Metal Working Industries

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)

Letters concerning hiring two blacksmiths in San Blas to work on fragata Concepcion and decisions about sending them to Monterrey or San Fransisco. Letter describing every day life in small towns San Jose and Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe and a number of missions in California. (T. Kahana, August1989)

Concerns request for letters about payment from Caja real to missions. Concerns providing gun powder to factorias. Concerns regulations and registering of stores. Request of return of funds to treasury of Alamos from Guadalajara. Recruitment by Fages for his company. Rights to make breastplates conceded to inventor Bentucat by Bucarely (relates to F 86). Receipt of letter about reenlistment in dragones de Espana. Two relaciones about veteran officials of viceroy's army who have reenlisted or are to receive salary abono and includes their service records.

Civil administration concerning accountant for los Alamos and salary of administrator of Azoques de Parral. Receipt of informe from visitador general and expediente about Tubac construction. Request for transfer of masons for capital construction. Supplies of tobacco for provinces. Collection of old money. Construction and funds to troops, new missions, and inhabitants in California presidios. Visit of Demecieres to Indian allies. Letter concerning Rusi's merits. Bentricat granted privilege to produce and market breastplate of his invention. Request for soldiers of Piquete del regimiento de dragones de Espana to be restored to their detachment;also discussed great expenditures of Piquete. (L. L. Woodward, may 1988)

Chacon Medina informs viceroy about ending servitude of Indians in construction of church and other public works, instead is hiring paid Spaniards to do work. Various letters and autos by various officials and missionaries praising governor, requests and authorizations of architectural repair and construction of church. Supplies of religious items sent to churches in province. Naming of gunsmith and details about artisans living in area based on reports by Cuervo y Valdez. Orders to restructure postal service from el Passo, Santa Fe and Parral to Mexico City. (A. Dell'acqua, June 1987)

Escandon writes to Mexico that since pacification of his region is completed, he has through his own means, undertaken the building of houses and temples. requests a Scribe to come and take his diligencia and this is done. List of craftsmen appear in the scribes work, giving their backgrounds and physical appearance. Some craftsmen from Spain. (M. Bowman) (1978)