Ugalde visits to Punta de Lampazos. Echegaray petitions Ugalde for modern, useful weapons for military. Notification of promotion of Gonzalez Huerta as comandante of compania de San Juan Bautista. Ugalde orders deduction of a portion of soldiers' and employees' salaries for el Fondo de Gracia de Invalidos. Echegaray petitions Ugalde for military promotion for his son (as lieutenant), and a transfer for himself to another company. Notification of receipt and remittance of correspondence.

Notification of Vasquez' desertion from compania de Lampazos. Flores authorization for sick soldiers to change from one compania to another if the Weather will help their health. One document suspends pardon to desertors. Flores suggests Ugalde modernize weapons used by troops in el Nuevo Reyno de Leon. (R. Gomez, July 1989)

Letter by Gonzalez de Santianes to Ugalde inquiring about Espadas and Gumeli's petitions of remuneration of 2 percent for their years of military and administrative service. Ugalde's answer to Gonzalez de Santianes and Echegaray ordering the return to Espadas and Gumeli 1 percent remuneration of the money administered to them in their years of military and administrative service. Echegaray is confirmed as provisional commander of companias del Nuevo Reyno de Leon while Gonzalez de Santianes is ill.

Concerns Ramon's notification of remittance and reception of correspondence. Ramon's notification to Ugalde about military lists and report of soldiers and weapons. Report of soldiers who owe money to Roque; Ugalde's office ordering soldiers to pay Roque. Ramon seeks mules in order to transport supplies for soldiers in Ugalde's next expedition. Punta de Lampazos' troops remitting 45 horses to Ugalde's expedition. (R.Gomez, July 1989)

Letters from Ramon to Ugalde covering Dufay's arrest, transfer, and imprisonment in San Fernando; Fixerina is assigned to command Compania Volante del Nuevo Santander; reward for missing horses Talamantes lent to Aguirre; stepped-up discipline enforced on the frontier guard; Indian camps accused of hurting Gonzalez; Ramon begins preparation for campaign from Longoria Pass near Sabinas River involving the Rio Grande and Aguaverde presidios by requesting food supplies and mules from Echegaray, who fails to fulfill order; Ramon directs request directly to Ugalde; Vittorino Gonzalez dies; Juan Domingo Echegaray is transferred to Monclova to continue service until debt is paid. (E. Wilson, September 1989)

Echegaray prepares for a campaign; purchase orders of bretanas, writing material, mules, horses incl. weights and value. Training and mounting of men and gentle livestock despite drought. Funds solicited for beef, tobacco and mitre. Deals conducted with businessman for livestock; payment and delivery. Indian accused of killing a soldier. Echegaray is promoted to capitan del regimiento de infateria fixo de Puebla. (E. Wilson, August 1989)

Very important document on instructions and rules for founding new missions, presidios and towns. Neve expresses need for equalization of salaries for same rank/position among military, religious and civil personnel. Document divided into titulos, transportation, accountability, rations; crops; horses, mules; craftsmen. II. - lists of officers at each mission, presidio; description of terrain, Indian settlements for planning defensive positions; military escorts to establishments at Santa Barbara channel; salaries of officers/soldiers at four sailers and craftsmen on blandra Pilar, lanchas Lauretana and San Juan hepomuceno. III. - clothing; canons. IV. - armour distribution, types, purposes and accountability of funds; procedures for filling vacancies; evaluations by service reports. Ix. - requires monthly status report of each company. X. - Indian treaties. Xi. -gubernatorial functions regarding (ff. 386-390). - details on selection/training of habilitados (paymasters); accountability to real hacienda, Naval/military superiors and settlers; F. 390 consists of inventory and production data of small animals, cattle, horses, mules. Xiv. Settlement and use of land; supplies; irrigation and crops; house construction; cattle; taxes; regulations re. Establishment and defense in Canal; optimum placement for defense and religious organization along frontier and Camino real. (J. M. Johnson, February 1989)

Neve's correspondence includes (most important documents, service records and promotions, rebuilding mission at San Diego and constructing Capistrano. Details geography of area around San Francisco and Santa Clara mission, especially natural resources. Lists of numbers of officers and craftsmen at four Principal California presidios, supply escorts, real reglamentos pertaining to details of presidio construction and tackle for cavalry companies. Ff. 354-356 is list of salaries and numbers of officers, craftsmen, and rations for presidios crews and ships, including Actual costs vs. Those alloted by missionaries, income from tobacco and other crops, purchase and distribution of mules, horses, and supplies, shipping, tackle for soldiers and settlers. Ff. 359-360 estimates of rations per single man and families, after spoilage in salaries by rank for officers, craftsmen and Naval personnel. Ff. 368-369 allotments of supply rations and money for presidios in Santa Barbara channel. (J. M. Johnson, February 1989)

Very important and detailed correspondence include (especially agricultural and religious supplies for 3 missions of the Santa Barbara Canal; F. 309 lists officers for 3 Principal California presidios. Serra reports on repairs to old and construction of new missions, emphasizing temporal and evangelical elements in conquest of souls. F. 312 details requirements for furnishing missions and religious objects for each mission. Provides salaries of religious personnel for each. F. 313 is a list of priests at each of 8 missions attached to Monterrey. Comments on bad examples for Indians set by troops and settlers in area. Neve discusses weapons and clothing supplies for California troops and settlers. F. 318 list of clothing necessary for people in missions and presidios. Ff. 319-320 refer to past methods in determining minimal subsistance of food and clothing supplies. F. 321 is chart of amount of bullets, gunpowder, flints and types of weapons by presidio needed for defense. Defines need for new regulations to correct deficiencies due to distances of king and real hacienda from California. Proposes improved military organization and requests greater numbers of soldiers, supplies and horses. F. 324 discusses military escorts, organization, personnel, time of year with estimated subordination of soldiers, military promotions, equipment for cavalry units. Census of military personnel, including tackle and rider's clothing for cavalry. Distribution of animals to each presidio. Ff. 332-333 provides detailed list of tackle and clothing by cavalry officer for Monterrey, San Francisco and San Diego. F. 336 is chart of higher officers and numbers of soldiers for same presidios. F. 339 distribution by type and number of weapons to same three. F. 341 numbers of mules and horses distributed to these presidios. Other topics of San Francisco, storage and distribution of weapons to prevent sales to Indians, rations of food to presidios and missions, references to past ordinances for founding missions, family life of soldiers in presidios, evacuation of families in case of attack, duties and types of craftsmen with necessary supplies for same for settlements. (J. M. Johnson, January 1989)

Details of Principal concerns and needs for California establishments. Detailed information on climate, agricultural conditions, pasturing livestock, geographical measurements and features of terrain, arable lands, irrigation, social and safety measures for settlers/recruits, food and other supplies for population, horses and mules. Other documents list family relationships and Vital statistics of colonists requesting land tenure rights, lists of types and numbers of cargo animals for missions, planned distribution of & place purchased of these & smaller domestic food/clothing animals. Description of geography, Flora and potential for irrigation of rivers in region. Founding and contruction of presidio San Joseph (Guadalupe). (J. M. Johnson, January 1989)