Corn

Inventory of gifts received from Lipanes as peace offerings for years 1802 and 1803. Value of each gift estimated. Offerings included cigars, sweets, corn, cattle, mules, and other livestock (A. Tukey, January 1989).

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)

Concerns the annual funding of account gastos de paz established for Coahuila and administered by Ugalde, surplus may be used to pay off scribes and assistants, mentions periodic reporting requirements (letter interrupted by other documents resumes on ff. 0485), traces transmittal of documents related to this account over the years 1788, 1789 in which Indian groups for which it was intended find themselves at war with Spanish, resulting surplus is to be sent to treasury or the Bahia presidio, communication of this information to Loyola; letter in which Ugalde has contended that the annual amount designated for the aforementioned account was not distributed by San Luis Potosi for the year 1788, Yermo who was to distribute funds had previous commitment to fund presidio and resources were used in this manner, Ugalde allowed to request money from Yermo but because each request must be accompanied by explanation and justification, control which Ugalde had expected is missing, one reason for this administrative apparatus is to preclude the duplication of gratificationes by other provinces to the same Indian groups, mentions other costs such as military supplies for horses, surgeons salary, and prisoners, further explanation of methods of making transactions so as to enhance coordination of the intendente of Potosi with Ugalde. (O. Velez, November 1989)

Flores agreeing with Ugalde on matters concerning commerce with Comanches (discussed in previous folios) and trade in the form of gratificaciones with the Lipanes and Mescaleros which add up to 6.000 pesos annually; Antonio Flores approving the sum stated above in a letter to Mangino. Money to be taken out of the caja real of San Luis Potosi; Mangino's letter describing the arrangements so that these orders are carried out; letter from junta Superior de real hacienda approving the amount mentioned; mention made of another gratificacion of 6.000 for the Comanches given by the caja de Chihuahua with an appeal made that it be suspended, mobilization of the compania de la bahia under the command of Cortes to safe guard the area near the Valle de Santa Rosa and part of the 6.000 will be used to pay Indian auxiliaries, mentions the fact that the distribution and administrative costs associated with the 6.000 pesos have forced him to employ two scribes and one assistant towards these efforts all of which have been paid by him. (O. Velez, October 1989)

Letter from Calleja requesting information on status of disease in towns, haciendas, and ranches; letter making it clear that geographical impediments have resulted in some people not being reached by medical attention and therefore still suffering from disease; despite fevers, the city of Linares and the Valley of Pilon were able to produce enough of a corn harvest to meet their food supply needs; Herrera informs Calleja that the fever has struck his area for a second time; discussing measures to be taken in reference to the latest development above. (O. Velez, October 1989)

Concerns fixing prices on food stuffs shipped out of San Blas namely to Californias to avoid another food shortage in region; contains lists of foodstuffs and prices; also concerns logistics of shipping certain freights; also contains legal citations of real hacienda on shipment of rations. (K. Hubin, April, 1990)

Documents (numbered 73-85) list 13 workers, their names, job job titles, salaries, debts. Documents interrupted by quaderno numero 18 with several reports concerning corn received, corn given to hacienda de Ovejas, agricultural materials, horses received, tools, annual acarreo de maizes, inventory of machos Mulas. quaderno de Raya numero 6 concerns 35 workers alquilados en siembra y desquelitar; quaderno de Raya de la hacienda del Buey numero 8 concerns which days of year that servants, Pames had work. quaderno de Raya numero 10 concerns value of goods sold to workers by hacienda. Report of materials expended for recua; goods, services bought for haciendas de Cabras, Huaxteca, Buey. (D. Bautista, January 1990)

Several reports of tools and aperos, revised on December 31, 1802. Report of oxen, horses, burros Leneros, mules for tiro; of corn data y cargo; of reales data y cargo; of iron, steel, copper and Estano. 3 documents in quaderno numero 9 from hacienda Cerro Alto, with report of 36 workers. (D. Bautista, January 1990)

Report from hacienda de los Amoles of corn paid to workers weekly throughout 1803, one report for each month listing names, quantity of corn for each. Reports from quaderno numero 5 concern 44 workers residing at Amoles. Reports of servants, workers arquilados en siembra and arquilados en cosecha without ration. Four documents concerning raya de la labor de Papagayos, listing 24 workers and time worked. Folios titled sirvientes de la hacienda de cabras lists 57 workers' names, job titles, salaries, debts, one page per person (See also ff.0361-0374 of this volume). (D. Bautista, January 1990)