Economic

Letters from virrey to Rengel requesting more companies in Leon and Vizcaya due to Indian hostility. Notification that records of effects were transferred by mail from Luisiana to Texas in response to previous letter. Money has been relinquished to funds of California missions for foundation of Canal of Santa Barbara. (D. J. McClelland, November 1987)

(D. J. McClelland, October 1987)

Documents relating cowardice of soldiers and settlers of Valle de Santa Rosa, Coahuila, in which they left four soldiers and three civilians fighting, causing death of seven men. Request from gobernador to send troops to help the few men in presidios against hundreds of Apaches. Inventory of California missions and request for more religious supplies. Document from king issuing a bonus to survivors of battle of Rancho Becerra for their valor and stipends for widows of those killed. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1988)

Concerns petition for cedula of invalido for injured soldiers, one having an arm severed and the other with a fracture in his Head. Injures were consequence of war.-military official asks for an advancement of some of his salary. (j.m. Marroquin, October 1988)

Concerns administrative correspondence. Notice of 1700 shot guns received in Veracruz. Passports given to official to travel to Potosi. Request for weapons (such as pistols, and carabines). Notice about desertions, casualties and combatants of the piquete de dragones de Mexico. (chart and list of soldiers See ff. 236-237). Request for military replacement of desertors and soldiers killed in combat. Laso, asks for his salary. (list of weapons in ff. 248). Pardon to soldiers who deserted is given due to need of people in P.I. (M. Marroquin, October 1988)

auditor de guerra appointed to office. Military official is transferred. Relacion and report on status of every official in Provincias Internas. Permission is given to military official to travel to Veracruz. List of presidios and military commanders who no longer are eligible to hold office due to illnesses or old age. (See ff. 65-68), list also contains marital status and evaluation of years of service. Permission given to military official to travel to Mexico. Issuing of passport for military official. (M. Marroquin, October 1988)/

Letters from Cancio to viceroy requesting authorization to transfer charge of compania and presidio to another as his debts are mounting enormously; cannot continue paying salaries and supplying troops. Merchants of area no longer giving him credit and he has not requested salary for various years. Viceroy denies request and provides Cancio with large amount of capital to pay all debts and continue in charge of presidio. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Carcaba is to continue to supply presidios and missions of Baja California for 1795 and 1796; military salaries discussed in of soldiers, officers, artisans and artisans' wives on payroll; Borica requests estimates for prospective supplies needed by presidios for 1796. (D. J. McClelland, April. 1988)