Civil Offices (Virrey)

Letters to viceroy regarding orders directing them to send money to royal treasuries in which deficits have been recorded; funds are to be used to pay troops and sinodos. Mention of succession to virreynato of conde de Revilla Gigedo, replacing Florez. Ff.b131-b132 are drafts of orders from viceroy to various officials regarding payments. Ff. B134, b141, b148, b152-b158 are similar drafts. Ff. B142-b147 are tables of accounts, accompanied by extensive footnotes, summarizing plan general for utilization of royal funds throughout Provincias Internas, except for Californias. Table includes allocations of salary money for presidial troops, along with breakdown by ranks of companies of each presidio. Tables broken down by province. F. B150 is table of costs from treasury at Chihuahua dated 6 November 1789. (W. Copas, February 1988)

Various documents regarding remission of contents of royal treasuries and taxes to Arispe in response to orders from comandante general. Mention of shortage of muleteers in Guadalajara to convey payment to Arispe. Mention of Nava's succession to comandancy general after Neve's death. Folios 29, 30 are manifests of contents of royal treasuries, payments to civil officials from September 1784. Includes informe notifying viceroy of Neve's death. Folios 38, 45, 46 mention use of tax money for military expeditions; folio 47 refers to formation of new company of presidial dragoons from Saltillo. folio 56 is partial list of payments received in Mexico dated 13 November 1784. folio 58 provides summary of contents of military treasury at Chihuahua and royal treasuries at Durango, Rosario, Guanajuato, and San Luis Potosi in response to orders from Mexico. Several autos from local officials regarding use of royal funds. Much anxiety and debate occurs as to dates and amounts of payments throughout. folio 76 is review of taxes on gunpowder and playing cards from 1781-1784. Mention of Rengel's succession to comandante general in 1784/1785. Mention of great drought and shortage of food for animals to transport money to Mexico. Mention of famine in Sombrerete in June 1785, in which wealthy estates were forced to post guards. folio 118 presents inventory of contents of royal treasury at Durango and payments to troops in Chihuahua dated 15 September 1785.folios 127-130 present tabular summary of annual revenues and payments from royal treasuries to officials, clergy, and military throughout Provincias Internas as of 20 August 1785. (W. Copas, June 1987)

Escageda congratulates conde de Galvez on attaining office of virrey. Virrey acknowledges Escageda's letter. D. Marksz (March 1987).

Rabago notified of Sesma's appointment as governor of Coahuila. Letter from Rabago to viceroy marques de las Amarillas. Congratulates him on his being named viceroy. Discusses some activities of local Indians - raids and robberies. (S. Fiederlein, 2-23-87)

Documents pertaining to legal case involving Murgier and Puga, officers in 2nd flying company of Nuevo Santander found guilty military salaries witheld during detention of aforementioned officers. (J. H. Ochs, April 1988)

Governor of Nuevo Santander acknowledges receipt of decree stating that Azanza will succeed Branciforte as viceroy of New Spain; informs virrey that Puga will assume command of 3rd flying allowing Diaz de Bustamante to take 3 month leave to visit dying Father. (J. H. Ochs, April 1988)

Series of letters between Ugarte y Loyola and virrey conde de Galvez discussing orders from Cavallero de Croix, Former virrey to set up contract for military supplies; letters from Ugalde discussing needs of troops of Provincias Internas and manner in which to select merchants; two merchants compared for possible contract. (D. J. McClelland, September 1987)

Requests for intelligence and expenses reports from temporary comandante general de las provincia internas, Ugarte y Loyola; notification that Ugalde will become comandante de las Armas of Tejas, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Nuevo Santander under Ugarte y Loyola. (D. J. McClelland, August 1987)

Concerns illegal act of american captain who left 11 people, including one woman on shore near Monterrey, against will of governor of Californias; the 11 are sent to San Blas, then Marched to Veracruz, where they are to be sent to Habana and subsequently back to their native countries, as commanded by virrey; one Dies of illness on March, one flees on board portuguese ship in San Blas, six go on to Habana while three remain behind in Veracruz, requesting to be converted to catholicism and incorporated into Spanish realm; those remaining behind include an Englishman, Prichard, and bostonian Husband and wife, Andres and Juana Lambert; questions arise as to whether Juana is also married to another man, serious investigation ensues, conclusion is she has always been married board by Daw and prices; ff. 433, request in English for conversion, catholic marriage and repatriation signed by by drink, Andres not her legitimate Husband; ff. 556-9, question their fidelity to crown and church; ff. 574-586, personal letters from Andres to Juana used as evidence of their faithful marriage; further documentation includes Series of testimonies by military commanders on road from Tepic to Mexico that captives had been given no reason to complain of bad treatment, and final decision of virrey to give lamberts choice between Spain and Baja California as ultimate place of residence. (D. J. McClelland, June, 1988)

Mayorga relates situation of war with English in vando including description of battles, plans for spring campaign, condition of Spanish and English Naval forces and casualties suffered at Gibraltar. Considerable description. (D. J. McClelland, June 1988)