Indians (Food Rations)

Concerns incorporation of peaceful Apaches to Janos, and food required for trip to such presidio. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

List of monthly expenses for purchase of food and cigarettes for peaceful Apaches. Other expenses are for salaries of cattle care takers, and for Escalante's salary. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

List of quantity of corn, wheat, panocha, and cigarrettes bought by Escalante for peaceful Apaches; monthly breakdown of goods distribution with specific amounts listed. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

More documents concerning expenses for the purchase of wheat, corn, and cigarrettes for peaceful Apaches in Bacoachi; others deal with expenses involved in doors for Apache houses, and for taking care of cattle. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

List of money given daily to peaceful Apaches in Bacoachi for their maintenance; some money also given to Apache prisoners, and to some Pimas for chasing enemy Apaches. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

Long list of food supplies (meat, seeds, cigarrettes) given to peaceful Apaches. List broken down weekly with specific amounts given to Indians. There is also mention of raising cattle for maintenance of Apaches, and reduction in amount of seeds distributed. Mention that reduction in food has resulted in some desertions. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

List of type and amount of food and cigarrettes distributed to Apaches in Bacoachi; also included amount of money given to Apaches participating in military campaigns. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

List of expenses for maintenance of peaceful Apaches; monthly breakdown with specific amounts for food and shelter. (J. Tapia, November 1987)

Letter concerns a document prepared by Cortes describing how money was spent on the pacification of Indian groups mentioned, according to accounting there was a surplus of 2.200 pesos in 1788 amount, Salcedo asks opinion of virrey on matter of limiting the amount to be given to 4.000 pesos in light of the surplus; letter mentioning Ugalde's request that surplus in gratification account be allowed to be applied towards the salaries of four military scribes and one dependiente named Pena, that this be allowed annually, Flores requests that the sum needed to meet the salaries be ordered from the sum that is being held by presidio de Bahia as referred to in the last sequence of documents (ff. 0120-0133); Ugalde has interceded on behalf of Ugalde and resolved matter of salaries, money will be sent from the presidio of Bahia, reminder to Ugalde to submit paperwork for the first 4 months as it regards the activities in the account set aside for the pacification of the Indian groups mentioned; Salcedo acknowledging the decision of junta Superior and virrey in this matter with the only qualification being that he be allowed to explore the advisability of letting Ugalde pay the salaries mentioned from the 6.000 pesos that will be sent to him annually for the pacification of the Indian groups mentioned. (O. Velez, October 1989)

A Series of letters addressing the situation of the 6.000 pesos approved by real hacienda to be given to the Asentista of the presidio of Coahuila, problem arises in this regard because Fermo refuses to take charge of the comission given to him by Ugalde; the solution to this problem is that the 6.000 will be handed over to the avilitado of the presidio San Antonio Bucareli de la Bahia who will use it for the same purposes originally intended, the pacification of the Indian groups mentioned; in a later letter it becomes evident that the real hacienda is going to suspend the 6.000 pesos because Ugalde has not submitted the necessary paperwork for the year 1787 as requested by the junta Superior in 1788 on the spending of sums in previous years; next letter in Series sees Ugalde asking that personnel funds that he spent in the employment of Pena during 1788 be reimbursed to him in 1789 budget; letter mentions relacion sent by Ugalde of employment of Dependiente and two cadetes during 1787-1788 and that the Dependiente disputes the salary proposal of 1.000 pesos a year as too little because of the extent of his work in the Provincias Internas, asked for 1.200 pesos a year, document also shows the salaries of the cadetes mentioned; Ugalde states that the sums not spent in 1788 on pacification cannot cover the costs of the Dependiente and the two cadetes; letter from signatories of the junta Superior of the real hacienda telling Ugalde that his salary of 6.000 pesos is enough to cover the costs of the employees mentioned. (O. Velez, October 1989)