Disease (Small Pox)

Letters by Ugalde concerning military promotions, demotions, salary increases, lots of miscellaneous subjects. F.58 protests bad quality of experimental gunpowder supplied to last campaign. F.61 concerns measures for preventions of smallpox written by Gil, being distributed throughout colonies. F.66 royal order prohibiting Indian supervisors from increasing wages to Indians. F.73 is Echeagaray's service record. (A. Dean, may 1990)

Documents concern requests for retirement by Trevino, Gonzales, Garcia, and Carenci. Herrera and Calleja respond and confirm or deny each request. Gonzales' illness and old age cause him to seek retirement. Service record mentioned on ff. 264-265. Herrera verifies illness and approves retirement with right of Fuero militar. Trevino's illness forces him to request retirement. Service record stated. Calleja rejects retirement because Trevino lacks required twenty years of service. Trevino's doctor says Trevino does not suffer any illness but old age and weakness make him unfit for service. F. 270 mentions Garcia's suffering from Sarampion - smallpox- and his symptoms. F. 271 letter from Garcia's doctor describing symptoms of smallpox. Garcia's request to retire accepted. F. 272 concerns governing of Alta and Baja California. Death of previous governor. Current governor requests promotion. Final documents concern retirements of Garcia Davila and Garza. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Continuation of previous expediente, contains information on Apache women prisoners to be transported to Veracruz and then to Havana, many of whom had smallpox, most of whom died on trip; includes figures of total numbers of prisoners, those with smallpox and those who had died. (K. Hubin, April, 1990)

Contains information on group of Apache prisoners being shipped to Havana from Veracruz; many of women prisoners died from smallpox on way to Veracruz; includes lists of those that died. (K. Hubin, April, 1990)