Ugalde acknowledges nomination as inspector of eastern provinces; requests reports on the state of troops, ammunition, livestock, tack, and other supplies needed for war;requests correspondence and reports be numbered properly;grants permission for Santianes to go away to regain his health; primera compania is to join the segunda and the tercera in Punta de Lampazos and be provisioned with supplies for 4 months; mention of putting command of all provinces under one man; sentence passed on de la Mata; brief campaigns sent out from Punta de Lampazos to quiet Indian attacks on soldiers. (E. Wilson, July 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)

Prelate and cabildo of Guadalajara urgently request viceroy to name engineer for work in city and region. Effects of drought forcefully described. Codina requests passport; details work experience in Spain and new world. Officials discuss length of time for completion of projects and responsibility for Codina's salary. Reference made based on king's decree of 1787, deciding salary questions of cuerpos de artilleria and ingenieria for all the indias. (J. M. Johnson, December 1988)

Correspondence between Mendibil and others regarding exemption of mailing charges of missionary communication. Exemption applies to ports where correspondence was received -originating either within or outside of provincia. Decree effective may 6, 1773. Accounts importance of correspondence to mission's sustenance. Correspondence mainly amongst missionaries and with San Fernando college; often deals with marriages of individuals of troop. Requests that teniente of Loreto and mail carriers be made aware of exemption. Informe to administrator of mail of Mexico mandating that presidios use funds from real hacienda to pay port charges, not missions. Request that copies of degree be sent to postal administrator. Informes from fiscal de real hacienda and the real tribunal de Cuentas to mail Assesor. (J. Hiller, February 1989)

Bureaucratic documents to, from Santianez concerning postal regulations; Muniz to be interim gobernador in Santianez' absence; Sierragorda released from house arrest after 50 days, apparently is allowed to resign; public censure of priest of Croix for his action against justicia; San Nicolas miners accused of striking (?) (A. Dean, July 1989)

Concerning book written by Rodriguez, la caridad del Sacerdote, para con los ninos enzerrados en el bientre de Sus Madres difuntas, y documentos de su utilidad y necesidad de su practica, which gives directions for performing a ceasarian section; will be provided to all Villas in Seno Mexicano. Mention of order requiring all mail to be properly labeled, summarized to prevent confusion on postal routes. (A. Dean, July 1989)

Military rolls, compania presidaria and Caballeria for November, December 1782 include dates of service, duty station, promotions, vacancies, leaves, infractions, deaths. Letters deterance of postal fraud; free trade in flour with Habana and Islas de Barlovento; request for military personnel, merchandise, wood-cutting in relation to nitrate mines. Brief account of Indian raid-mule theft. (J. Higgins February 1989)

Letters concerning ban on book ano de Dos mil cuatrozientos cuarenta, published against official order. Concerning recall of old currency. Concerning posage rates. (A. Dean, January 1989)

Set of transcribed letters by Ugalde, having nothing to do with intriguing title page. Ff.287-297 are bureaucratic letters about supplying correct reports for each campaign. Followed by lengthy epistle stating Ugalde's suggestions for organizing future campaigns (citing fragments of royal edicts directing procedure of campaigns, conquests); for allowing local Colonial officials to have greater authority in legislation, enforcement in Nueva Espana, as response time for a letter from Arispe to Madrid is about 9 months (f.320). Present requirement of royal approval of major decisions is impractical. Also detailed suggestion for reorganization of military-viceroyal heirarchy, to implement first two ideas. F.305 is service record of Neve. Phrases, sentences in latin, written in different script, sprinkled throughout. (A. Dean, April 1990)

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)