Agriculture

Account book for the entire year of the financial transactions of Porrero's clients, including 3 haciendas and several prominent citizens. (R. Perez) (1977)

List of 12 indios from the Valle de San Bartolome that were employed by the hacienda in the cutting of wheat. The daily wage is 2 reales. They worked for 11 days. (R. Perez) (1977)

This document contains excellent information on the status of mining in the real de Guanasevi. Included- the names of mines and their owners; water availability (seasonality) and location; ore location and quality; mining techniques (both ancient and modern); availability and prices of supplies (mercury, salt, wood); wages of the barreteros (laborers) and the difficulty of keeping them employed; the geography of the area. (R. Perez) (1977)

This hacienda account book contains- the daily earnings of the hacienda; the amount and value of wheat sold; supplies purchased; amount and value of meat supplied to the military at Balsequillo; advances (in money and goods) and debts of the laborers; and a list of 41 Indian laborers brought from Parral and Atotonilco*, perteneciente Al manejo del apoderado Don Manuel Francisco Porrero y Concha. Contains all financial transactions of the hacienda de Balsequillo for the year 1794.

The earnings from public properties in Parral for the year 1794, including- posts and kitchens; the alhondiga; sales of meat supplies to the military; taxes on liquor; sale of fruits, vegetables, fish, etc.; taxes on transport and land sales. (R. Perez) (1977)

Lists the names and wages of employees, and their rations in the form of grain and meat. Also gives quantity and price of goods sold in Balsequillo. (R. Perez) (1977) others- 0137-0224- cuaderno de Cuentas de la gente arquilada que trabaja en la hacienda de San Juan en Este Ano de 1793. same types of information as above entry.

Records for the alhondiga at Parral. Includes- name and location of grower; amount and type of grain he is registering; its selling price; and the tariffs paid to the alhondiga. (R. Perez) (1977)

Records concerning the milling of grain. Includes- amount (in weight) of raw grain, and amount of processed grain; its point of origin, processing charges; wages paid to the peones (in the form of money and grain). (R. Perez) (1977)

Hacienda notebook with each employee's name, wage, and accounts for the year. This includes rations (food, clothing, ammunition, etc.) and monetary advances. Note- entries that have been crossed out were repaid. (R. Perez) (1977)

Laws and ordinances governing tax exemptions granted to indios in specific Cases- specific goods, the fruit of their labor, material used to earn their living. Notes that mestizos, mulatos and Negros Libres are not exempt in this manner. (R. Perez) (1977)