Documents between Cancio and viceroy about state of affairs at presidio San Carlos de Buenavista. List of weapons given to presidiarios with name and salary of each one, and other supplies. Relates tactics to follow in campaign to chastize and reduce various peoples in area with help of personnel from Pitic. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

(A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Letters from Cancio to viceroy requesting payment to Calderon for year's provisions and arms for presidio personnel. Requests for advance monies for similar supplies for soldiers and families as his credit is not good due to time elapsed, and not paying first debt. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

(A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Correspondence between Cancio and virrey giving general account of conditions in Sonora, description of geography, resources, status of Indian relations and commerce. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Orders from viceroy to comandante-general giving him command of auxiliary troops to stop Indian depredations. F.b256 is cover sheet accompanying letter. F. C002 is letter concerning payment of troops, followed by Series of autos regarding contents of various royal treasuries. Some autos contain tables of accounts from 1781-1782. Ff. C005-c008 is informe concerning findings of tribunal of accounts. Ff. C009-c010 is another informe listing contents of treasuries at Arispe and Chihuahua. Mention of use of funds for military expeditions. Ff. C005-c019 are correspondence between various officials regarding tribunal of accounts dated July 1783-November 1785. F. C020 is cover sheet accompanying consulta regarding transfers of money to Chihuahua for 1788. Ff. C021-c023 are letters concerning need for supplementary funds at treasuries. Ff. C024-c032 are tables of accounts from Durango, dating from 1773 to 1787 (written in 1787). Ff. C033-c036 is letter from Chihuahua concerning needs of royal treasury. F. C037 is another such letter. F. C038 is cover sheet for F. D001, which is letter from comandante- general to viceroy asking for permission to send money to Durango and Chihuahua to cover shortages. (W. Copas, March 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)

Ff. b160-b164 are letters to Florez dated 9 and 10 March 1789 regarding transactions of officials in contaduria mayor, and formation of plan general for use of royal funds throughout entire Provincias Internas. Mention of use of royal funds to pacify Apaches. F. B165 is draft of letter from Florez(?) To tribunal de Cuentas regarding plan general dated 28 February 1789. F. b167 is draft of letter from viceroy to intendente regarding transfer of funds dated 8 December 1789. Unfoliated, unsigned draft inserted between ff. b177 and b178. F. B178 is table of accounts from royal treasury at Arispe for November 1789. (W. Copas, February 1988)

Letters to viceroy regarding orders directing them to send money to royal treasuries in which deficits have been recorded; funds are to be used to pay troops and sinodos. Mention of succession to virreynato of conde de Revilla Gigedo, replacing Florez. Ff.b131-b132 are drafts of orders from viceroy to various officials regarding payments. Ff. B134, b141, b148, b152-b158 are similar drafts. Ff. B142-b147 are tables of accounts, accompanied by extensive footnotes, summarizing plan general for utilization of royal funds throughout Provincias Internas, except for Californias. Table includes allocations of salary money for presidial troops, along with breakdown by ranks of companies of each presidio. Tables broken down by province. F. B150 is table of costs from treasury at Chihuahua dated 6 November 1789. (W. Copas, February 1988)

Summaries of activities of royal treasuries from 1783-1787, submitted in response to orders from viceroy. F.224 is table of accounts which accompanies informe on audit of accounts at treasuries at Durango, San Luis Potosi, Arispe, and Chihuahua. Mention of use of royal funds for payment of military expenses, and several references to a general plan for reduction of deficits in order to make such payments. Ff.239-241 are drafts of letters from viceroy to various officials regarding payments. Ff. 242-243 is table of annual accounts of treasury at Potosi dated 12 September 1789. F. B121 is similar table of predicted transactions for 1790 from Durango dated 14 October 1789. F. B123 is summary of total transactions for 1788 and deficits for treasuries at Durango, San Luis Potosi, Arispe, and Chihuahua filed by contaduria mayor and Audiencia de Cuentas. Ff. B124-126 are informes written to accompany table (f. B123). (W. Copas, January 1988)