Letter to Revilla Gigedo regarding facade of church in Monterrey started by previous governor of California (Fages). Letter ordering suspension of all work on facade. Letter from Velasquez of new design of the facade. Letter requesting clarification of orders since Romeu died. Informe of expenses incurred in construction of new facade of church in Monterrey, includes detailed description of goods and work performed (folios 467-478). Letters regarding payment of money for new facade. (T. Kahana, September 1989)

Documents discussing the numbers of workers at the port. Number of day workers (carpenters, caukers, peones). Voyage from San Blas to Loreto took 25 days. Lists of grains carried. Documents concerning salaries. Lists of ship personnel and rank. Illness high due to wet season. Arteaga requested permission to leave San Blas due to illness. Informes of military promotions.

(J. M. Johnson, July 1989)

Folios 334-336 from Fages to Bucareli concerns question of distribution of land and furnishing of cattle to settlers who marry Indian women converts in Monterrey jurisdiction. Remaining supplies and cattle for Lower California missions and presidios; of necessary personnel, food, cattle and arms for their defense; advises of shipments and receipts of items to same by paquebots San Carlos, el Principe and San Antonio. 2) ff. 341-344 are 1770 instrucciones from Croix to the Cabo of the Escolta de la mision in 16 capitulos including regulations for distribution of weapons, defensive measures to be taken, treatment and punishment of Indians, care of horses and cattle, food supplies and rations, relations with missionaries and Gentiles, punishments for contraband and illicit sexual relations with Indians. (J. M. Johnson, July 1989)

Very useful analysis of conditions of Nueva California with details as to funds and costs to be incurred by military and include - economic benefits and improvements in cattle raising, improvements in agriculture techniques and crops grown. Role of missionaries and changes due to and since Jesuit expulsion. Provisions to be supplied to Indians, settlers, military and missionaries; militia formation; housing and choosing community leaders; required annual inspection of establishments; work habits, recreation and rewards to combat idleness. Salt supply and transportation. Appeal to be made to viceroy to enforce law should clergy refuse to oppose regulations. Relocation of include - establishment of towns, workshops, mills with suggestions on where to locate, what to produce, what to teach Indians. Military service for residents of Nueva California. Use of whale sperm and fat. Shipbuilding. Development and taxes. Investments and profits. Accounting procedures for agriculturalists and religious. Military, religious, Naval salaries. Better communication needed for cooperative trade between two Californias. Importance of further exploration of coast. (J. M. Johnson, may 1989)

Documents from Parrilla Ortiz and others concerning debts incurred during expedition against Seris, construction costs of presidio of Horcasitas. Contain descriptions presidio size, materials used, etc.; followed by documents concerning rapid and untimely decay of said presidio with intent of determining guilty party or parties. (J. H. Ochs, October 1987)

F.246 is fragment of informe, no clear meaning. Ff. 242-250 concern construction of equestrian statue of king in Plaza mayor de Mexico, payment (in pulque) for work; 251-156 concern quarrying stone for statue, contracted to Dosamantes. Ff.257-262 concern sending fire fighting equipment to royal Palace, Quartel de milicias; 262 is list of specific equipment. (A. Dean, October 1989)

Documents concerning criminal case against Coatl, other Indians for rebellion; arrest, trial reported. Craftsmen are mentioned, but connection is unclear. One set of informes seems to be written on back of other set. (A. Dean, September 1989)

Documents consist of providencias for government and new institutions in California, correspondence between viceroy and of San Diego mission; improved communication system between Mexico and frontier regions; deployment of troops from Sonora for maximum defense of Californias and eastern provinces; purposes for pacification of Indians. Ff. 419-432 detail recruitment, transportation, settlement and protection of 70 families of colonists from Sonora for Alta California, of alleviating poverty and idleness by recruitment in Mexico; safety and choices of routes in combination of maritime and land means for transportation of settlers; desirable areas for colonization in new territories regarding protection, agricultural production, provisioning, recreation, water supply yet to extend Spanish occupation, defense and pacification plans; formation of companias volantes and militia to combat Indian hostilities and need for new regulations to do so; improvement of agricultural techniques and manufacture of domestic industries; long sections on required rations of food and other necessities, allotments of cash, markets for purchasing, selling regional commerce, supply and production of cattle, horses and mules. Other folios refer to maritime transportation of mission and presidio supplies and schedules of Goleta la Sonora (Senora de Guadalupe) and Paquebot el Principe between Guaymas or San Blas. Acknowledgements of arrivals of vessels along Sonoran and California coasts. (j.m.johnson, February 1989)

A Series of letters from three authors addressed to Ugalde that discuss various matters concerning the tercera compania volante and the assigning of horses to soldiers, receipt of discharge notices, rehabilitation of Puga from earlier injuries, purchase of corn, Gonzales de Paredes' request for discharge for medical reasons, transmission of documents among different companies, Puga's request for leave and transportation to Llena to handle affairs of recently defunct Father, Puga's request that his sons be assigned to the segunda compania volante, receipt of orders to retire Flores, efforts to recruit a particular Mason who is unfortunately deeply indebted to his company. (O. Velez, October 1988)