Documents dealing with Nava's request for gunpowder for soldiers in Arispe; discussion of best method for packaging gunpowder. There is also mention of military escort for person transporting gunpowder. (J. Tapia, February, 1988)

Brief descriptions of soldiers punishments for Murdering peaceful Indian, and hardships in transporting prisoners to California. (J. Tapia, February, 1988)

Letters to Corbalan regarding Neve's papers and receipt of goods received and price paid, and attempts to distinguish Neve's belongings from those of Cavallero de Croix. Medina to Galindo Navarro regarding receipt of copy of Neve's will and plans for making inventories and auction. Corbalan to Galindo Navarro Corbalan's being chosen as executor of Neve's will and duties transactions; commissions. Dongo to Galindo Navarro regarding selection of Neve's executors and news of Neve's death. Autos concerning choice of executors and plans for auction, Corbalan is organizing auction in Arispe; 7 receipts for purchases by Neve presented by Fernandes, and paid by executors as stipulated in will, including payment for mules stolen by Apaches, and payment to doctor. Account of auction of Neve's belonging (household goods, clothing, weapons, livestock), with buyer and purchase price provided for each item conducted by Fernandes; autos attest that auction was carried out by Fernandes according to request in will. Price of gold Chapa evaluated by silversmith. Rengel to Sal regarding Neve's papers. Ugarte y Loyola to Galvez regarding autos of inventories of Neve's belongings. List of Neve's belongings with value not sold at auction; list of belongings of gold and silver with price appraisal; belongings not sold in Chihuahua due to high prices, in Mexico prices are Lower according to Cervantes; Dongo expresses difficulty selling furniture. Accounts of funds spent according to requests in Neve's will for bills (copies of bills and receipts included) including funeral expenses, doctors, medicine, services, masses, household goods, transportation of goods and funds, servants' salaries, legal fees and appraisers' fees. Neve's belongings (including description and value) sent to Dongo in Mexico by Fernandez; acknowledgement of receipt of objects. Documents concerning final accounts of the auction, deductions from Neve's wealth, and that executors carried out functions satisfactorily, including final remittances of funds and uniforms to heirs and to Caxa de Bienes de difuntos de Cadiz. (L. L. Woodward, July 1989)

Correspondence between viceroy and justicia and lieutenant governor of los Alamos regarding continuance of payment of postal service by inhabitants of Real, also orders mail sent at its appointed time under penalty if not carried out. (A. Dell'acqua, January 1988)

Letter from fray Mezquia to viceroy referring attacks suffered by Apaches to their train of food supplies and costs of such goods carried by them when Apaches steal all their goods and animals carrying such supplies, fray Mezquia requests some kind of payment to missions to recover what is lost and request four soldiers for each mission separated from command of presidios to guard such missions. (A. Dell'acqua, January 1988)

Concerns index of correspondence dealing with account used for the distribution of gratifications to Indians; establishment of this coffer with the assets from tobacco and gunpowder, and sales taxes; existence of a safe with 3 keys for the administration of tobacco in Santander, Blanco did not receive key because of his absence; question of the locations of the relevant pagadurias because general treasury is in San Luis Potosi while the Pagaduria is in Saltillo; order that an escort be provided to assets from reales rentas being transferred to the treasury in Saltillo. (O. Velez, November 1989)

Sagarzurrieta emphasizes that payment for 20 Cases of gunpowder should be in silver, not paper currency, despite danger in transport. Order that real hacienda be reimbursed in silver for all sales of gunpowder, nitrate, sulphur; some of previous payment in libranzas had insufficient funds. Order retroactive to 1811. (O. Velez, February 1990)

Sagarzurrieta summarizes previous correspondence concerning 80 Cases of cigars, allegedly illegally brought to Durango. Mentions some relevant laws; some question to which laws pertain to circumstances. Index of letters from January 14 to July 29, 1815. (O. Velez, February 1990)

Correspondence is between gobernador militar Ugarte and comandante general de Croix about the 1781 military expedition of Rivera y Moncada escorting recruits and settlers from Sonora California deserters granted amnesty to families and list of places of residence of their families. Transfer of soldiers between presidios and supplies and horses for recruits for expedition. Increase in numbers for military escort requested by Rivera y Moncada. (J. M. Johnson, November 1988)

Letter from Uranga reporting Indian activities, raids near Mapimi, Guafoquilla. Diaz, Uranga discuss plans for next military campaign in those areas. For lack of water Uranga had to travel with tren. (A. Dean, March 1989)