Correspondence involving intendente Corvalan regarding payments of taxes of reales of los Alamos. Also, requests inventories of property of clergy of missions and discusses founding of missions at Gila and Colorado rivers (1777). Includes an account of Indian disobedience in Corvalan's jurisdiction 1771. (R. Graham) (1979)

Concerns the temporal state of the missions in the four rivers region of Sonora after the Jesuit expulsion. (M. Bowman) (1979)

Four letters to padre Francisco Zevallos from; 1) Bartolome Braun, Temotzatzic, may 16, 1766, brief report on the padres of the Tarahumara. 2) Francisco Weiss, baburigama, April 30, 1766, 1 page, administrative affairs of mission. 3) Juan Cubedo, Chinipas, October 20, 1763, 2 pages, informs administrative affairs, salaries. 4) Sebastian Ascarraga, Nepomuseno, may 27, 1766, informs appointment of a teniente de justicia and describes activities with local Indians. (J. Erbe) (1978)

Three letters to padre Gandara from; 1) padre Juan Armesto, Mexico, January 29, 1767, 1 page, informs death of Hermano Guller and his inability to continue work. 2) padre Joachin Tapia, Chicomoselo, may 28, 1766, 1 page, informs of poor health. 3) padre Juan Lorenzo Salgado, Uiribis, July 19, 1766, 3 pages, informs problems due to inability to speak Indians languages. (J. Erbe) (1978)

Four letters to padre Francisco Zevallos from. 1) padre Jose Garfias, Cinaloa, four pages, much water damage; apparently concerns administrative affairs of mission. 2) padre Lucas Merino, naboyoa, may 15, 1766, 2 pages, explains spending of money. 3) padre Lucas Merino, Nabohoa, may 15, 1766, 1 page, requests supply license. 4) padre Juan Salgado, may, 1766, 3 pages, intense water damage apparently concerns mission activities. (J. Erbe) (1978)

Five letters to padre Salvador de Gandara. 1) from Juan Armestro, arrojo Sarco, September 25, 1766, 1 page, informs arrival at Hazienda and poor health. 2) from padre Joseph Domingo, Querataro, June (?) 29, 1776, 1 page, informs unhappiness at present position and requests transfer. 3) from Pedro Blanco y Arenas (?), Querataro, June 6, 1766, 2 pages, reports activities of mission includes finances, agricultural yields (alfalfa) and requests for chocolat. 4) from Manuel de Vargas, Querataro, September 9, 1766, 2 pages, claims that he has been wrongly accused of owing money to Manuel Montoya. 5) from Manuel de Vargas, Querataro, October 7, 1766, 1 page, acknowledges receipt of correspondence. (J. Erbe) (1977)

(J. Erbe) (1978)

Three letters of Joachin Trujillo to; 1) padre Bartolome Braun, Cociguiriachi, may 25, 1765, 1 page, warning letter admonishing actions of padre Braun. 2) padre Bartolome Braun, Tutuaca, April 12, 1764, answers letter saying he hadn't asked for licencia. 3) Diego Zevallos, Temeichi, June 1, 1765, discusses possibility of going to Villa. (J. Erbe) (1978)

Three letters from Joachin Trujillo to padre Francisco Zevallos. 1) Nonoava, may 9, 1765, 2 pages, describes activities of padre Braun. 2) Tutuaca, April 19, 1763, 2 pages, defends himself against accusations by padre Carta. 3) Cociguiziachi, may 27, 1765, warns about padre Braun. (J. Erbe) (1978)

Four letters to padre Francisco Zevallos. 1) from padre Antonio Ramirez, colegio del Espiritu Santo, may 29, 1763, 1 page, acknowledges receipt of letter and expresses gratitude. 2) from Juan de Dios Ruiz, Querataro, may 15, 1764, four pages, informs arrival and extreme deteriorated condition of mission. Requests transfer. 3) from Juan de Dios Ruiz, Querataro, may 25, 1764, 2 pages, acknowledges receipt of letter and comments on future meeting. 4) from Juan de Dios Ruiz, Querataro, may 27, 1764, 3 pages, informs unable to go to tepotoztlan. (J. Erbe) (1977)