Crimes (Contraband)

Comandante Garcia Alexo informs virrey of bad living conditions of military in that part of the province, that is, no supplies, no weapons, no horses; Garcia Diego informs virrey of possible illegal introduction of contraband tobacco; relacion contains salary of military, expenses of the military Hospital, expenses of the different missions from Tarahumara, Parral and Nueva Vizcaya, and the totals. Garcia informs virrey about several attacks from the Indians on Provincia de Nueva Mexico. (D. Bautista, July 1990)

Several letters from Arredondo informing virrey that the provincia is in peace, explains that contract for sale of tobacco refers to Occidental rather than Oriental provinces and he is not sure if there is truly a contract. Inventory of shipment sent to Spain and value of the shipment; receipt of instructions concerning adventurer mac gregor and notification of other governors to be aware of him; letter from comandante of Tula to Arredondo concerning Indians that are stealing and killing; letter from Arredondo to virrey accuses Castaneda of smuggling contraband with angloamericans. (D. Bautista, June 1990)

Brief report of battle with Indians near Tamaulipas (ff. 27-28); tobacco concession, authorization and receipts in Nuevo santender (ff. 29-37); regulations taken in order to maintain troops and prevent illegal cultivation and trade of tobacco (ff. 37-39) (p. Coyle may 1990)

Ff.408-409 Pardo complains of his abject poverty due to cessation or delay of salary. Ff.410-420 concern real Orden de 16 de Mayo de 1785 in reference to replacing older officers with Younger; includes several documents and copies of older documents about implementation of this act. Ff.421-422 Marcos anzajo requests release of his son from prison; crime is unclear, but apparently arrest was on suspicion. Ff.423-425 concern regulation of ships approaching Altamira to prevent contraband trade; mentions Bergantin and telegrafo ships. (A. Dean, December 1989)

Concerning problem of smuggling by foreigners into Nuevo Leon, Texas, Nuevo Santander, under pretense of commerce; mentions mule-smuggling into Texas. Catani appointed to deal with matters of taxes, contraband, general customs of Nuevo Santander, Texas. (A. Dean, October 1989)

Repititious. Continued from folios 462-484 of same volume. (A. Tukey, October 1988)

(A. Tukey, October 1988)

Documents concern criminal charges against Aduna for illegally reselling cigar and cigarrette rations. Consists of repetitious transcripts of sworn testimonies from fellow soldiers. (A. Tukey, January 1989)

Order allows exception for Bonavia in that he is allowed to ship metals out of southern ports if and when he makes sure that shipments reach Spain directly; letter advising the virrey the deleterious effect that some of Bonavia's measures are having on the fiscal condition of the real hacienda, real tribunal de Mineria, and miners in the Provincias Internas de Occidente, petition that virrey order Bonavia to terminate measures described, measures in question have been discussed in detail in the preceeding folios of this volume starting with ff.147 and in general terms include donations of metals to mint, allowing unlimited entry to metals into the area from other areas and the related trade in contraband, allowing of gold and silver to come into ports in Provincias Internas de Occidente from Peru, Guatemala etc. Instead of being shipped directly to Spain, charging of duties on metals going to Mexico City instead of the duty being Charged there; sagaxruxieta advises virrey on how to proceed with petition of the administrative bodies cited above I terms of transmittal of communications; a summary of the provisions adopted by the junta provisional, the provisions adopted by the real tribunal general de Mineria in response as well as those by the real hacienda; letter from virrey making decision to decide in favor of the request of the real tribunal general de Mineria to terminate the contributions of metals to the mint established in Durango. (O. Velez, September 1989)