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office of the superior government. Many of them are now in the 
Archivo General y Publico, but the lists name many documents for the 
ey province that I have not seen. There are valuable lists for 
exas 
2. Commission as commander of the presidio of San Elizario conferred 
on Capt. Antonio Columna. 1793. 24 ff. 
4. “ Report of the legajos which are lacking in the Secretariat of the 
Provincias Internas.” 1795. 2 ff. 
(Some of the items mentioned as lacking are found in the Archivo General 
y Publico, e. g., the correspondence of the governors of Texas for the 
period 1755- 17609. Cf. volumes 91, 94, 95 of the Seccién de Historia. ) 
5. “Inventory of the expedientes relating to the province of Coahuila 
existing in the office of Sefior Dn. Juan Martinez de Soria.” 17 ff. 
143 legajos are listed. 
(Separated by order of Sept. 24, 1793, to be sent in case of necessity to the 
commandancy of the Interior Provinces.) 
6. Autos concerning the new plan for the interior presidios. 1752-1754. 
A6 ff. 
(Important for the general organization of the frontier. It gives the num- 
ber and pay of troops and missionaries of all of the Interior Provinces. ) 
7. “Old Expedientes of the Department of Interior Provinces.” 261 ff. 
Proposals of Francisco Guizarnétegui for supplying the presidios of 
New Mexico and Nueva Viscaya (see above, vol. 18). 1788-1792. 
Similar proposals for other provinces. 7 
Discussion of systems for supplies. 
Vol. 15. 
1. Acknowledgments of letters from the viceroy by the commandant- 
general of the Interior Provinces. 1797. 21 ff. 
Acknowledgment by Ramon de Castro, of Monclova, of orders to 
keep the Americans and English out of Texas. 1793. 
New schedule of prices (arancel) for Indian trade in Texas. 1793. 
Acknowledgment of receipt of above, by Castro. 
2. Request by the commandant-general of the Interior Provinces for 
twenty-six cannon. 1795. 120 ff. 
3. Flight of some Apaches from the Hospicio de Pobres (apparently in 
Coahuila). 1795. 14 ff. 
7. Correspondence concerning the appointment of Jacobo Ugarte y Loy- 
ola as commandant-general of the Interior Provinces. 1786. 50 ff. 
Correspondence of Ugarte y Loyola with the viceroy. 1786-1794. 
Miscellaneous military matters of Nuevo Santander. 1792-17096. 
Vol. 16. California affairs. 
1. Return of $38,880 to the Royal Hacienda by the Pious Fund of Cali- 
fornias. 1804. 28 ff. 
(Part of the payment was made from the $403,813 which was left to the 
Pious Fund by the will of Da. Paula de Argiielles.) 
2. Arrival at Vera Cruz of Fray Mariano Yolde and Fray Vicente 
Sanchez, destined for California. 1804. 7 ff. 
3. Request of Fr. Mariano Apolinar and Fr. Tomas Valdellon for leave 
to return to Spain, having Saeuaria twelve years’ service in the 
missions of California. 1804. 7 ff 
4. Request by Fr. Crisostomo Gomez, procurator-general of the Domin- 
ican missions of California that sinodos be paid to 22 missionaries. 
1804. 14 ff. 
