F. D011 is cover sheet for ff.e001-e027 which are documents concerning status of treasury at Chihuahua. F.e004 contains table of accounts from treasury at Durango for 1786-1787. Ff.e003-e006 are letters from Durango concerning status of treasury there. Ff.e007-e012 are copies of several documents concerning status of treasury at Durango. F.e009v includes auto concerning internal activity at Durango. Mention of shortage of funds at Durango. Mention of meetings treasury deficits and policy. Includes letter from merchants to intendente concerning payment of additional taxes. Mention of need for funds to pay troops. F.e013 is letter from Hortega to superintendent-general of real hacienda concerning acquisition of funds. Ff.e014-e025 are group of copies of documents regarding payments to royal treasury. Most are autos concerning completion of required payments. Mention of military expedition into Nueva Mexico. F.e026 is letter from Hortega concerning receipt of payments. (W. Copas, March 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)

Letters in response to orders from viceroy regarding transfers of funds from Arispe to Guadalaxara. F. B230 is draft of letter from viceroy(?) To intendente of Guadalaxara informing him of status of funds. F. B231 is table of accounts from Arispe dated 31 December 1790. Ff. B232-b233 are drafts of letters from viceroy(?) To intendentes of Arispe and Guanajuato regarding status of real hacienda. F. B238 is another such draft. (W. Copas, February 1988)

Correspondence regarding transfers of funds between royal treasury offices in order to cover deficits in accordance with plan general. Ff. B183-b186 letters sent to viceroy stating that various intendentes have complied with orders regarding transfers. Ff. B190-b191 drafts of letters from viceroy(?) To intendentes of Durango and Guanajuato confirming payments. Ff. B192-b193 table of annual accounts from Rosario dated 19 January 1790, accompanied by letter to viceroy. Ff. B196-b197, b201-212, 217-218 drafts of letters from viceroy(?) To various officials concerning receipts of transferred funds and orders for more transfers, ff. B219-b220 another table of accounts from Rosario, accompanied by letter. Mention of importing quicksilver from Castilla and Germany. F. B223 is draft of letter from viceroy(?) To intendente of Guanajuato acknowledging transfers of funds. F. B224 is table of accounts from Arispe for 1789-1790. (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)

Communications from various authors to viceroy discussing payments of taxes into royal treasuries. Mentions use of royal funds for payment of presidial troops and officers. Several documents are Cuentas. Mention in several letters of shortage of funds in Arispe, measures taken to correct deficits. F.158 is table of annual payments to and from royal treasury at Chihuahua dated 8 may 1788. Mention of abuses in payment of taxes, need for uniform system of taxation; orders from viceroy to correct this. Ff.165-173 are drafts of letters from viceroy to several officials containing orders regarding payments of taxes. Some letters are unsigned receipts of payments. F. 216 is table of payments to and from royal treasury at Durango dated 16 October 1788. F. 218 is table of accounts from office of real hacienda at San Luis Potosi. F.221 is summary of annual activity of royal treasury at Arispe 1783-1787, dated 31 October 1788. (W. Copas, June 1987)

Various documents regarding remission of contents of royal treasuries and taxes to Arispe in response to orders from comandante general. Mention of shortage of muleteers in Guadalajara to convey payment to Arispe. Mention of Nava's succession to comandancy general after Neve's death. Folios 29, 30 are manifests of contents of royal treasuries, payments to civil officials from September 1784. Includes informe notifying viceroy of Neve's death. Folios 38, 45, 46 mention use of tax money for military expeditions; folio 47 refers to formation of new company of presidial dragoons from Saltillo. folio 56 is partial list of payments received in Mexico dated 13 November 1784. folio 58 provides summary of contents of military treasury at Chihuahua and royal treasuries at Durango, Rosario, Guanajuato, and San Luis Potosi in response to orders from Mexico. Several autos from local officials regarding use of royal funds. Much anxiety and debate occurs as to dates and amounts of payments throughout. folio 76 is review of taxes on gunpowder and playing cards from 1781-1784. Mention of Rengel's succession to comandante general in 1784/1785. Mention of great drought and shortage of food for animals to transport money to Mexico. Mention of famine in Sombrerete in June 1785, in which wealthy estates were forced to post guards. folio 118 presents inventory of contents of royal treasury at Durango and payments to troops in Chihuahua dated 15 September 1785.folios 127-130 present tabular summary of annual revenues and payments from royal treasuries to officials, clergy, and military throughout Provincias Internas as of 20 August 1785. (W. Copas, June 1987)

Cover sheet announcing discovery of placer at San Bruno. Discussion of Indian depredations throughout Provincias Internas and establishment of peace; discussion of discovery of placer at San Bruno; cattle production; general discussion of taxes and government. (Ww. Copas, June 1987)