Mission Finances

Receipt of letters concerning: official copy on monte pio military discounts; Londres sedition and losses in war; scribes and coinage; Gregori's authorization to let recruited soldiers' wives accompany them. Croix acknowledges having sent 4 licencias to Fages' company. Concern salary of Alamos official Corbalan. Concerns payment of pension from monte pio military fund to Rubio's widow and request for pertinent documents. Receipt of bandos on donations for war. Galvez' cedula sent. Concerns payment of Coahuila missionaries at Pachuca colegio and synod account. Concerns funds for Gregori's recruiting activities and funds for Ventura Moreno's march. Permission granted to publish and distribute bandos about war and manufactures duty. Mention of Petronilla Mendez de Hurtado's case against Indians in Colotlan. Concerns transport costs of families and supplies to Californias by Rivera y Moncada. Letter of recommendation to Mayorga about Dr. Augier.

Drafts and correspondence between Croix and Mayorga covering various administrative matters, commission of engineers to study relocating presidios of Santa Cruz and fronteras and new settlement of Pitic; governor Neve's administration of California; formation of two new companias volante at Paras and Saltio; note regarding royal cedula prohibiting commerce between Luisiana and Coahuila y Texas; Opata auxiliaries in Sonora; notes on exaction of tributes; donation to crown by California citizen for war against England; letters concerning attachment of officers and soldiers of the regiments of Espana and Mexico to duty in Nueva Vizcaya; retirement and payment of pensions to officers and their widows; finances of California missions. (G. Lavalley, April 1988)

Loyola informs virrey that Martinez is looking for more information regarding certain mission funds; virreynato responds that some of funds were given to Garcia Zelis for his widowed Mother and orphan virgin nieces in Granada. (D. J. McClelland, December 1987)

Rengel consulted regarding Bernal's request for military leave until family situation is resolved; twenty copies of Bando (not present) regarding marriage announcement being sent to Rengel; Rengel asked for approval concerning naming Mora to collect funds for California missions; Rengel notified of salary debt to Burgos by Soler; virreynato agrees to retirement and pension of cevellos; twelve copies of ordinance (not present) sent forbidding certain local civil officials to furnish pledges of paper with respect to corresponding territories; Rengel orders distribution of Bando in provincias (not present) about shipments from Veracruz to Xalapa. (D. J. McClelland, November 1987)

Virreynato requests update from Rengel regarding establishment of mission San Ildefonso Tecora and funds involved. Sends Rengel twenty copies of Bando (not included) regarding troops being sent to Phillipines; six copies of Bando (not included) regarding unspecified commerce. Payment for surgical instruments bought by Moreno must be made through funds of Provincias Internas. Payment being completed for mission in Zacatecas; and soon to be completed for missions in Potosi and Texas. (D. J. McClelland, November 1988)

Letters from virrey to Rengel requesting more companies in Leon and Vizcaya due to Indian hostility. Notification that records of effects were transferred by mail from Luisiana to Texas in response to previous letter. Money has been relinquished to funds of California missions for foundation of Canal of Santa Barbara. (D. J. McClelland, November 1987)

Rengel consults virrey about arms supplies to provincias; virreynato requests information regarding debts for seeds at Loreto; documents concerning Rosario; missionaries' requests for funds. (D. J. McClelland, October 1987)

Rengel is urged by real audencia gobernadora to look into establishment of Franciscan missions in provinces according to orders of late virrey; asked for general review of presidios of may, 1784; advised to divide Sonora from Durango in branches of mission funding. (D. J. McClelland, October 1987)

Letters to viceroy from Neve and Corvalan re: situation of funds in treasury of Chihuahua and payroll of Arispe; includes tables of payment and debt; discussion of form of money. (D. J. McClelland, October 1987)

Series of documents concerning military salaries; military appointments for presidios; protection of presidios under construction is requested; notice of missions and missionaries lists; deductions (montepios and Invalidos), of salaries of military officials; new presidios are built to facilitate connection to Monterrey. Gunpowder is delivered to presidios. Request for maps of the provincias. (M. Marroquin, sept.1988)