Series of monthly reviews of the primera compania volante de la Colonia del Nuevo Santander for year 1792. Includes rank of personnel, total number of each rank, assignments, and marginal notes recording personnel changes. Filacion and papel de tiempo for; Columna, Flores, Garcia, Ortega, Paga, Balero, and Rios. Marginal note recording the deaths of Gonzales Paredes, Balboa, and the invalid status of Camum, Morales, Sabeora, Roncal, and Cortes. Fe de entierro of Duran. (O. Velez, September 1988)

Series of monthly reviews of the segunda compania volante de la Colonia del Nuevo Santander for the year 1791. Includes rank of personnel, total number of each rank, and marginal notes recording personnel changes. Also, Fe de entierro of Quintero, sorono; invalid status of Carrion, Morales, Cortes and filacion and papel de tiempo for Cufracio, Orosco, Poso, Briones, Freto, Belasco, Guevara, Fremino, Balboa. (O. Velez, sept.1988)

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)

Fray Menchero requests escort to explore Rio del Norte and reestablish missions to bring Indians back to the fold of the church also establish presidio in junta de Rios del Norte y Conchos. Viceroy gives orders to acquiesce with fray Menchero's wishes unfolding a plan of his own for such undertakings. Description of missions, presidios and towns established in territories between Coaguila, Chiguagua, Durango and el Passo. (A. Dell'acqua, may 1987)

Each biennial report of Dominican missions in Baja California is followed by notes elaborating detailed additional information. Report itself lists number of priests at each mission for report period, religious wages due order sinodos, total population figures broken down by male-female, Indian-Spanish and others, and a general summary statement of significant numerical changes in these categories since the last report. Notes contain varied and interesting data on mission industries, crops, physical improvement or deterioration of facilities, attitudes toward Indian groups, social customs, geography, mission benefactors and much else. Folios 130-132 contain subjective views of missions success and impact on various Indian groups since 1698. (J. M. Johnson, December 1986)

Individual reports from Franciscan missions of Alta California for 1795 and 1796. Vary in quality but include statistics on births, deaths, baptisms, marriages, numbers of Indian penitentes in catechism classes, population, numbers of animals, hectares planted, church buildings etc. Excellent data.(D. Deeds, 1977) & (J. M. Johnson, December 1986)

Individual reports from Franciscan missions of Alta California for 1795 and 1796. Vary in quality but include statistics on births, deaths, baptisms, marriages, numbers of Indian penitentes in catechism classes, population, numbers of animals, hectares planted, church buildings etc. Excellent data.(D. Deeds, 1977) & (J. M. Johnson, December 1986)

Individual reports from all 19 Dominican missions of Lower California for 1777 and 1798. All include statistics on baptisms, deaths, marriages, numbers in catechism classes, population, numbers of animals, hectares planted, condition of church buildings ornamentations, etc. See page 92-119 for notes and summary statistics for 1798, 1898, 1807, 1799, 1800. Excellent data. (D. Deeds, 1977)(j.m.johnson, December 1986)

Correspondence of administrative and financial matters consists of documents providing data on qualifications, salaries, appointments, health status and death notice (f. 475) of departmental personnel. Cargos and itineraries for fragata Santiago (Nueva Galicia), Goleta Sonora, Paquebot San Carlos carrying provisions to California. Ff. 471-472 discuss launching of new fragata la Princesa (N.S. del Rosario) and its role in colonization of California. Other documents continue Sonsonate and Realejo transferred to district of Guatemala, status of construction of new Paquebot and tools, supplies (ff. 453-455). Agricultural information on seeds and planting (ff. 451-452). Widow's pensions (f. 462) and salary deductions for payments to wives of officials (ff. 466-467). (J. M. Johnson, October 1988)

Most important documents concern arrival in San Blas of two carriages and four servants for Areche to be shipped to Acapulco (folio 198); and detailed inventory of the Goleta Sonora (N. S. de Guadalupe) including food supplies, its physical structure, rigging and equipment (ff. 199-213). Bausa requests monthly sum sent from royal treasury to Sister in financial need; approved by Hijosa and viceroy (ff. 330-333). Fragata Santiago (Nueva Galicia) and paquebots Concepcion and San Carlos; costs and logistics of transportation of materials to California ports; procurement of supplies and skilled labor for ship repair; appointments of Naval, religious and medical personnel; and reports on departmental personnel, including illnesses and deaths. (J. M. Johnson, September 1988)