1790. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Cazorla's death leaves vacant post--discussion of merits of possible replacements for capitancy of Bahia, with Cortes named by viceroy. Concerns funds provided for company of Monclova for transport costs in Ugalde's last campaign. Death of Tupson capitan Soler who left no will--Nava takes precautions in verifying inventory of Soler's possessions. Concerns 3 Santa Cruz soldiers' murder of 2 peaceful Chiricahuis and their punishment and transfer. Concerns post of 1st Alferez in Nuevo Santander and company's need for replacement resulting in transfer of personnel and appropriate salary. Concerns conflict about control of troop movement between governor of Nuevo santande and Nava. (L. L. Woodward, June 1988)

Viceroy's (?) orders received by Nava: request of Chihuahua vecinos concerning dragones provinciales proposals; viceroy's receipt of indices; request for information about Pagasaortundua; order on new Nueva Vizcaya tenancy; holding of two documents; cedulas sent for invalid soldiers; notification of military promotions and appointments; illness of Sonoran governor; request for service records from Ugarte y Loyola; request for return of instancia from Cortez; retirement of Delgado and of juarez; list of names of those to receive posts; order with payment to arrambide. (L.L. Woodward, June 1988)

Documents deal with Herrera's request for transfer to Querataro or Puebla with title of capitan; includes short description of military career. Other letters deal with poor performance of Herrera; he should be retired with present title of teniente. Discussion of his pension and retirement in Puebla. (J. Tapia, March 1988)

Vaamonde suggests qualified men to fill vacant positions of Segundo teniente and Segundo Alferez of Punta de Lampazos. Included are comandante Castro's endorsements. (J. H. Ochs, October 1988)

Military service records for officers, sargeants and cadets at Lampazos for years 1790, '91. Includes age, years served, tours of duty, etc. (J. H. Ochs, September 1988)

Vaamonde sends virrey account of expenses incurred in military campaign waged by flying company of Lampazos (ff. 140-141). Letters in triplicate of Vaamonde's request to be promoted to Coronel de Infanteria. Mentions prison revolt at Guadalajara in 1783 (ff. 144-160). Vecinos of Monterrey request to be excused from various military duties such as conduccion de reos y Alas de Cordillera, salidas de Mariscadas y vigilar la carcel (ff. 161-164). Guerra, Vecino de Pesqueira Chica writes comandante (ff. 165-170).