Concerns Durango treasury accountant's post. Concerns salary increases for 2 tenientes. Acknowledges receipt of letters and order about funds for California mission import of livestock. Naming and salary of interim engraver. Return of funds from Guadalaxara to Alamos treasuries and delivery of royal treasury funds for paymaster. Concerns abuses between Coahuila governor and administration and advice to keep harmony. Concerns receipt of expediente on gold levy in acalavala and applicability of new taxes there. Concerns Lacomba's and Mata binal's military placement. Concerns delivery of arms from Spain. Request for funds for Gregory. Concerns invalid soldier's service record and cedula. Concerns Croix's salary of 10,000 pesos in Pagaduria and orders of its delivery.

Concerns accounting of funds from Chihuahua treasury used for Mule feed and transport and tobacco factoria construction. Discusses letters and expedientes about Aviles. Concerns return of funds from Alamos to Chihuahua treasuries. Recommendation and service record of Alvarez Osario. Concerns treasury of Durango and investigation of Salcedo's post. Discusses use of funds for cattle importation for California missions. Concerns salary provisions for California in Rivera's attempt to receive his salary. Concerns dispute between padres and soldiers following papel bull of Santa crusada (little information). Concerns treasury repayment between Alamos and Guadalajara. Reference to unincluded informe on salt mining in San Blas. (L. L. Woodward, June 1988)

Rengel sends informe to virreynato updating reports on war with Apaches from June 1785; detailed account of attacks on Apaches; cavalries in bad shape. Extraordinary drought suffered in provinces. One incident where mail was captured by Apaches; almost all recovered. Shortage of horses; horses, cattle, mules, and prisoners recovered from Apaches in campaign. (D. J. McClelland, November 1987)

Letters between Rengel and real audencia gobernadora regarding recovery of livestock stolen by Apaches; Rengel asks what to do about returning livestock to absentee owners; much detail given of number of prisoners, number of mules, horses, cattle retrieved. (D. J. McClelland, October 1987)

Rengel reports in-depth on military confrontations with Indians; goods and livestock recovered; progress of offensive. Tables outlining prisoners captured and casualties. (D. J. McClelland, October 1987)

Documents relating to military and civilian life within orders by king to retain third of salary from Muniz to be sent to his wife in Spain. Appointments, transfers, and retirement of officers and personnel from compania volante de Sonora as king ordered its desolution. Help consisting of personnel and cattle sent to Californias. Request for garce's diary. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1988)

Various documents relating to civil and military affairs within Provincias Internas in particular, authorization to capitan Martinez to wed if future wife's dowry proven. Ministers from real hacienda have same rights to retire to Spain with kings permission with third of salary as priests. Request by Fernandez to be reimbursed for monies given to Medina for subsistance and trip to Mexico for horses. Request denied by viceroy as Fernandez did not follow procedures. Food supplies for presidios in California. Letters to governor of Veracruz to aid Croix's doctor in travel to Mexico. Requests for gunpowder of first quality to be used in war time in presidios along frontier. Raise of salary for Escorza. Extinction of compania volante de Sonora under king orders. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1988)

Drafts of correspondence in Provincias Internas requested by viceroy for issuance to Teodoro Croix new comandante general de Provincias Internas before he takes charge of his new duties. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1988)

Concerns condition of presidios of Nueva Vizcaya; notes visit of bishop to various places; provincial depopulation; geography; livestock; vegetation; daily life of soldiers; detachments of los Alamos and Mapimi; private armed forces and civil militia; distances between presidios; troop strengths, arms and equipment and fiscal administration. Bishop urges that frontier cavalry be converted into infantry to increase number of fighting men available and advocates formation of new presidios. Tamaron's reflections on war provide many important insights into presidial defense casting special light on pre-1772 reglamento period. (J. Williams, may 1987)

Accounts, receipts of food supplies, gifts given to allied Indian nations in Nueva Mexico. Includes lists, prices and quantities of these goods. Also, copy of order approving delivery of food supplies to these Indian groups, plus list of these groups and number of individuals entering and leaving Santa Fe. (J. H. Ochs, may 1988)