Concerns hindrances in establishment of postal services between Monterrey and San Luis Potosi due to lack of protection from Indians attacks along the route, bad communications and employees not being payed. (K. Hubin, August 1989)

Payment to Izurrieta for post services between Echegaray and Ugalde. Transportation of Brown sugar (Piloncillo) to Santa Rosa and Punta de Lampazos. The Piloncillo was sold by Gonzales and is to be transported under lieutenant Ramon command. Trade of horses and mules between Echegaray, and Lozano and Davila. Report of pesos -caudales- that are given to Ugalde by Verger, Igartechea, and varelas, heads of catholic church, la Renta del Tabaco, and el Ramo de Alcavalas respectively in March, 1789. Athorization given for retirement to Gumeli, Ramirez, and Urrutia. Espadas is designated teniente del presidio de la Bahia del Espiritu Santo. Military lists -listas de revista- are submitted to Ugalde for companias de la Punta de Lampazos. (January, 1789).

Echegaray, designated as provisional governor of Nuevo Reyno de Leon due to illness of Gonzalez de Santianes, reports on the military situation of Nuevo Leon. Soldiers, horses, mules and supplies from primera compania Nuevo Reyno de Leon are sent to hacienda de las Sardinas to join other companies in Ugaldes first campaign against the Mescalero Apaches. (R. Gomez, July 1989)

Letters from Ugalde to Ramirez not to mix in the monthly logbooks the report about the Indians of San Christoval with the Apache, Lipanes and Mezcaleros Indians. Concerns revolt of Indians of San Christoval, and their pacification by Dufay's troops. Concerns soldier transportation from Linares to San Christoval. Concerns Ramirez' congratulation to Ugalde because of his designation as comandante general de Provincias Internas. (R.Gomez, July 1989)

Very important document on instructions and rules for founding new missions, presidios and towns. Neve expresses need for equalization of salaries for same rank/position among military, religious and civil personnel. Document divided into titulos, transportation, accountability, rations; crops; horses, mules; craftsmen. II. - lists of officers at each mission, presidio; description of terrain, Indian settlements for planning defensive positions; military escorts to establishments at Santa Barbara channel; salaries of officers/soldiers at four sailers and craftsmen on blandra Pilar, lanchas Lauretana and San Juan hepomuceno. III. - clothing; canons. IV. - armour distribution, types, purposes and accountability of funds; procedures for filling vacancies; evaluations by service reports. Ix. - requires monthly status report of each company. X. - Indian treaties. Xi. -gubernatorial functions regarding (ff. 386-390). - details on selection/training of habilitados (paymasters); accountability to real hacienda, Naval/military superiors and settlers; F. 390 consists of inventory and production data of small animals, cattle, horses, mules. Xiv. Settlement and use of land; supplies; irrigation and crops; house construction; cattle; taxes; regulations re. Establishment and defense in Canal; optimum placement for defense and religious organization along frontier and Camino real. (J. M. Johnson, February 1989)

Details of Principal concerns and needs for California establishments. Detailed information on climate, agricultural conditions, pasturing livestock, geographical measurements and features of terrain, arable lands, irrigation, social and safety measures for settlers/recruits, food and other supplies for population, horses and mules. Other documents list family relationships and Vital statistics of colonists requesting land tenure rights, lists of types and numbers of cargo animals for missions, planned distribution of & place purchased of these & smaller domestic food/clothing animals. Description of geography, Flora and potential for irrigation of rivers in region. Founding and contruction of presidio San Joseph (Guadalupe). (J. M. Johnson, January 1989)

A Series of letters to and from the virrey of el Reyno de Nuevo Leon and Cueto y Vierna, Vaamonde, WSSL y Guinbarda and others record and how through a process of military reorganization he finds himself unemployed and his subsequent request to be assigned to this Reyno as well as transportation for he and his wife, a request by WSSL y Guinbarda to be assigned to Reyno de Nuevo Leon as administrador de Alcavalas due to his age, secretaries return of documentation to WSSL y Guinbarda with further instructions, marriage licenses given to Cueto and Echeagaray to marry Quintana and Ferera Basarte respectively, cuetos request and permission to go to Spain for 1 year to attend to the affairs of his deceased Father and an incomplete letter from Vaamonde, Manuel.

Various documents from Vidal de Lorca in Nuevo Leon. Documents concern defense of frontier. Letters saying that poor are not to be exploited and that individuals should be responsible for transport of own goods. Index (238) of contents. Discusses visita of gobernador and details of what he should See E.g. condition of frontera and minas reales. Discussion of previous gunpowder embargo of Equiluz. Documents outbreak in Coahuila. (J. Acheson, November 1988)

(L. L. Woodward, February 1988)

Transport of gold and silver to Mexico; includes quantity shipped, weight, value, and Mule driver selected and his receipt of cargo. Letter on delivery of accounts to royal treasury. (L. L. Woodward, August 1988)