(A. Dean, January 1989)

Includes list of 'Socorros' given to sargentos stationed at destacamentos where Indian attacks frequent; signed 'repartimientos' explaining how money from governor shared among Indians employed by squadrons (Indians named); rolls of troops at various destacamentos at end of 1775 and beginning of 1776, including signed statements from justicias of towns to which squadrons assigned affirming that troops indeed present; account summary for 1775, itemizing costs of clothing, weapons, salaries, other expenditures; signed confirmation from frays and soldiers that soldiers receiving monthly salaries from missions at which employed. (L. Kerr, October 1988)

Monthly revistas of squadrons of compania de Caballeria del Seno Mexicano, listing sargentos and Soldados present; signed statements of justicias and others that troops occupy assigned villages; correspondence confirming receipt of revistas; signed statements of frays and soldiers declaring that monthly soldiers' salaries paid and received. (L. Kerr, September 1988)

Includes revistas of squadrons of compania de Cavalleria del Seno Mexicano; monthly sworn statement by justicias mayores of each village that troops present; monthly revistas (August missing) for 1776 of entire compania; also, governor of Nuevo Santander, Gonzalez de Santianes, forwards service record to virrey per earlier decree. (L. Kerr, September 1988)

Continuation of correspondence with gobernador of Nuevo Santander. Includes account of Indian attack against Villa San Juan involving many deaths and theft of livestock and furniture. Brutality of attack prompts execution of Indians captured during raid, and orders by Rubio to immediately punish Indians in the field if caught raiding Spanish settlements. Protocol for monthly inspection of troops issued by Rubio, with long Series of replies from military commanders of each guarnicion following. Also includes tables of troop strength at various Villas in Nuevo Santander. Concludes with correspondence concerning the naming of Gonzalez Santianes as new gobernador. (A. Tukey, August 1989)

Series of correspondence to Gobernador Escandon: tables of numbers of troops stationed at towns and missions of Nuevo Santander; notes ship carrying aguardiente run aground near port of Tampico; notes trip of virrey to Coautitlan; death of Amarillas and appointment of Caxigal de la Vega as new virrey; undetailed accounts of attacks by Xanambres and Taumaves against towns in Sierra Tamaulipas and internment of prisoners from these raids at Queretaro; undetailed accounts of celebrations at various villas in Nuevo Santander of coronation of new Spanish king, including dances, plays, mass, bullfights, loas (?), reenactment of battles between Christians and Moors, moxigangas (?), and music. Also includes letter from Escandon to virrey concerning cattle and corn harvests, notes cases of theft from Pisones by Xanambres and general state of poor relations between these tribes, migration of Apaches into northern part of colonia, and abundance of unspecified minerals in Sierra Tamaulipas. (A. Tukey, July 1989)

Series of routine administrative correspondence concerning Nuevo Santander. Establishment of missions at Panuco, Tampico, and Angostura. Undetailed accounts of damage to various Villas by hurricane of 7 August, 1756. Series of accounts of robberies of mail and livestock by Tanambres Indians. Tables of troop strength at towns and missions of Nuevo Santander. (A. Tukey, 1989)

Repetitive Series of letters from gobernadores of Nuevo Santander concerning routine administrative and military affairs. Includes documents concerning naming of Gonzalez Santianes to replace Ruvio as gobernador of Nuevo Santander. Should be given fabrica de iglesias and enforcement of payment of Diezmos, greater efforts towards converting Indians, need to treat Indians kindly and only punish in fair proportion to crimes committed. Includes repetitous Series of reports of horse theft by Indians against towns in Sierra Tamaulipas. Also includes tables of troop strength and troop salaries for various guarniciones in Sierra Tamaulipas. (A. Tukey, July 1989)

Various letters of correspondence of Vidal de Lorca and Echeagaray in years of 1772-1773. Index of documents (f.163) petition of widow to governador for pension from her deceased Husband's salary; letter granting Echeagaray responsibility of soldiers in Monterrey; letters discussing need for reconstruction of mine in real de Vallecillo; letter to procurador general of Monterrey concerning restitution of hacienda which is located in Indian village. Letters also include transportation of cloth (lienzos pintados) from las Islas Filipinas; military tables (149) with clear data on military rolls, salaries, occupations, equipment. (J. Acheson, oct, 1988)