Military Uniforms

General description of salaries, dress, administration of goods selection of officers, monthly reviews, treatment of prisoners, treatment of civilian inhabitants, inspectors of presidios, duties of various ranks. Brief description of location of each presidio from Altar to San Antonio de Bejar.

Garcia conde relates costs of operating presidio militias in Durango and Chihuahua. Itemized list (157) of costs of clothing, cavalry horses, provisions and other necessities. Report of 600 men preparing to impede hostile Comanche and Lipan Indians and of supplies needed. Estimate (161) of annual budget of treasuries of Chihuahua and Durango. (J. Hiller, April 1989)

Document concerns outfitting of Cuerpo de Caballeria of Veracruz with new uniforms. F. 3 describes twelve years of service of company and gives numbers of arms (pistolas and escopetas) of company. Type of uniform needed by company detailed and an order for 300 monturas given. (P. Lenz, April 1990)

Domingo Antonio de Galdames requests retirement with rights of Fuero militar and use of uniform. Illness and bad health reasons for retirement. F. 256 is service record of Galdames, including detailed account of various military campaigns and wars. Other documents are verifications of his service record and of his illness. Muns, Galdames' doctor, describes illness as una fistula en el Ano. Galdames granted retirement with both privileges of Fuero militar and use of uniform. (P. Lenz, February 1990)

Rosas requests retirement from tercera compania de Infanteria de Durango. Requests retirement privileges of Fuero militar and right to use uniform. Brief summary of Rosa's military service record. Ff. 236-237 is printed copy of 1811 decree governing the rights and use of the Fuero militar by military personnel. Rosas granted retirement with Fuero militar and right to use of uniform. F. 244-248 also contain information concerning the granting of right of Fuero militar to Rosas. (P. Lenz, February 1990)

Index and extractions from legajo 4 (1757), quadernos 1-10, containing abundance of administrative, military, and religious information regarding numerous provincias. Indexed information includes Martos y Navarrete's taking governorship; sentence given to leaders of Monclova uprising; auto aiming to attract Guadalaxara missionaries to Indians of Seno Mexicano; movement of Indians from San Juan Bautista to San Bernardo mission; regulation approved for standard troop uniform; desertion of Zibolos from Bizarron mission; requests for travel permissions; homicides executed by soldiers; Barrios y juaregui petitions for Coronel ranking; missionary conduct; conduct of French clergyman; recognition and demarcation of new territories in Nueva Orleans area; presidio founding near River Trinidad; synod payment; soldier salaries; relocation of presidio San Agustin de Ahumada and Rio de la Trinidad; hostile enemies; dividing Huefuguilla company; edict that soldiers enter church with hair untied; Gualeguas missionaries' severe treatment of Indians; remission of gunpowder; hurricane damage; mine discovery in Nayarit; campaign against Seris, Pimas (J. Hiller, July 1989).

Letters from Arredondo for virrey informing him about money he gave to gobernador of Coahuila and the necessity of supplies and uniforms for the troops; Arredondo informs virrey about rebels from Rio de Janeyro who request permission to return to New Spain. (D. Bautista, June 1990)

Soldiers request advances on their salaries, and Piquete de dragones de Espana request advances for their uniforms, horses and saddles. Discussion of distribution of horses and saddles among soldiers and Indians. Delivery of weapons to Romeu. Fernandez Prieto requests advance and is denied. Garcia's request for credit to rent house in Arispe to store payroll funds is also denied, also request for 300 peso increase in his salary, and information on Garcia's service record. (L. L. Woodward, August 1989)

Letters to Corbalan regarding Neve's papers and receipt of goods received and price paid, and attempts to distinguish Neve's belongings from those of Cavallero de Croix. Medina to Galindo Navarro regarding receipt of copy of Neve's will and plans for making inventories and auction. Corbalan to Galindo Navarro Corbalan's being chosen as executor of Neve's will and duties transactions; commissions. Dongo to Galindo Navarro regarding selection of Neve's executors and news of Neve's death. Autos concerning choice of executors and plans for auction, Corbalan is organizing auction in Arispe; 7 receipts for purchases by Neve presented by Fernandes, and paid by executors as stipulated in will, including payment for mules stolen by Apaches, and payment to doctor. Account of auction of Neve's belonging (household goods, clothing, weapons, livestock), with buyer and purchase price provided for each item conducted by Fernandes; autos attest that auction was carried out by Fernandes according to request in will. Price of gold Chapa evaluated by silversmith. Rengel to Sal regarding Neve's papers. Ugarte y Loyola to Galvez regarding autos of inventories of Neve's belongings. List of Neve's belongings with value not sold at auction; list of belongings of gold and silver with price appraisal; belongings not sold in Chihuahua due to high prices, in Mexico prices are Lower according to Cervantes; Dongo expresses difficulty selling furniture. Accounts of funds spent according to requests in Neve's will for bills (copies of bills and receipts included) including funeral expenses, doctors, medicine, services, masses, household goods, transportation of goods and funds, servants' salaries, legal fees and appraisers' fees. Neve's belongings (including description and value) sent to Dongo in Mexico by Fernandez; acknowledgement of receipt of objects. Documents concerning final accounts of the auction, deductions from Neve's wealth, and that executors carried out functions satisfactorily, including final remittances of funds and uniforms to heirs and to Caxa de Bienes de difuntos de Cadiz. (L. L. Woodward, July 1989)

General account of Neve's wealth compiled by Corbalan including liquid assets, salaries, and account of Neve's expenses owned to various individuals; salary of Neve with deductions for Monte Pio, Invalidos, Media anata, and conduccion a Espana. Account of transport costs for goods bought from Neve's estate (receipt of muleteer). Account of Neve's expenses, costs of food items and household goods bought and services provided (carpentry, transportation, laundry); Series of receipts of money paid out by Neve's executors and funds deposited in Rosario treasury. Neve's widow prohibited from receiving the sum of inheritance Neve indicated in his will. List of gun powder and household goods for sale left at Neve's hacienda by Croix. Dongo and Corbalan correspond regarding freeing Neve's funds to pay Neve's debts, including debt to late doctor sales. Medina's letter introduces inventories and auction sales of Neve's belongings. Autos by Galindo Navarro regarding Neve's executors and funds they administered. Corbalan relates to virrey that he has paid the heirs of Neve's doctor and describes transactions of Neve's wealth liquidated through auction; virrey(?) Acknowledges receipt of letter. Galindo Navarro in auto describes death of Neve and his duties to make an inventory of Neve's belongings, put his papers in order, identify corpse, and gather keys. Copy of Neve's will (ff. 145-159). Autos and diligencias referring to choice of executors of Neve's will, Neve's keys, and papers, requests in will concerning belongings, making inventories, choice of accountants and expert assessors of Neve's belongings, as well as description of religious sacraments given to his corpse. Administrative proceedures for assembling paperwork concerning Neve's will. Inventory and value of Neve's gold and silver belongings. Inventory of clothing and value accessed, description of cloth and colors used, and origin of many items. Inventories of linen, food, weapons, misc. Belongings, livestock, documents (bills of purchase, debts, letters, orders). (L. L. Woodward, July 1989)