Civil administration: Received bandoe re: collection and re-issue of all old coinage; prohibition on distribution of book entitled ano dos mil quatrocientos y quarenta; request to hire Villasecaas administrator of Salinas del Zapatillo; need personnel for casa de justicia. Naval administration: Camacho returned from trial run of new fragata Nuestra Senora del Rosario (aka La Princesa), Arteaga's suggestions of improvements that should be made; Goleta Sonora sent to Guaymas as requested by Croix; Capellan Nozedal died, discussion of replacements; memorial of Corchador Torrens and request for increase in salary to be sent; still haven't liquidated salaries of various naval personnel. (D. Uhlman, January 1989)

Correspondence re: assignment of part of wages of various naval personnel to family members; discussion of new interim capellan and salary. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)

Administrative correspondence re: sailing of paquebot San Carlos for Loreto; inventory of San Carlos; buying prices in San Blas and selling prices in Loreto; positions and food supplies for crew of San Carlos; discussion of salaries; travel expenses for Ramon Segurola; need for vino, aguardiente and aceite in California presidios; need for gunpowder in San Blas; San Blas is sending existing sailcloth to California presidios, but must have it replaced with next shipment from Spain. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)

Administrative correspondence: Ruiz received note from governor of California re: supplies needed for presidio Loreto and sent what would fit on Goleta Sonora; received copy of reglamento de sueldos; change of positions in contaduria; permission granted to Bodega y Quadra to recuperate in Tepic during rainy season and continue to draw pay; cessation of sales tax contracts; paquebot San Carlos returned from San Diego, Goleta Sonora returned from Loreto; need for alguacil de matricula. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)

Goleta Sonora to set sail with provisions for presidio Loreto; fragata Santiago to supply presidios and missions of San Francisco and Monterrey; Paquebot San Carlos to San Diego. Lists of food supplies. Buying price in San Blas and selling price in Loreto for supplies. Inventory of Sonora. Suspension of pay to Vega for debt owed to Garcia. Discussion of payment of salaries to Bodega y Quadra, Canizares and crew of fragata la favorita. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)

April correspondence: Ships sent to supply presidios and missions of Loreto, San Diego, San Francisco, and Monterrey; Ruiz received bando re: development of hemp and flax agriculture in area; inquiry about Segurola's salary; naming of Diaz as capellan of fragata La Favorita and salary; more about salaries of various personnel and withholding part of salary to pay debts; leave granted to Choquete to recuperate; purchase of polvora for armament of ships; poor bean crop in Tepic and surrounding areas; construction on fragata Nuestra Senora del Rosario nearly completed, but need more workers. Unrelated monthly correspondence. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)

Correspondence between virrey and Ruiz re: remission of papers from fragata La Favorita listing personnel and salaries; discussion of increase in salary for certain persons; receipt and posting of bandos of regulations pertaining to funerals and internments; current state of construction of fragata Nuesta Senora del Rosario; request to employ Pasqual as carpenter in shipyards and discussion of salary; discussion of media anata charged to deceased Marquez; funding for hospital in San Blas. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)