Disease

Capitan Costales request license from viceroy to mine salt in Indian lands for consumption in presidio Bahia del Espiritu Santo, viceroy consults visitador Rivero who disapproves such step as Indians could become rebellious. Costales also requests return of nine of his soldiers who are attached to missions as most of his garrison is sick. He also requests that as it is very far from his presidio to settlement of people from canary islands, his soldiers should not be protecting such settlers as there are many Indians in area of his presidio to watch for. Rivera advises viceroy that there are too many soldiers guarding missions and these should be from presidio San Antonio instead of Bahia. Rivera also mentions that rumors of soldiers selling their arms and horses are unfounded. (A. Dell'acqua, January 1988)

Pineda returns to Horcasitas to put himself in hands of las Viejas, que son los medicos del Pais. Elizondo to act as gobernador if Pineda unable to. (T. Sheridan) (1980)

Letter from Domingo Elizondo to Croix concerning poor health of visitador general (Galvez). (T. Sheridan) (1980)

Receipts for purchase of wheat rations, for guarding livestock for Apaches. Accounts of expenditures. References to particular aid given to families of Nanegin, Lorenzo. Grimarest speaks of urgent need for blankets for sick Apaches, those going on campaign in winter. Simo mentions livestock bought by mission. (A. Dean, may 1989)

Choquet forwards request that mission in San Diego be exempted transport Fee for furnishings; notice that Choquet remained in San Diego because of scurvy contracted, request that salary be sent there; soldier Zeda complains that he was recuperating from sickness, but upon returning to post was arrested for desertion; receipt of money from mission in San Diego, discounted for personal needs of Choquet; doctor certification of Choquet's illness and recovery; notice of establishment of missions at San Francisco and Monterrey, superficial description of land surrounding these missions; notice of illness of Quinos, recuperating in Tepic; notice of arrival of ships from Peru into San Blas, their need for repair before the possibility of their use in the exploration of California; brief summary of journey of these ships from Peru, no loss of cargo but slow due to unfavorable winds; Diaz appointed chaplain of favorita with salary; report on status of favorita for two explorations of Californias; capitan, chaplain named- widespread sickness and some deaths among sailors noted, ship provisioned (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Notice that silver ornaments of francscan Junipero Serra in California held in transit for lack of lading permission; Izaguirre quits job as chief teacher in San Blas because of his health; bausas wants and gets 16 pesos monthly sent to maintain his Sister in Mallorca; Perez requests use of chapel; Diaz requests and is turned down maid in addition to salary as priest. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Documents arrival and departures of ships with freight and passengers between San Blas and Baxa California; includes detailed lists of passengers and freight; includes notice of transfer of sick people to Tepic because of bad climate in San Blas; notice of armed English brigs off coast of Baxa California. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Contains accounts of Pedro Galaz's actions during war with Apaches in Sonora with respect to his request for proper restitution in form of payment or to be named capitan de Caballeria; includes statement of others attesting to age of Galaz and history of serious illness; suggestions for placement of Galaz in proper job such as office of tobacco duties; includes description of injury sustained due to fall from horse in battle - groin and testicular Pain. (K. Hubin, April, 1990)

Employment history of Gonzales de Burgos, mentions his monetary donation to war against Great Britain. Gonzales explains that he accepted job of administrador de Azogues y tobacco to supplement his income; after leaving post as secretaria he is earning less than before, asks for reinstatement to previous job. Request rejected. He lists other municipal organizations in which he would gladly work; petitions for job in Fabricas de Polvora, vacant due to death of gacleyne; asking on behalf of his 7 children, european wife. Also solicits posts of contador de la tesoreria, vacant at death of Saenz Martinez, and of administrador de aduanas de San Luis Potosi at promotion of esmarrnisar. (O. Velez, January 1990)

(D. Marksz, December 1987)