Religious

Letters from Lorca y Villera, 1774, Nuevo Reino de Leon. Postal service in Nuevo Leon, death of Indian prisoners, death of Indians on hacienda (de Patos y Villa de Parras), need for military equipment (rifles, gunpowder) for defense of province. Letters discuss attack by Indians on July 25, 1773 and attack on Indians by Spaniards in Valle de Pesqueria Grande, of August 16, 1774. Informe from conde de Sierra Gorda concerning new mission in Valle Viejo. Letter giving permission for marriage of Soldados Voluntarios to christianized Indian women. Marriages to take place in missions of San Carlos and San Antonio. (j.acheson, November 1988)

Letters from Lorca y Villera in April, 1774. Concerns list of military employees, detailed description of their military service and tables listing number of military administrators; teniente, Coronel, and governadores with the number of years worked in position. Second set of letters concerns remission of eight Indians and discusses problems with their travel. Indians became sick and one died thus made impossible to send them to new location. Documents from Monterrey and concern affairs of Nuevo Leon. (J. Acheson, nov, 1988)

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)

Correspondence regarding military issues within Provincias Internas de Poniente like military promotions; death of Apaches, missionaries travel to Californias; orders to keep peace with Comanches allowing them to fight against Apaches without interference. (A. Dell'acqua, may 1988)

Documents relating to military appointments, retirements, indulto of a deserter by king, movement of Apache prisoners to Mexico, bibliography of documents and religious administration of missions in California. (A. Dell'acqua, April 1988)

Documents concerning claim by Arredondo that management of Hospital de pobres de Monterrey is responsibility of vicepatrono (Arredondo), and not of Obispo de Monterrey. Arredondo bases case on Series of historical precedents regarding jurisdictional disputes between comandante general and cabildo eclesiastico. Folios 127-139 consist of exceptionally detailed inventory of Hospital, including surgical and pharmaceutical instruments, glassware, medicines, ointments, and descriptions of Hospital rooms, Hospital chapel, and morgue. (A. Tukey, November 1988)

(S. Gibbs, September 1987)

(S. Gibbs, September 1987)

(D. Marksz, August 1987)