Tobacco

Administrative letters from Echegaray to Ugalde concerning provision purchases of livestock, fruits and nuts; military expeditions in search of Indian rebellions; peace negotiations; military deserters; jurisdiction instructions for Linares; and a loan from Faboada to Ramirez. (E. Wilson, August 1989)

Neve's correspondence includes (most important documents, service records and promotions, rebuilding mission at San Diego and constructing Capistrano. Details geography of area around San Francisco and Santa Clara mission, especially natural resources. Lists of numbers of officers and craftsmen at four Principal California presidios, supply escorts, real reglamentos pertaining to details of presidio construction and tackle for cavalry companies. Ff. 354-356 is list of salaries and numbers of officers, craftsmen, and rations for presidios crews and ships, including Actual costs vs. Those alloted by missionaries, income from tobacco and other crops, purchase and distribution of mules, horses, and supplies, shipping, tackle for soldiers and settlers. Ff. 359-360 estimates of rations per single man and families, after spoilage in salaries by rank for officers, craftsmen and Naval personnel. Ff. 368-369 allotments of supply rations and money for presidios in Santa Barbara channel. (J. M. Johnson, February 1989)

Criminal case against soldier Tapia for robbery of Monterrey warehouse. Description of crime. Fages interrogates various soldiers. Tapia's confession (373). Personal description of sentences Tapia to hanging (387). Inventory of Tapia's possessions and stolen items. Tapia's defender Arguello pleas years (feet shackled) with ration but without salary after running the gauntlet 10 times. (J. Hiller, April 1989)

Letter recommending Barcia for merit for stopping illicit trade. Concerns regulations on sale of frontier land. Taxes on tobacco. Distribution of arms to towns most prone to Indian attacks. Describes events of Indian war. Two reports describing firsthand, in great detail, events of two small battles between Indians and soldiers. (A. Dean, January 1989)

Letters concerning military pay and review, and hiring of civil servants. Administration of tobacco trade. Distribution of arms to citizens. Indian raid on livestock near Altamira; beginning of Indian war. Transactions of royal treasury and other fiscal matters. Appointment of comandante to bring Pames to new mision de Nuestra Senora. Pacification and conversion of prisoners taken in Indian wars. Armed escort to accompany refugees back toranches raided by Apaches. (A. Dean, January 1989)

Correspondence concerning observations made by Mariscal de Campo while visiting Villas in Nuevo Santander; comments on mines inspected in Tamaulipa, recommendations for various modifications in mining procedures and policies; Mariscal informs of illegally imported tobacco confiscated by his men; describes state of hacienda de Dolores where Indians receive little religious education, stresses need for such influence as well as for proper protection of Indians by all missions; itemizes taxes and other money collected at each town for real hacienda; Mariscal's companion in charge of 'repartimiento'; both men involved in selection of gobernador Interino. (L. Kerr, October 1988)

Correspondence concerning: donation of benado blanco sano y robusto, coche con mulas y cochero con guarnission de soldados and other supplies; brief mention of apprehension of deserters; collection of taxes and sale of tobacco, 'polvo y rama'; populating of Cruillas and other newly founded towns; congratulating Marques de Croix for appointment to virreynato, informing him that revistas and 'libretas' en route; service records of Teniente Martiarena and Capitan Urresti. (L. Kerr, November 1988)

Various letters of correspondence from Vidal de Lorca (1774). Table (182) extracto del beneficio de la Ciudad de (feligresia) locations and their distance from Monterrey. Bernadino de la candella and Nadadores. Index of correspondence (178). Letter discussing problems of slowness with mining production and retrieving of minerals and gathering of troops to fight off Apaches, also included. (J. Acheson, oct, 1988)

Letters to governador Vidal de Lorca and others concerning variety of issues. Includes letters about salary of government employee and satisfying needs of widow, Indian non-christian customs, process of christianization of Indians, the security of peaceful territory. Also includes minutes about the establishment of monthly postal service from San Luis Potosi. (J. Acheson, October 1988)