Correspondence with Echagaray in 1772 concerning the rightful salary owed to widow of deceased officer. Letters also concern tax exemptions granted to individuals that normally pay with buying of hacienda. Mentions christianization of Apaches. Mentions importance of documentation of troops. Letter thanking Echegaray for protection. Apache hostility persists mentioned as well. (J. Acheson, October 1988)

Letters to governador Vidal de Lorca and others concerning variety of issues. Includes letters about salary of government employee and satisfying needs of widow, Indian non-christian customs, process of christianization of Indians, the security of peaceful territory. Also includes minutes about the establishment of monthly postal service from San Luis Potosi. (J. Acheson, October 1988)

Series of requests for, and certificates granting, retirement by veteran soldiers of Provincias Internas de oriente for battle injuries. Includes service records and testimonies from doctors certifying nature of wounds received. Many undetailed references to battles with rebels and americans, especially battle of Medina. Also includes Series of petitions for military pensions by widows of soldiers killed in action. (A. Tukey, November 1988)

Copy of decreto from Fernando Septimo concerning revisions in pension program, affecting families of men killed or wounded in battle; inquiries regarding application of revisions to militias of Buenos Aires, Cuba and Peru; various responses, discussion, in which reglamiento de 1769 and other articles cited; oficios from fiscal attempting to clarify situation. (L. Kerr, September 1988)

Concerns petition in favor of Ripperda's sons regarding need for money and trip to la Habana, and petition of money left to Ripperda's widow. (M. Vasquez, may 1988)

Petition to real hacienda by widow for payment of Husband's pension from treasury of Chihuahua. Mesa de Memorias acts favorably, basing decision on precedents under royal decree of 1773 on compensation for military dependents from Monte Pio military fund. (J. M. Johnson, August 1987)

Tovar request salary for period that he was engaged as Amanuense by Fidalgo. Claim made that Tovar is not eligible for salary as position was already filled by Lavastida. Tovar counters that Lavastida was gone on personal business, and Fidalgo asked him to take position. Lavastida's salary is to be discounted one-third in order to pay salary to Tovar's widow. (D. Uhlman, July 1988)

Correspondence pertaining to military appointments within Provincias Internas with particular attention to Inspections, dead soldiers, certifications by doctors about soldiers wounded during campaigns, and certification of invalids. Auto about pragmatica of weddings and their interpretation. Informe about postal problems due to heavy swelling of rivers due to rains; Ugarte's transfer to Guadalaxara as presidente de audencia. Orders from king for retired officers to use different uniforms to avoid confusion. (A. Dell'acqua, November 1987)

Ugarte informs Flores that Juana and Ignacia request pension. Flores informs Ugarte the king will decide on this matter. (J. Tapia, July, 1987).

(J. Tapia, July, 1987).