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)

Receipt of orders and decisions listing appointments of military personnel. Concerns Chihuahua vecinos' interest in positions in dragones provinciales. Nava informs Revilla Gigedo that he always provides funds on request to bishop of Durango for mission foundation. Receipt of vandos about requesting titulos de Castilla. Receipt of order that widows and orphans of ministero de Marina are not covered in pensions from Monte Pio militar. Promotion of Presa to Alferez in San Gabriel company; discussion of his merits. Receipt of Fernandes' memorial. Nava confirms having informed intendentes of Sonora and Durango concerning salaries and discounts. Appointment of Ignacio Egana as 2nd Alferez in Altar and mention of merits of ment in second an third place for post. Transfer of Ruiz de Contreras, chaplain of Buenaventura. Echeagaray granted leave to get married. (L. L. Woodward, June 1988)

Concerns complaints of Diaz de Luna by his troops in trip to capital with Indian prisoners. Discussion of poor financial circumstances of San Antonio de Bejar company and necessary transactions of funds. Receipt of dispatch about military positions for Cortesand Rabago. Nava has circulated order on use of everyday uniforms. Concerns pensions for widows of 2 Riogrande soldiers; details of soldiers' deaths from Indian attacks, and merits of each. Nava's receipt of orders during his March to Saltillo; receipt and accomplishment of order to not attack English or other fishing ships nor their establishments. Enriques informs Nava of his illness as he is accused of arriving late to Chihuahua with mail pouch. Receipt of memorial from deputy of commerce in Chihuahua and taxes not Charged to merchants. Guevara granted cedula de invalida and military administrative matters such as triple copies requested on military inspection of Bahia company. (L. L. Woodward, June 1988)

Medio cabildo from 5 towns in Nuevo Santander request that troops be picked to guard against raids from indios barbaros (f.76). Rafael Ponce, settler in Nuevo Leon requests Colonel Castro's assistance in expediting civil suit involving captains Zozaya, Lacomva (ff. 78,79). Olazaran, Cabo of second flying company requests promotion (ff. 80,81). Quijas, Alferez of second flying company requests sick leave, complains of abusive behavior of captain Murgier (ff. 82-106). Tomas Sanches, Former captain and Juez of Laredo requests goce de Laredo, Indian depredations suffered by settlers (ff. 107-119). Margil Gonzalez, Cabo of second flying company requests retirement due to injuries sustained in battle with Indians. (ff. 120-122).

Series of letters concerning matters affecting tercera compania current state of affairs reports, acquisition of horses and mules, credit extended to the company by the gobernador of the area for 1788 and 1789, unpreparedness of his troops for an upcoming campaign, an incomplete letter from Perez speaking to need of some basic church artifacts for services, request to discharge Puga for over extending his leave, the wait he should expect for supplies needed for a campaign, recommends that certain Indian be put in charge of constructing homes due to expertise in masonry, Indian attack on hacienda resulted in animals killed and stolen asks permission to place soldier there for defense and capture, discharge of Ximenes and replacement with Ramos, alerts Ugalde that Ximenes has not been heard from since task of transporting horses, clarification on tabulations of salaries for report to be filed, troops preparedness for a campaign, receipt of 40 Shields, request and receipt of three discharge notices for; Borrego, Sanchez, and Inojosa, policy concerning widows and orphans as they relate to pensions, policy concerning; salaries and promotions, military relations, and job details, informing troops of the death of Carlos III, preparations made for upcoming campaign, Indian weakness and absenteeism at work and plans to ameliorate this condition, money sent to Ugalde, retroactive pay raise, actions taken on Ximenes, ineptness of Galvan and permision to alter methods relating to economic matters that he does not want Galvan to handle while he is away from company, and money requested from San Carlos in order to complete preparations for campaign. (O. Velez, October 1988)

Letters regarding: request for Cosio's assistance prior to promotion, acknowledgement of arrival and plans following promotion; inquiring of Paredes' status within compania, Cosio promoted to alferez segundo in place of Paredes, who retires and receives word of his 'sueldo annual'; request that Puga attend to deceased father's testament and estate; statement from justice of Gijedo regarding abasto de semillas. (L. Kerr, July 1988)

Letters stating receipt of diarios from comandantes for month of September; others concerning libranza for Serna, acquisition of horses and mules by primera compania, from whom purchased, costs; movement of compania; reference to land dispute between Quijas and Ruiz; payment of libranzas. (L. Kerr, July 1988)

Letters and oficios to Vidal during 1789;including assignment of troops and officers to certain locations; Rentas mensuales of primera compania; libranzas and money to be sent to officers; monthly revistas of companias; fighting with Indians, number killed; balancing of accounts, including itemized list of cargo and data; Series of near illegible letters mentioning licencias, horses, mules, Cavallada lost and plans to recover; concerning Baamonde and finances; correspondence regarding disruptions caused by Urrutea, taken prisoner by military. (L. Kerr, June 1988)

Ff. B239-b240 is letter concerning remission of money from Chihuahua, written by four merchants asking for exemption from payment. Ff. B241-b242 is letter from comandante-general to viceroy certifying request. F. B243 is letter from viceroy granting exemption. Ff. B245-b246 drafts of letters from viceroy(?) To comandante-general and intendente of Durango concerning situation in Chihuahua. Ff. B250-b257 dated 1788 are correspondence to and from Florez's virreynato. F. B250 is draft of letter from pensions for retired or disabled personnel, widows of soldiers, officers and children of soldiers killed. Ff. B251-b252 is letter accompanied by table, relaying information from Coahuila, Texas, and Leon. Recipients of pensions are listed by name and rank. Ff. B254-b258 is another such letter and table from Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Mexico, Sonora, and Californias. (W. Copas, February 1988)