Concerns business affairs, including outfitting of two reguas from Matape area. (T. Sheridan) (1978)

Requests that missions facilitate the commerce of foodstuffs produced by the Indians and not needed by them. To the Spanish miners, ranchers and soldiers of the area so that all would mutually benefit and prevent conflicts of the past. (D. Deeds) (1977)

An accounting of freight charges for clothes sent north from the colegio de Guadaljara. (D. Deeds) (1976)

Description, population figures (married/widowed/single/ children) missions/visitas San Francisco de Ati, Oquitoa, San Diego de Pitiqui, Nuestra Senora de Populo de Bisanig, Purissima Concepcion de Caborca, Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de Saric, San Xavier del Bac, San Agustin de Tucson, San Jose de Tumacacori, Santiago de Cocospera, San Ignacio de Caburica, Santa Maria Magdalena, San Pedro y Pablo de Tubutama, Santa Teresa. gente de Razon de todas castas in all missions, especially Oquitoa, San Ignacio, Caborca, Tubutama. States missions poorer now than during time Apache attacks because surrounding mines failed, no longer purchase mission produce, livestock. Miners now farmers, ranchers. Missions San Xavier, Cocospera, San Ignacio in debt because of church construction, first two to Tumacacori mission, San Ignacio to Don Jose de los henos (?) Makes various proposals concerning mission policy, including need for missionaries to administer sacraments in Indian languages, especially penance. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Documents deal with medicine supplies for Arispe's military Hospital; there is a detailed list of the type and quantity of supplies requested. Discussion that medicines should be bought from merchant who sells at lowest price. There is also mention that person in charge of transporting medicines request military escort from Chihuahua to Arispe. (J. Tapia, February 1988)

Series of letters dealing with medicines needed in the military Hospital of Arispe. Discussion that medicines should be bought in open market (Venta publica). Mention that medicines were sent via Chihuahua, and viceroy responds that they should have gone via los Alamos because it would be cheaper. (J. Tapia, February, 1988)

Lengthy document by Garrido y Duran informing Revilla Gigedo on the causa de policia,judicial, economic, and military conditions of Sonora and Sinaloa up to 1790. On judicial Side, it is mentioned that province consists of 11 jurisdictions headed by a jefe de tribunal with the power to appoint local town officials; these officials operate without salary due to lack of funds caused by Apache depredations and poor harvests. Mention that in the recent past Indians were forced to work in mines, haciendas, and Ranchos, and that they were exploited and did not have time to cultivate their own land; now he has prohibited this, and that Indians will work on a voluntary Basis. Discussion that community wealth is administrated by the missionaries, and that they often are more concerned for their own interests allowing community conditions to deteriorate. It is also mentioned a lack of prisons. With respect to causa de policia, it is mentioned that Apache attacks have frightened the population and have prevented increases in commerce, mining, agriculture, and animal husbandry. Mention of lack of civil and administrative office in many towns; there is lack of hospitals, casas de Obraje, schools, and public meat and seeds stores. Mention that people are divided in two groups, one consisting of good people involved in commerce, mining, and agriculture; the other consisting of house servants and Manual laborers, who are drunkards and have other vices. Economics- list of different tax collection offices. Mention of the different partidos as well as the people holding these offices and amount of money payed for such offices. In order to attract more merchants to frontier, no tax is Charged on their goods. With respect to military affairs, it is mentioned that enemy Indians live in dispersed hamlets, lack supreme chief, and operate separately; Indians described as thieves. Mention of 6 military groups of soldiers, and 3 of Indian auxiliaries; short discussion of soldier's living conditions in presidios, as well as expenses involved for maintenance of troops. (J. Tapia, January, 1988)

Several letters from Arredondo informing virrey that the provincia is in peace, explains that contract for sale of tobacco refers to Occidental rather than Oriental provinces and he is not sure if there is truly a contract. Inventory of shipment sent to Spain and value of the shipment; receipt of instructions concerning adventurer mac gregor and notification of other governors to be aware of him; letter from comandante of Tula to Arredondo concerning Indians that are stealing and killing; letter from Arredondo to virrey accuses Castaneda of smuggling contraband with angloamericans. (D. Bautista, June 1990)

Orders seeking closure of borders on coast and inland from foreign invaders (ff. 40-44); receipts of tobacco (ff. 45-46); more notices of need to secure borders from barbarians, and notices of tranquility (ff. 47-48); question whether Flores has seen two boats (ff. 49); notice regarding sighting of boats (ff. 51); order to intercept pirate boats (ff. 52); sighting of boats passed on by Arredondo (ff. 53-54); Clavijo transferred to capital (ff. 55); more notices of tranquility on the frontier, aside from a few casualties noted (ff. 56-59); draft of Marching orders (ff.60); notice of death of Paysano (ff. 61). (p. Coyle may 1990)

Information from Cornide to virrey concerning complaints against Escandon in terms of missions, military, presidios, mines, Salinas, ports of Santander and Tampico; offers some solutions; replacement of villages to more strategic points, establishing three missions to contain Indian attacks, replace missionaries and sinods, allotment of land to proper owners, organization of companias Volantes and commerce in port of Santander. (D.Bautista, may 1990)