Cattle

List of monthly expenses on purchase of food, clothes, and caring for cattle of peaceful Apaches in Bacoachi. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

Concerns rationing beef for peaceful Apaches due to small number of cattle left. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

List of monthly expenses for purchase of food and cigarettes for peaceful Apaches. Other expenses are for salaries of cattle care takers, and for Escalante's salary. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

Documents concerning various aspects of provincial concerning state of mines, placers in province; Corbalan informs virrey that Martinez has been ordered to appear at Alamos to collect military pay of company under his command; Corbalan will inform virrey of progress of Anza, Garces as soon as news of expedition to Colorado, Gila rivers arrives. Lastly, documents concerning construction of Canal system at Pitic. Included is cover letter; contract made with Honorato to construct Canal; other documents which discuss general state of affairs endured by Seris at Pitic. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988)

Includes 'diligencias' concerning 'remate' of goods from Santo Toribio de Lievana mission, sworn statment that only best bids accepted, names of 'postores,' amount of 'posturas,' items bought; statement by Sierragorda that copies of original document accurate, that money from auction in his possession; official 'Cuenta' of money received; 'diligencia' concerning 'remate' of goods from San Juan Nepomuceno de Helguera mission, money used to purchase supplies (corn, rice) for new Helguera mission. (L. Kerr, December 1988)

Correspondence spanning several years concerning establishment of new mission for mistreated Pinto Indians, entailing selection of 'ministro,' lengthy discussion of costs, problems involved; cost of 'ministro'S' transportation to Palmitos covered by government, he and other fray express need for generous financial assistance to establish mission, Argue that hungry Indians not receptive to religious education, also request 'vasos sagrados y ornamentos'; discussion of need for sacred objects continues throughout correspondence, speculation that objects from previous mission still at Helguera, 'ministro' permitted to remain at colegio Apostolico until matter solved; action stymied for year or so until found that sacred objects no longer at Helguera, purchase of new objects ordered, Pintos move to mission and substitute 'ministro' assigned, governor requests that Pintos receive supplies of corn, rice, several Head of cattle, etc., in order to establish and sustain themselves until harvest; list of 'utensilios de Campo' (folio 97), itemized list, including costs, of 'utensilios' and sacred objects (folios 100-101); drought in region (1795) threatening crops planted by Indians, request by governor for additional cattle, staples to sustain Pintos till harvest. (L. Kerr, December 1988)

Instancia in which procurador de indios attempts to secure return of goods stolen from Pintos by captain Serna (muebles, 9 Mulas aporadas, 4 manadas de Yeguas, 3 burros maestros, Una porcion de Ganado cabrio y obejuno); governor's order to compensate Indians ignored by Serna; fiscal de lo civil orders expediente containing instancias to be archived for future reference in such Cases. (L. Kerr, December 1988)

Accounts of workers from Tampuqueque, Casas Viexas, tierra Nueva, Buenavista, Cabras, and Ovejas; lists name, job title, inventory of tools; shipment of cattle bacuno, horses, mules, corn; accounts of payments due, owed. Quaderno 16 concerns workers' salaries; bills Charged to hacienda for mules, horses, tools, corn received from Papagayos hacienda; 2 receipts of payment from Castro to Osejo, Garsia; taxes paid to virrey by servants of San Agustin in 1802, listing 21 workers, names, ethnicity, age, wage. (D. Bautista, January 1990)

Concerns accounting proceedures of haciendas. Individual accounts for 25 workers at hacienda de San Ignacio, signed by Diaz Maldonado; inventory of cattle, listing lost and dead. Receipts (not in order) for various business transactions between Castro, Torres; for Sanchez paying diezmo in corn. Report on cattle bueyada, mulada y Ganado bacuno; on horses from hacienda de Cerroalto; several receipts for flete from Arriaga to Maciel. Report and receipt for supplies imported to Amoles hacienda, from Ramirez of real Aduana de Guadalcazar to Maciel. Four invoices (lists prices, items) for goods from Querataro, Puebla, Mexico City, bought by Maciel. Receipts for Maciel's purchase of maiz from Moxica, Torres, Alvarez. (D. Bautista, January 1990)