Indians (Relations)

Letters informing Castro of completion of orders sent by himself or governor or reasons why orders not followed. Bujanos acknowledges orders to suspend March of his squad. Agrees to method of operations and behavior during peacetime including fair treatment of Indians. Follows order allowing soldiers to retain arms and authority delegated to them. says difficult to follow orders due to Indian hostility. Includes letters introducing monthly updates on conditions of troops and relevant battles. Includes account of each soldier completing duty or unable to complete. (M. Dannemiller, September 1988)

Diarios de novedades (1791, 1792, part 0f 1793) from segunda and tercera companias in which significant occurrences relating to Indians recorded, some months without; Diaz de Bustamante of tercera compania includes more detail of administration and organization than other authors, including San Maxent of segunda compania, but provides succinct Margin notes stating whether contact with Indians occurred that month. Diaz de Bustamante's detail concerns Messages sent regarding Indians, men and horses dispatched to investigate situations or to fight, number of Indians, soldiers killed, where, by whom, soldiers dispatched to purchase food and other supplies, granting of licencias, also several exposiciones describing military conflict with Indians (folios 389-392); Estados de fuerza of both companias, number of individuals in each post, where located in, special assignments or missions involved in. Footnotes explaining data; relacion listing number of horses, mules belonging to companias, quantity and type of armamento and vestuario. (L. Kerr, July 1988)

Monthly diarios de novedades of primera compania stating that 'ninguna novedad favorable o adversa' occurred between Indians and compania, February-may 1791; diario for June recounts various conflicts; August-September, without novedad; Estados de fuerza of said compania, number of individuals in each post, where located, special assignments involved in, footnotes explaining data (March-October 1791); diarios of segunda compania, recounting various conflicts with Indians (March-November 1791); Estado de fuerza of segunda compania, number of individuals in each post, where located in province, special assignments in which involved, footnotes regarding data (August-December 1791). (L. Kerr, July 1988)

Diarios de novedades stating that nothing significant occurred between military and Indians at Laredo Quartel and neighboring areas from January 1788-August 1789; Estado de fuerza of fuerza of tercera compania, including list of armamento, vestuario and montura, where officers and soldiers are located, special assignments in which involved (folios 166-168), footnotes elaborating upon above data. (L. Kerr, July 1988)

Disparate letters concerning: increase and improvements in armamento, habilitacion, food, cavallada, soldiers; explaining activities and decisions, e.g. Ugalde's plan to organize correspondence; Indian raid on mission, subsequent punishment, general philosophy towards Indians; condition of troops, horses prior to reunion de companias, including that of compania de Coahuila, just returned from expedition; explaining Cabello's request for escolta to reunion; nombramiento of officers, including to posts left vacant by deserters; acknowledging receipt of monthly diarios, relaciones de debitos y creditos; warning of illness among cavallada; granting of licencias; interaction with Indians of north; balance in fondo de gratificacion; letter to Puga (not Lacomba); alivio of Gonzalez de Paredes, having suffered some accident; organization of documents regarding Nepomuseno's desertion; Dovalina's pernisioso vicio and abuses against soldiers; reduction of companias of Provincias Internas (folios 40-42), increased sueldos, discussion of changes instated; baptized, married Indians around Camargo (folio 44); promotion of Cosio; request for escoltas for procurador of Texas; punishment of two Indians; progress report on work completed by Indians; granting of annual haber to Talamante; regarding almacen of San Carlos; illegible letter concerning injustices in Punta de Lampazos; nombramiento of interim capellan. (L. Kerr, July 1988)

Series of letters to Murgier and other officers comprising rearrangement and eliminations of various military positions within segunda compania volante de Nuevo Santander. Mention made of tension and war with Indians; cuts in salaries; military reviews; desertion by one officer; death of two civil officials. Routine correspondence. (D. J. McClelland, March 1988)

Diaries of Leon and Murgier with accounts of routine procedures including receipt and issuing of orders; supplications for peace on part of Indians; individual Indians' depredations, I.e. attack on convoy and killing of pastor in mission. Detailed account of one pursuit of Janambres to southern border of Santander including ambushes and smoke signals as tactics. Women included as Indian transgressors. (D. J. McClelland, March 1988)

Three commanders at Croix write monthly diaries re: events of import, mainly manifested in personnel movement, recovery of stolen livestock from Indians, punishment of Indians for robberies, mention of letters and orders received (documents not present); no great detail. (D. J. McClelland, March 1988)

Perea enters notes in diaries of Prezas del rey from 1788-1789; accounts of comings and goings of squadrons of soldiers; attacks on Indians; Indians' supplications for peace, interaction with neighbors. Women referred to in capture and killing of Indians in attack on village of Caramigualles. (D. J. McClelland, March 1988)

Murgier reports few notable occurrences in diaries. Gives rough outline of events such as Indians seeking peace settlement; minor military outings to correct Indian misbehavior; soldiers sick and unable to cortar la tierra; reference to some Indians surviving on only Calabazas in Sierra; women as Indians and prisoners, no great detail. (D. J. McClelland, March 1988)