Merchants

Series of notices of libramientos/pagamientos to various individuals, many unspecified, some related to Monte Pio, paying back salary descuentos, reintegrating funds, all relating to libranzas that are present in volume; many libranzas going to vecinos and comerciantes; amounts of payments always listed. (D. J. McClelland, September 1988)

Documents deal with financing military campaigns against Indians in Sinaloa, Sonora, and Nueva Viscaya. Letters of high government officials to church officials and gobernadores and Alcaldes requesting money, horses, cattle, and seeds for maintenance of soldiers. Construction of storage facilities for seeds. Letter of Fueros to viceroy reporting money collected. Letter of church officials reporting same. Lists of merchants and other people's contributions. Missionaries' attempts to increase productivity of mission lands to support soldiers. Echeveste reports that 286, 774 pesos have been collected. (J. Tapia, June, 1987).

F. D011 is cover sheet for ff.e001-e027 which are documents concerning status of treasury at Chihuahua. F.e004 contains table of accounts from treasury at Durango for 1786-1787. Ff.e003-e006 are letters from Durango concerning status of treasury there. Ff.e007-e012 are copies of several documents concerning status of treasury at Durango. F.e009v includes auto concerning internal activity at Durango. Mention of shortage of funds at Durango. Mention of meetings treasury deficits and policy. Includes letter from merchants to intendente concerning payment of additional taxes. Mention of need for funds to pay troops. F.e013 is letter from Hortega to superintendent-general of real hacienda concerning acquisition of funds. Ff.e014-e025 are group of copies of documents regarding payments to royal treasury. Most are autos concerning completion of required payments. Mention of military expedition into Nueva Mexico. F.e026 is letter from Hortega concerning receipt of payments. (W. Copas, March 1988)

Ff. B239-b240 is letter concerning remission of money from Chihuahua, written by four merchants asking for exemption from payment. Ff. B241-b242 is letter from comandante-general to viceroy certifying request. F. B243 is letter from viceroy granting exemption. Ff. B245-b246 drafts of letters from viceroy(?) To comandante-general and intendente of Durango concerning situation in Chihuahua. Ff. B250-b257 dated 1788 are correspondence to and from Florez's virreynato. F. B250 is draft of letter from pensions for retired or disabled personnel, widows of soldiers, officers and children of soldiers killed. Ff. B251-b252 is letter accompanied by table, relaying information from Coahuila, Texas, and Leon. Recipients of pensions are listed by name and rank. Ff. B254-b258 is another such letter and table from Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Mexico, Sonora, and Californias. (W. Copas, February 1988)

Concerns visit of commissioner Chamorro to Durango and various financial assessments he made in connection with case of Asilona versus Campo Mercador; Fayni defends Chamorro. (J. Williams, March 1987)

Concerns a request for more troops for protection of supply convoy S.J. Williams (December 1986).

Letter. Concerns a request for more troops for protection of supply convoy S.J. Williams (December 1986).

Series of documents dealing with factors for terminating performance of this merchant. Several military officials complain that prices were too high, and merchandise of poor quality. In letter of June 18, 1790 Guizarnotegui defends his actions and requests renewal of contract. Also discussion between viceroy and several civil and military officials on negative effects of having only one person provide for needs of presidios. (J. Tapia, September, 1987)

Series of documents discussing termination of Guizarnotegui's contract, and plan to have presidial captains responsible for contracting with merchants for provision of food, clothes, and arms for soldiers. Letter of August 13, 1790, discussion of advantages and disadvantages of having captains responsible for new task; suggestions of naming alternate officials for this duty. Letter of September 8, 1790, deliberation on having troops provided by different merchants in order to have better circulation of currency. Methods of payment to merchants, check on amounts of goods paid for and received, and proper distribution of goods discussed. (J. Tapia, September, 1987)

Series of letters and informes on provisioning of presidial troops and companias volantes. government and military officials concerned that soldiers are not able to provide themselves and their families with proper amounts of food, clothing, and weapons with their salary. Merchants of Chihuahua are asked to develop plan for provisioning presidios that will benefit soldiers. Military officials upset because merchants are more concerned with their profits than with welfare of troops. In letter of October 30, 1786, Guizarnotegui proposes a detailed plan for provisioning presidios. Benefits and disadvantages of plan are discussed by other merchants, military officials and viceroy. Plan is modified several times, and each time there are meetings to discuss changes. Disagreements between merchants on amount of profits. In letter of February 13, 1787, objectives of themselves; distribute profits among merchants of region who promote agriculture, animal raising, and mining. In letter of July 9, 1790?, there is discussion of merchants anger of losing profits for charging high prices. Letter may 8, 1790, viceroy relates that Guizarnotegui's contract will end at end of year; all merchants should take steps for provisioning presidios. In letter August 4, 1790, merchants Argue that they have supported soldiers and crown in many ways, but that they need to make a certain profit or they will be forced to move to other areas. (J. Tapia, September, 1987)