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Accounts of Amoles hacienda with total money spent, received, and individual amounts for debts, corn sales, sheep, cattle, mules, burros, oxen, wool, seed, caballada Mansa y Serrera, signed by Guevara on December 31, 1803. Accounts of 111 servants, Pastores listing name, salary, debts of each (covers 1799-1803). Reports concerning goods, animals of hacienda. (D. Bautista, December 1989)

Certification of cargo from ministerio general de la real hacienda; several bills of sale Charged to Gonzalez del Castillo; Castillo sells mules to Martinez; certified note for delivery of powder to factory of San Pedro de Ibarra; Bill of sale of leather to Lezaun; Bill of sale of sugar, cacao to Baptista Perez; report of money spent for yerba, oil, paper, books, imported seed, iron, steel, accountants used in hacienda. Summary of money spent and made on corn, mail, steel, iron, salaries of pastors, servants, workers, cowboys, Herrero. Accounts of merchandise, with total of things sent, price of each, number of receipts; monthly portion of corn given to workers; report of sheep, bueyes, novillos, number alive, number dead during year; report of steel, iron used to make tools for hacienda; report of earnings of Herrero; report of shearing done in August, 1803, listing for each worker name, how many sheep sheared, money earned. Detailed description of horses of hacienda. (D. Bautista, December 1989)

Informe concerning complaints from Concepcion against a number of frays from misiones fernandinas. Complains include doctrination of Indians in their own languages, baptism without previous instruction, economic inequality between missions, and a number of petty complaints, Concepcion is accused of being crazy, and transfering him to another colegio is recommended. Follows letter from Concepcion asking for audience from virrey and detailed account of situation. Questionnaire sent by Borica to comandantes of presidios asking about situation in misiones; answers describe in some detail every day life of converted Indians including housing, daily diet and clothing in misiones (folios 10-41). Follows copy of informe previously sent to Branciforte by Borica, and now sent to Azanza. Letter from Buenaventura describing in detail con un Muchacho y Le mando que Se Vaya a fornicar. Borica certifies Arenaza's good record in official document. Follows summary of book-keeping in missions of Nueva California. History of religious, military and civil dominance in California since 1772 is described in some detail by Lull, asking to clear the name of the Missiones in California. Fiscal de la real hacienda suggests sending Concepcion back to Spain to avoid scandals. Unsigned document explaining how missions in California should be divided among different orders. In a long document Laruen summarizes in detail everyday life in missions in California special detail on punishment to Indians, number of lashes, instrument etc, claiming that if something, the treatment to Indians is very soft (mui blando el trato), also very detailed account of aranceles of all missions in California. Laruen asks to dismiss the whole incident with Concepcion, explaining that it is all based in anger of neighbor misiones and presidios due to his bad attitude toward them, follows similar detailed account on housing including measurements of dwellings, materials of clothing, money allocated. This informe and particularly the one that follows are an answer to accusations made by Borica and a number of captains of presidios in the area. (folios 63-101, 104-111). Following is a long document from Arillaga explaining discrepancies between reports from missionaries and military personnel, he explains cada uno dice de la Feria, como Le fue en ella. (folios 112-119). Letters from fiscal de la real hacienda clear the misiones from any fault, concluding the expediente

Entry consists of list of contents of documents found in box. These cuadernos are numbered, dated, physically described and summarized. Topics are principally of judicial and legal nature donations and use of lands; donations to missions and colegios; demandas; taxes (Alcabala); debts; legal disputes. Documents date from 1613 to 1763. (J. M. Johnson, October 1989)

Chronological record of land titles from 1540 - 1760 sent to viceroy Croix and consejo real de las indias, including land and haciendas acquired by California missions. Details include changes in ownership and boundaries from inheritance, gifts, judicial disputes, sales, auctions, embargos against taxes and debts from rents. Geographical boundaries specified, census data referred to and some information on judicial and transference procedures. Interesting for discussion of actos taken by Jesuits against religion belemitica, I.e. Another order; Indians and establishment and demolition of boundary markers (mojoneras) during incorporation of lands into larger hacienda holdings. Cuadernos numbered and sometimes cross referenced to other ones. (J. M. Johnson, October 1989)

Inventory of Jesuit hacienda holdings before expulsion. Hacienda witnesses provide detailed descriptions of inventory Almacen, main Casa Grande, mission and chapel furnishings and religious objects including book titles. Another important area is production of wheat, corn and amount of harvests; heads of cattle, horses, mules, listed by type. Lists of workers broken down by work categories providing date of loan, any repayment and outstanding amount due. (J. M. Johnson, September 1989)

Concerning Gonzales de Burgos' employment from 1797 thru 1817. Appointments as administrador de tobaccos, administrador de Azogues; certificaciones on his work at various posts, letters corroborating his contributions to Montepio. (O. Velez, January 1990)

Index to correspondence concerning Leal's actions chasing rebeldes (same incident was covered in folios 0097-0107). Petition by Gonzales de Burgos for job as administrator of customs house in Saltillo or any other vacancy in rentas. Detailed employment history for Gonzales de Burgos; comments by Plo y Alduan, Bagues y Marco on his aptitude, dedication, other personal attributes. Letter by Gonzales de Burgos discussing vacancy created in real Caja de Durango by death of Bagues y Marco. Salcedo rejects petition. Gonzales comments on unlikelihood of getting job as promised by director de alcabales due to employment situation in Provincias Internas; complains that his income has dropped 75% while size of his family increases. He asks for 5-6 month leave to recover from illness; certification from doctor. Request rejected by Ahumada, ply y Alduan. Bonavia says he will provide full pay if comandante general agrees to grant leave. (O. Velez, January 1990)

Notice on incursions of Spaniard soldiers into Indian territory when relocating Sacramento presidio. Series of reports given on Indian workers in missions, water Canal being dug, military supplies needed for each soldier, weapons in existence in presidios, salaries paid to workers in the Canal, presidios in area and neighboring rancherias. Indian cloth, salaries for soldiers. Report about Indians not coming to church due to misery of missions. Clergymen ask for two soldiers to protect their missions. Report on visitas to missions and presidios. Inspection and statistical report on population, number of houses (Adobe houses) and weapons (M. Marroquin, February 1989)