San Juan received and passed on instructions to conduct inspection of arms of milicias in jurisdiction of El Paso del Norte. (D. Marksz, June 1987)

(J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Correspondence concerning Indian depredations and subsequent military expedition in Nueva Vizcaya. Includes certificacion y revista de cuadernos of past earlier military engagements with indios barbaros, plus letters from virrey authorizing campaign against Apaches. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Padilla, justicia of Topago states that in his jurisdiction there are no military companies of any sort, as there are few Spaniards at aforementioned real. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Letter from governor to virrey explaining his reasons for not returning 50 soldiers from Chihuahua to Huejuquilla as ordered. Reasons include; lack of protection from Indians, isolation of Chihuahua and economic importance of mines. (T. Kahana, August 1988)

Vizcarra, accused of disloyalty, murder and other crimes held in jail at Durango. Sentenced by comandante general Ugarte to 10 years of hard labor in leg chains to be served at real obrage of Encinillas. Intendente of Durango, Diaz protests to virrey that actions by Ugarte involving military courts belonged to office of intendente, therefore accuses gobernador of insubordination and comandancia of incompetence. Requests from virrey copy of real cedula of 1785 defining duties. Interesting for conflict between officials over jurisdiction and responsibilities of intendency versus gobernador of Provincias Internas during period of implementation of administrative changes in New Spain. Documents include royal cedula outlining reorganization of Provincias Internas, responsibilities of gobernadores, intendentes and other officials toward office and king. Topics include taxes, administrative territories and interaction between civil and military departments, fiscal obligations, salaries, goals for defense and economy. Galvez' dictado provides information specific to conflict of responsibilities and personnel undergoing administrative changes in Provincias Internas in 1786. (J. M. Johnson, August 1987)

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)

Brief commentaries re: defense of Alamos; visit by Oconor and new regulations for presidios; finances of mounting 4 presidios amobiles on frontier and distribution of arms to civilians in these areas; income from tobacco, gunpowder, playing cards; lack of moneda sellada in province. (J. Johnson, February 1988)

Bucareli request information from O'Conor on new presidios and Indian wars; he provides a detailed report with particular information on eastern frontier; includes notes on hostile Indian groups; war customs of enemy; estimates of group size; mail service; problems of communication; Penal code for presidial criminals; formation of new militias; presidios construction; proposed presidial transfers; notes on Texas Indian groups of particular importance in regard to intertribal relations on south plains. (J. Williams, April 1987)

Concerns new arms shipped and service in presidios of Coahuila and Nueva Vizcaya (escopetas, pistolas, Espadas, Lanzas); references include mentions of duties of armorers in new regulations; garrison installed at Robledo; transfer of San Saba to Nueva Vizcaya administration. (J. Williams, April 1987)