Maritime

List of salary payments; decrees regarding other payments for establishment of missions, presidios, haciendas, and settlements; repetitive countersignatures; list of supplies sent to San Blas, destined for California; request for return of salary paid after job finished. (p. Coyle January 1990)

Echaverte placed in charge of distributing funds associated with establishment of missions in California, previous personal investment cited; fairly detailed fiscal regulations for missions, haciendas, and shipping; includes names of ships. (p. Coyle January 1990)

Cedula from king mandating division of California missions between Franciscans and Dominicans after expulsion of Jesuits ff. 2-3; complete list of priests, with brief biographical references, to be sent to missions in Californias ff. 4-5; notice of 50 peso offering to each man; decree for founding of new missions at mouths of Xila and Colorado rivers, include synod and expense figures, names of priests ff. 6-7; discussion of need to establish missions after expulsion of Jesuits in Pimeria Alta, incidental references to Indian suplication, sickness ff. 7-8; Series of pleas to establish Dominican or Franciscan missions based on earlier entradas, or established posts ff. 7-13; description of meeting between Galvez, Papagos and Yumas, includes discussion of inter-tribal relations, and other events of Galvez entrada ff. 15-17; argument that missions needed in California to stop pirates and Russians, previously established missions better administered by Franciscans, possibility of having Dominicans run missions previously administered by Franciscans from Xalisco to Xavier de Bac, best to concentrate resources on coast, discussion of geography ff. 19-23; further decrees assigning missions in specific territories to Franciscans and Dominicans with signatures of involved parties ff. 23-26; seeks new cedula giving more money to Dominicans for clothing naked Indians, expenses, synods ff. 27-29; discussion of synod payments and viceregal offerings ff. 30-33; junta decrees edge of Dominican domain at San Juan Bautista east to Gulf of California, francscans north to San Francisco and beyond, real junta decision needed to avoid conflict between missionaries ff. 34-37. (p. Coyle January 1990)

Letters concerning hiring two blacksmiths in San Blas to work on fragata Concepcion and decisions about sending them to Monterrey or San Fransisco. Letter describing every day life in small towns San Jose and Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe and a number of missions in California. (T. Kahana, August1989)

Accounts from San Francisco's presidio from 1776-1781, description of its creation since moragas arrival. Plan of San Francisco's presidio. Receipts from workers with detailed description of materials used and amount of labor required. Description of presidio and the advantages of moving it closer to the barracks to protect San Francisco's port. Letter asking for money to cover expenses for years 1785-1794 and advising not to change the location of the presidio to a more Solid land, instead a convent should be established in San Francisco to produce some monetary gain and conquer the Indians. Correspondence back and forth regarding relocation of presidio, finally permission is denied. Informe sent by Cordova describes how due to the close location of the presidio to the beach, and its construction (Barro y Adobe), every time they have to fire the canons in order to protect themselves the walls of the presidio crumble. Due to the size of the port it is impossible to defend it from enemy ships. Maps of San Francisco's bay and presidio. Summary of materials and expenses for building new presidio. (T. Kahana, July 1989)

Inventory of barge from San Diego, in which it is stated the deterioration of the barge and its contents. Receipt from Dominguez for twenty pounds of pitch to repair the barge. Payroll for workers repairing frigates Concepcion and Princesa and San Diego's barge. Receipts follow from carpenters and caulkers. Invoice of money spent on the conservation of fort in Punta de Guijarros. Receipt for six rings to build drums for water by Bejar. List of supplies for four Indian oarsmen. Letter from treasury in Mexico denying payment on some of the sums declared by Rodriguez due to lack of proper documentation. Copys of missing receipts from carpenters and caulkers. (T. Kahana, July 1989)

Inventory of flat ship in San Diego, includes detailed use of each of mentioned parts as well as cost. Documents following explain loss of some parts of the ship and letter from Arillaga asking to pay for repairs on it. (T. Kahana, June 1989)

Mourelle accussed of embezzelment. Accussed of failing to pay Criados and embezzeling their wages. Accused of abandoning Criados at ports throughout the voyages. Detailed info on wage rates. Detailed list of food provisions. Lists of daily normal daily food consumption. Fragata Aranzazu dispatched with food provisions for Monterrey. Fragata Magallanes departed with weapons and wine. Ferron (Cirjuano) requested permission to retire. Ferron requested retirement in relation to illness. Ferron was also a priest. Bodega y Quadra had boat constructed in Manila. Detailed physical description of the vessel. Guimper paid for boat's construction. (K. Mccaston, April 1990)

Letter from Mourelle accusing ship pilots of abusing their position. Pilots for explorations which took place in 1774 and 1775 accused of excessive spending. Detailed discussion of spending for particular voyages. Lists of wages paid to crew of Mourelle's fragata. Court finds Mourelle's pay excessive. (K. Mccaston, April 1990)

Lists of salaries paid to crew of fragata de Mourelle for voyage to the philipines. Letters stating that ship Criados had deserted. Letters stating that Mourelle owed money to port of Acapulco. Mourelle accused of not paying Criados. Mourelle not guilty. Adjustments made in official books. Lists of wage adjustments. Lists of wages. (K. Mccaston, April 1990)