Hospitals

Leon y Perez, commended for excellence in botanical studies by sesse; recommended as director of botanical garden for military Hospital in Santa Rosa. Salary discussed, mention of pharmaceutical value of productive Hospital garden. (S. Gibbs, April 1988)

Revilla Gigedo relates plan to build new military Hospital in Valle Santa Rosa. Discussion of competitive salary for surgeon, procedures for staffing Hospital, expenses associated with maintaining Hospital, & potential recipients of medical care. (S. Gibbs, April 1988)

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)

Virrey sends document for Fayni's input on resistencia concerning coconut wine; Fayni responds positively. Virrey remarks that Fayni's approval of breaking of relations with English will benefit Spanish. Fayni announces publication of Bando concerning deposit of wealth. Acknowledges receipt of autos concerning Hospital administration. (S. Gibbs, October 1987)

Correspondence between virrey and Ruiz re: remission of papers from fragata La Favorita listing personnel and salaries; discussion of increase in salary for certain persons; receipt and posting of bandos of regulations pertaining to funerals and internments; current state of construction of fragata Nuesta Senora del Rosario; request to employ Pasqual as carpenter in shipyards and discussion of salary; discussion of media anata charged to deceased Marquez; funding for hospital in San Blas. (D. Uhlman, December 1988)

Hijosa, comisario de San Blas applies to virrey to determine if surgeons of departamento are subject to civil authority (comisario), or to military authority (comandante). Virrey determines that these medicos are under military authority when at sea, and under civilian authority when on land. Also included are documents concerning altercation between teniente Melendez and Ferron, surgeon at San Blas. Also, Hijosa requests that virrey reprimand Pava and Maldonado for their refusal to attend medical consult at San Blas.

Series of documents concerning alleged desertion and theft committed by condestable of fragata Principe Fernando. List of sailors left ashore due to illnesses. (M. Marroquin, June 1988)