Ships (Repair)

Correspondence re: shipment of supplies to San Blas; discussion of who should pay for vestuarios for prisoners in presidios: cajas of Veracruz or Mexico. Caja de Mexico wants to apply amount owed to caja de Veracruz for supplies sent to San Blas against amount paid out for vestuarios for which they contend caja de Veracruz is responsible. (D. Uhlman, July 1988)

Correspondence of administrative and financial matters consists of documents providing data on qualifications, salaries, appointments, health status and death notice (f. 475) of departmental personnel. Cargos and itineraries for fragata Santiago (Nueva Galicia), Goleta Sonora, Paquebot San Carlos carrying provisions to California. Ff. 471-472 discuss launching of new fragata la Princesa (N.S. del Rosario) and its role in colonization of California. Other documents continue Sonsonate and Realejo transferred to district of Guatemala, status of construction of new Paquebot and tools, supplies (ff. 453-455). Agricultural information on seeds and planting (ff. 451-452). Widow's pensions (f. 462) and salary deductions for payments to wives of officials (ff. 466-467). (J. M. Johnson, October 1988)

Correspondence is on administrative and financial matters in department of San Blas. Several documents deal with appointments, health and salaries of personnel; others with cargos and itineraries of Paquebot San Carlos and Goleta Sonora on voyages to California ports, supplying provisions to discuss damage to Paquebot in storm. Ff. 407 continues discussion of status in construction of Paquebot and why better suited to be fragata rather than Paquebot. Ff. 408-410, 414-419, 430-432, 434 deal with personnel problems of craftsmen on ship construction, delays due to illnesses. Ff. 411-413 on publication of new royal decrees lowering percentage of rights to gold, after royal fifth subtracted. Ff. 423-429 are list of workers contracted in Veracruz with salary information and deductions on salaries for officials for pensions to wives. (J. M. Johnson, October 1988)

Most important documents concern arrival in San Blas of two carriages and four servants for Areche to be shipped to Acapulco (folio 198); and detailed inventory of the Goleta Sonora (N. S. de Guadalupe) including food supplies, its physical structure, rigging and equipment (ff. 199-213). Bausa requests monthly sum sent from royal treasury to Sister in financial need; approved by Hijosa and viceroy (ff. 330-333). Fragata Santiago (Nueva Galicia) and paquebots Concepcion and San Carlos; costs and logistics of transportation of materials to California ports; procurement of supplies and skilled labor for ship repair; appointments of Naval, religious and medical personnel; and reports on departmental personnel, including illnesses and deaths. (J. M. Johnson, September 1988)

Documents concerning payments to sailors performing servicios extraordinarios on land or on ships to which they are not commissioned. Virrey determines that these sailors, carpenters, shipwrights, etc., are to receive per diem payment in addition to regular salary while they are occupied in these services. (J. H. Ochs, July 1988)

Eliza, comisario de San Blas sends virrey constructor Arteaga's expense account for materials needed to repair frigate aranzazu. virrey and junta Superior approve release of funds. (J. H. Ochs, July 1988)

Correspondence between junta de Marina de San Blas and Mexico concepcion, which was damaged by a hurricane while returning from the dark and rainy port of Nutka. (J. H. Ochs, July 1988)

Series of documents on transportation of gold, silver and commercial items such as soap and sugar; lease of private house to use as military Hospital; prosecution of soldier for killing another one; transferral of government officials; request for travel expenses for government officials; expenditures for ship repair.

Series of documents concerning maritime transportation of commercial items such as glass, cigars, fabric and cloth, hats, sugar, Chocolate, cacao, and similar items. Budget for salt store repairs and troop payrolls.(M. Marroquin, June 1988)