Mesia has not provided Corbalan with accounts on wealth attained under his command and on expedition due chills and fever. Publication of vandos and their distribution on return of Caudales and profits to Spain. Funon named royal accountant. Priests and commissioners not to require tithes on Indians, mission temporalities or community harvests. Josef Vildosola complains of bad state of presidio left by predecessor including missing firearms. (L. L. Woodward, September 1988)

Account all revenues, expenses branch royal treasury Alamos 1770, including various mining taxes, royal monopolies (mercury, sealed paper, salt, papal bulls), money expended various military matters. (T. Sheridan, 1976)

Documents relating to receipt of weights and measures issued by visitador general to Alamos; monies to protect issuance of silver. (A. Dell'acqua, October 1987)

Correspondence re: expenses and funding for expedicion militar de Sonora. Includes remission of gold nuggets from Bacubirito to finance expedition; amounts paid to various people for delivery of cartas and pliegos; money received for troop payments; cuenta y razon de gastos including diezmos; receipts for payments and goods; lists of arms and supplies and their costs. (D. Uhlman, July 1988)

(A. Dell'acqua, December 1987)

Letters in response to orders from viceroy regarding transfers of funds from Arispe to Guadalaxara. F. B230 is draft of letter from viceroy(?) To intendente of Guadalaxara informing him of status of funds. F. B231 is table of accounts from Arispe dated 31 December 1790. Ff. B232-b233 are drafts of letters from viceroy(?) To intendentes of Arispe and Guanajuato regarding status of real hacienda. F. B238 is another such draft. (W. Copas, February 1988)

Correspondence regarding transfers of funds between royal treasury offices in order to cover deficits in accordance with plan general. Ff. B183-b186 letters sent to viceroy stating that various intendentes have complied with orders regarding transfers. Ff. B190-b191 drafts of letters from viceroy(?) To intendentes of Durango and Guanajuato confirming payments. Ff. B192-b193 table of annual accounts from Rosario dated 19 January 1790, accompanied by letter to viceroy. Ff. B196-b197, b201-212, 217-218 drafts of letters from viceroy(?) To various officials concerning receipts of transferred funds and orders for more transfers, ff. B219-b220 another table of accounts from Rosario, accompanied by letter. Mention of importing quicksilver from Castilla and Germany. F. B223 is draft of letter from viceroy(?) To intendente of Guanajuato acknowledging transfers of funds. F. B224 is table of accounts from Arispe for 1789-1790. (W. Copas, February 1988)

Ff. b160-b164 are letters to Florez dated 9 and 10 March 1789 regarding transactions of officials in contaduria mayor, and formation of plan general for use of royal funds throughout entire Provincias Internas. Mention of use of royal funds to pacify Apaches. F. B165 is draft of letter from Florez(?) To tribunal de Cuentas regarding plan general dated 28 February 1789. F. b167 is draft of letter from viceroy to intendente regarding transfer of funds dated 8 December 1789. Unfoliated, unsigned draft inserted between ff. b177 and b178. F. B178 is table of accounts from royal treasury at Arispe for November 1789. (W. Copas, February 1988)

Fayni mentions prisoners in jail, some of whom will receive capital punishment. Recalls order of virrey dated 12/23/1769 concerning incarceration. Virrey compliments Fayni's zeal in attending to criminals. Fayni announces intent to attend annual court; mentions quibbles raised about tax redistribution; church tithes. Contains itemized statement of proceeds of tax redistribution. Notes visit of Echavarria to Durango. (S. Gibbs, November 1987)

Juezes hacedores attempt to collect diezmo for corn bought by Blanco for his troops by threatening excommunication if sum is not paid. This type of extortion is declared illegal and Blanco is absolved from paying debt for 6 months. Virrey later finds that Blanco is not the debtor, but rather his antecesor, and Blanco is therefore not responsible for paying the diezmo. It is also found that juezes trespassed limits of their jurisdiction. (D. Marksz, February 1987)