Account of gathering together of various Indian groups for peace talks together with some French citizens of Natchitoches. (T. Cederstrom, October 1986).

Letter from Castro to virrey concerning measures to prevent illegal trade in Texas with French, American merchants. (J.H. Ochs, March 1988)

An extensive Series of documents and manifests concerning administration of royal treasuries of Chihuahua and Arispe with some documents concerning Guanajuato and Durango. Includes correspondence regarding justification and operation of funds and fiscal manifests for Chihuahua and Arispe for years 1795-1797 and 1801-1804. Examples of major expenses include presidio and other war costs, missionary salaries, treasury and other government salaries. Income through taxable items manifest for both Chihuahua and Arispe for 1795 (f.71); Razon de los Caudales for Arispe and nearby frontier pueblos for 1796 (f.134); Razon de los Caudales for royal treasury of Chihuahua for 1796 (f.135); manifest for treasury in Arispe for December 31, 1795 (f.136); manifest for royal treasury at Rosario for December 1795 (f.138); audit of Saltillo treasury for 1795 (f.156); manifest for royal treasury of Durango for 1795(f.140); Estado del Caudal for Arispe, October 22, 1796 (f.157-159); income/debit statement for royal treasury of Chihuahua for 2nd half of 1796 (f.173); monthly statement for January 1797 for royal treasury in Chihuahua (f.174); manifiesta del Caudal for July 1 to December 31,1796 for Arispe (f.175); monthly statement for June 1801 for royal treasury of Arispe (f.209); income and debts for royal treasury of Chihuahua for January - June 1801 (f.210); income and debts for royal treasury of Chihuahua for July-December 1801 (f.254); bi-annual statement for end of December 1801 for Arispe (f.255); bi-annual statement for end of June 1802 for Arispe (f.270); bi-annual statement for end of June 1802 for Chihuahua (f.272); list of deposits and depositors for Chihuahua and Arispe for 1802 (f.294-295); bi-annual statement for December 1802 for royal treasury of Chihuahua (f.320); monthly statement for December 1802 for Arispe (f.321); bi-annual statement for June 1803 for Chihuahua (f.335); bi-annual statement for June 1803 for Arispe (f.336); bi-annual statement information through F.384. (J. Carpenter, December 1986) (for June 1804 for Chihuahua F.349). Additional fiscal

Documents refer to travel from Cadiz to Veracruz of eleven missionaries captured by French pirates, imprisoned on Island of Guadalupe. Liberated by Englishmen who shipped them to puerto Rico where five of these missionaries died; others shipped to Veracruz for missions in California. Documents detail expenses incurred by crown for their support, transportation, cure and burial. Monies paid to officials for same issues. (A. Dell'acqua, may 1988)

This document is a study of the borders between the provinces of Louisiana and Texas. Also talks about the discovery of the Mississippi River by Father Marquette and afterwards by Carelier. explains in details what captain Saint Denis of the French army did to enlarge French influence along the Louisiana-Texas border. Discusses the map collection of Abate Raynal and Robertson. As a conclusion Pichardo mentions that the French illegally increased their territorial dominance in that area. (E. Klien) (1978)

list of documents and expedientes in the archive of the comandancia general de Provincias Internas found useful in determining the limits (boundaries) of the province of Texas (and Louisians). this is an index with occasional and brief annotation. Excellent. (T. Barnes) (1979) presidios and borders. (E. Klien) (1978)

Extract of noticias taken from documents at Chihuahua done by a Spanish patriot pertaining to the boundries of Texas and Luisiana with citations and references to originals. Contains noticias pertaining to- criminal case of Pedro Tristan, report on existence of documents of marques de Amarilla concerning missionaries, transfer of presidio from San Xavier to San Saba, also reports lack of map in Archivo. A second section entitled noticias historicas y geograficas reports on document pertaining to English, French and Spanish settlements in Luisiana-Texas area, gives summary of several chapters. (J. Erbe) (1978)

Document begins with brief historical review of documents relative to the determination of Texas and Luisiana boundries including title of document, date and author all under section entitled instruccion. A second section entitled plan discusses past boundary disputes and possible solutions. A third and last section entitled comprobantes de la nota anterior presents seven comprobantes pertaining to same subject matter. (J. Erbe) (1978)

Mentions commerce between Louisiana and Texas. Jurisdiction of the province of Texas. (1) presidio de San Antonio de Bejar (founded 1730); (2) presidio de la Bahia del Espiritu Santo; (3) Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Bucareli (1779). The author describes the land of these jurisdictions. Describes a trip made by the governor of Texas. The different tribes he met. This document gives good information about the Indian tribes, their soldiers, their land, hunting (i.e. deer, 'berrendos', turkey, quail). Also mentioned, are the tribes which lived around the province of Texas. (E. Klien) (1978)

Tomo 48- page 23- concerns request for peace by Apaches Gilenos in Paso del Norte area. Tomo 50- pages 7, 14- concerns incident with Comanches involving disappearance of soldier and execution of several Indians. Also arrests of French and English traders. Tomo 55 pages 1, 10- deals with attacks and kidnappings by Comanches on the pueblos of Nambe and Sandia also raids by Apaches, Gilenos, and Navajoes, and horse thefts. (J. Erbe) (1978)