Military Personnel

Correspondence between Murgier and Ugalde regarding various procedural matters of segunda compania volante over four years beginning with embarcation on six month campaign against Indians, concluding with accounts of encounters with Indians in region; tables enumerating invalids and wounded; several remittals of diarios from various destacamentos (not present) to comandante general; marriages within company. All very sparse detail; vague references to women as wives, casualties in betrothal, battle. (D. J. McClelland, March 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)

Series of tables including military service records, census, lists of armaments and military supplies; women referred to in status of officers' and soldiers' wives; also tables of debts and credits, and personnel being replaced due to aging, illness, or borrachero incurable. (D. J. McClelland, March 1988)

Series of tables outlining monthly account of detachments' post assignments, condition of weapons, number of sick and prisoners, and situation with mounts; no great detail. (D. J. McClelland, March 1988)

Relaciones concerning official despachos of M. Vidal de Lorca, Serna, y. de la Garza, Guerra, date of Despacho, by whom given (2 copies each); record of individuals considered acreedores de la Gracia de ymbalidos, illnesses and injuries described, from Aire de la Cabeza to vicioso incorregible (4 copies each); comprehensive list of primera compania de Cavalleria and number of family members of each (ff. 512-513) (2 copies); list of weapons in possession of sargentos, Cavos, Soldados of compania (ff.518-519); account of debits and credits of same members for 1787-88; statement of balance in Fondo de gratificacion (3 copies). (L. Kerr, July 1988)

Ff.445-449 list fuerza efectiva of primera compania and distribution of men throughout province; notas instructivas comment on weapon supplies, horse and Mule count, vacant posts; Series of service records of Serna, Guerra, Barberena, Quijas, Joachin and Melchor Vidal de Lorca, listing individuals' military experience, including campaigns against Indians (4 copies each); service records of Melchor Vidal de Lorca outlines extensive travel and military involvement; second Series of service records, some identical information, of Serna, Margil and Yldefonso de la Garza, Guerra, Quijas, Barberena, J. Vidal de Lorca. (L. Kerr, July 1988)

Letters and oficios to Vidal during 1789;including assignment of troops and officers to certain locations; Rentas mensuales of primera compania; libranzas and money to be sent to officers; monthly revistas of companias; fighting with Indians, number killed; balancing of accounts, including itemized list of cargo and data; Series of near illegible letters mentioning licencias, horses, mules, Cavallada lost and plans to recover; concerning Baamonde and finances; correspondence regarding disruptions caused by Urrutea, taken prisoner by military. (L. Kerr, June 1988)

Informes, oficios, and letters concerning: request for assistance due to poor harvest in region; grain, horses and mules purchased to counter climatic conditions; military actions taken by Serna; informe and description of mariscadas killed, by whom, where; balance in fondo de compania; battles with Yeguas; illness, death of soldiers from peste; funeral, interment of Vidal, selection of successor; need for additional mules and horses; list of personnel in primera compania, locations; revistas and diarios of monthly activity; desire to punish Indians; suffering sustained by personnel in certain jurisdicion replacement of officers. (L. Kerr, June 1988)

Letters concerning military organization, activities and finances; requests for money to pay debts, purchase horses and mules; death of officer, including certificate of death; recommendation and assignment of individuals to military posts; monthly revistas and diarios of military activity; interaction with Indians; list of military personnel owing money. (L. Kerr, June 1988)

Oficios and letters concerning: request to increase number of cattle and horses at missions where Indian populations greatest; troop lodgings; almacen de polvora; desertion; letters of introduction; relacion about ramos de real hacienda de Nuevo Santander, individuals employed and salaries; concerning Indians of Horcasitas; military organization and activities, their rationale; recommendation and assignment of libranza; actions taken in non-military death of officer, compania; monthly revista and diario of military activities, including actions of Indians around Croix; oficios and letters concerning: financial statement, including money from various taxes; tanambres in and around Llera; caja de San Luis. (L. Kerr, June 1988)