Correspondence from viceroy to de Anza regarding promotions, demotions of officers under his orders. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Correspondence regarding appointment of Galvez to compania de indios Opatas; promotions and transfers for officers of presidios. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Various documents regarding remission of contents of royal treasuries and taxes to Arispe in response to orders from comandante general. Mention of shortage of muleteers in Guadalajara to convey payment to Arispe. Mention of Nava's succession to comandancy general after Neve's death. Folios 29, 30 are manifests of contents of royal treasuries, payments to civil officials from September 1784. Includes informe notifying viceroy of Neve's death. Folios 38, 45, 46 mention use of tax money for military expeditions; folio 47 refers to formation of new company of presidial dragoons from Saltillo. folio 56 is partial list of payments received in Mexico dated 13 November 1784. folio 58 provides summary of contents of military treasury at Chihuahua and royal treasuries at Durango, Rosario, Guanajuato, and San Luis Potosi in response to orders from Mexico. Several autos from local officials regarding use of royal funds. Much anxiety and debate occurs as to dates and amounts of payments throughout. folio 76 is review of taxes on gunpowder and playing cards from 1781-1784. Mention of Rengel's succession to comandante general in 1784/1785. Mention of great drought and shortage of food for animals to transport money to Mexico. Mention of famine in Sombrerete in June 1785, in which wealthy estates were forced to post guards. folio 118 presents inventory of contents of royal treasury at Durango and payments to troops in Chihuahua dated 15 September 1785.folios 127-130 present tabular summary of annual revenues and payments from royal treasuries to officials, clergy, and military throughout Provincias Internas as of 20 August 1785. (W. Copas, June 1987)

Viceroy Bucareli(?) Agrees to promotion of Pedro Urrutia to rank of Alferez at presidio of Santa Rosa as suggested by Ugarte in letter of 21 November (ff. 101-103). (J. Williams, January 1987)

Herrera petitions virrey for promotion to rank of teniente Coronel, to which latter accedes. (J. H. Ochs, April 1988)

Documents between various military officers, governor and perform duties due to advanced mental illness. Process to appoint another officer in his place for presidio of Monterrey. (A. Dell'acqua, may 1988)