Castran (ship doctor on el Rosario) died. Replaced by drs. Caravajas and Sanchez. Naval personnel sought refuge in Guadalajara cathedral in order to avoid continuation of voyage to San Blas. Discussion of wages and promotions. Echeverria (pilot) ill. Hospitalized in Guadalajara with pay. Information on arms shipments. Technical terms concerning condition of ship. Discussion of water level of port Pozo. Discussion of copper usage in ship construction. Ship doctors received 800 pesos per year. Many suffering from common fever (tertian). Records of shipments. Discussion of voyage to Peru.

Letters concerning arms shipments. Technical terms concerning ship disrepair. Echeverria (pilot) ill, Castro takes over position. Artillery Inspections. Accident delays cargo. Discussion of livestock shipments. Rodriguez sent from Spain to oversee Arsenal. Discussion of fragata Rosario Alias la Princesa. Document awarding pension for Antonia Gonzalez (widow). Yzaguir reretired. Routine expeditions to California coast.

Letters discussing boat under construction which should be complete by March. Boat carrying furniture delayed due to stormy seas. The Santiago sailed to San Francisco and Monterrey where they dropped off cargo. Letter praising leadership of commander Arteaga. Discussion of trade route between Peru and San Blas. Technical terms describing mechanical problems on the ship Santiago. Requests for back wages.

Officials Charged with desertion in times of war. Request for money for Cartegena to Guatemala voyage. Areche left San Diego in route to Acapulco. Juan Garcia ship surgeon. List of ports passed in route. Hiring of ship servants discussed. Santiago stopped in San Blas for provisions. Requests for Paquebot San Carlos to leave San Blas. Juan Beas accused of killing Juan Cardenas. Request to move from San Blas to Acapulco because port was cleaner and more comfortable. Cargo in weapons. Wages of Naval personnel discussed. Pedro Yzaquirre and other officers contracted illness on vessel. Martinez accused of misconduct.

Letters concerning the Naval operations and administrative tasks conducted at San Blas. Fernando Quinos given permission to retire. Sailors refused to continue journey without two months advance pay. Echeverria named second pilot. Request for Galvez to return to Spain. Echeverria ill and unable to leave Guadalajara to assume position. expenses paid for frigatta Santiago's voyage form Cartegena to Guatemala. Letter requesting more reliable ship for California voyages. Request for wage increase for fragata Santiago crew. Letters stating wage increase justified based on merit and length of Naval experience. Santiago in route to San Blas. Documents concerning desertion of Gallo and forty others.

Series of documents concerning Juan pantajo y Arriaga's request to transfer to a position in the administration en las reales Rentas de Tobacos and to be paid 1,000 pesos in wages. Documents include a report on his years of service as a navigator in the port of San Blas and letters of recommendation from various Naval officials. (s.tisdale, October 1989)

Series of documents concerning change in Naval command due to death of contador and requesting permission to anchor in the port of Veracruz. Correspondence asking the viceroy to appoint a new contador for the San Pedro de Alcantara so that it can get underway. Letters concerning Monterde's promotion, his transfer to Spain and his request for passports to take his family with him. Correspondence concerning payment of ships crew includes a detailed accounting of sales of Plata during trip from San Blas to Vercruz and what money was used for. (S. Tisdale, October 1989)

Neve's correspondence includes (most important documents, service records and promotions, rebuilding mission at San Diego and constructing Capistrano. Details geography of area around San Francisco and Santa Clara mission, especially natural resources. Lists of numbers of officers and craftsmen at four Principal California presidios, supply escorts, real reglamentos pertaining to details of presidio construction and tackle for cavalry companies. Ff. 354-356 is list of salaries and numbers of officers, craftsmen, and rations for presidios crews and ships, including Actual costs vs. Those alloted by missionaries, income from tobacco and other crops, purchase and distribution of mules, horses, and supplies, shipping, tackle for soldiers and settlers. Ff. 359-360 estimates of rations per single man and families, after spoilage in salaries by rank for officers, craftsmen and Naval personnel. Ff. 368-369 allotments of supply rations and money for presidios in Santa Barbara channel. (J. M. Johnson, February 1989)

Notification of weapons carried by hispanic ships el principe, and Galicia. Concerns salaries paid to navigators. Concerns notification of departures and arrivals of ships, as well as description of ship's physical conditions, and crew. Notification of departures from San Blas to Manila and philipine islands. Folios concerning sailors, and priests recruitment. Notification to Hezeta about the conditions in which the ships are after their expeditions (crew, anchors, repairs etc.) (R. Gomez, may 1989)

Correspondence of administrative and financial matters consists of documents providing data on qualifications, salaries, appointments, health status and death notice (f. 475) of departmental personnel. Cargos and itineraries for fragata Santiago (Nueva Galicia), Goleta Sonora, Paquebot San Carlos carrying provisions to California. Ff. 471-472 discuss launching of new fragata la Princesa (N.S. del Rosario) and its role in colonization of California. Other documents continue Sonsonate and Realejo transferred to district of Guatemala, status of construction of new Paquebot and tools, supplies (ff. 453-455). Agricultural information on seeds and planting (ff. 451-452). Widow's pensions (f. 462) and salary deductions for payments to wives of officials (ff. 466-467). (J. M. Johnson, October 1988)