Civil Offices (Salaries)

Vizcarra, accused of disloyalty, murder and other crimes held in jail at Durango. Sentenced by comandante general Ugarte to 10 years of hard labor in leg chains to be served at real obrage of Encinillas. Intendente of Durango, Diaz protests to virrey that actions by Ugarte involving military courts belonged to office of intendente, therefore accuses gobernador of insubordination and comandancia of incompetence. Requests from virrey copy of real cedula of 1785 defining duties. Interesting for conflict between officials over jurisdiction and responsibilities of intendency versus gobernador of Provincias Internas during period of implementation of administrative changes in New Spain. Documents include royal cedula outlining reorganization of Provincias Internas, responsibilities of gobernadores, intendentes and other officials toward office and king. Topics include taxes, administrative territories and interaction between civil and military departments, fiscal obligations, salaries, goals for defense and economy. Galvez' dictado provides information specific to conflict of responsibilities and personnel undergoing administrative changes in Provincias Internas in 1786. (J. M. Johnson, August 1987)

Tovar request salary for period that he was engaged as Amanuense by Fidalgo. Claim made that Tovar is not eligible for salary as position was already filled by Lavastida. Tovar counters that Lavastida was gone on personal business, and Fidalgo asked him to take position. Lavastida's salary is to be discounted one-third in order to pay salary to Tovar's widow. (D. Uhlman, July 1988)

Contador of San Blas Monterde requests advance on salary to cover transport of family to Mexico so children can attend colegio. Money to be repaid by withholding half salary in future. Includes documents from 1783 when advance was given to pay for transport of family to San Blas. (D. Uhlman, July 1988)

Contains incidental references to Indian idolatry and poverty. Very little specific information. (A. Tukey, July 1988)

Receipt of letters concerning: official copy on monte pio military discounts; Londres sedition and losses in war; scribes and coinage; Gregori's authorization to let recruited soldiers' wives accompany them. Croix acknowledges having sent 4 licencias to Fages' company. Concern salary of Alamos official Corbalan. Concerns payment of pension from monte pio military fund to Rubio's widow and request for pertinent documents. Receipt of bandos on donations for war. Galvez' cedula sent. Concerns payment of Coahuila missionaries at Pachuca colegio and synod account. Concerns funds for Gregori's recruiting activities and funds for Ventura Moreno's march. Permission granted to publish and distribute bandos about war and manufactures duty. Mention of Petronilla Mendez de Hurtado's case against Indians in Colotlan. Concerns transport costs of families and supplies to Californias by Rivera y Moncada. Letter of recommendation to Mayorga about Dr. Augier.

Letter of recommendation about Marini. Mention of arms shipment to Piquete de dragones. Concerns accounting of funds drawn from paymaster's office and funds used from Chihuahua treasury by Gregori for recruitment. Concerns employment in milicias de Cosiguriachic. Concerns compliance with request by Neve for supplies and arms for Californias needed for settling Canal de Santa Barbara. Acknowledgement of information relating to cost of gun powder. Receipt of Alamos treasury testimonies of treasurer Ortiz de Rozas and copy of which is included and refers to dangers on roads because of hostile Indians, and also personnel and salary rights at treasury. (L. L. Woodward, June 1988)

Civil administration concerning accountant for los Alamos and salary of administrator of Azoques de Parral. Receipt of informe from visitador general and expediente about Tubac construction. Request for transfer of masons for capital construction. Supplies of tobacco for provinces. Collection of old money. Construction and funds to troops, new missions, and inhabitants in California presidios. Visit of Demecieres to Indian allies. Letter concerning Rusi's merits. Bentricat granted privilege to produce and market breastplate of his invention. Request for soldiers of Piquete del regimiento de dragones de Espana to be restored to their detachment;also discussed great expenditures of Piquete. (L. L. Woodward, may 1988)

(D. J. McClelland, November 1987)

Correspondence between Rengel, Garrido y Duran and real audencia gobernadora recommending Hoz as new treasurer of Chihuahua; discussion of who will take up temporary posts in archives of Durango; corresponding salaries. (D. J. McClelland, October 1987)

Letters to viceroy from Neve and Corvalan re: situation of funds in treasury of Chihuahua and payroll of Arispe; includes tables of payment and debt; discussion of form of money. (D. J. McClelland, October 1987)