199 Mexico: Archivo General 
3. Documents concerning the pay of soldiers of the presidio of Nuestra 
Sefiora del Loreto, or Bahia del Espiritu Santo. 1722. 27 ff. | 
Investigation of trouble between the Indians and the soldiers of 
Bahia del Espiritu Santo, by Fernando Pérez de Almazan, goy- 
ernor of Texas. “1724. 44 ff. 
4. “ Autos sobre diferentes noticias que se han Participado a Su Ex? de 
las entradas que en estos dominios hasen los Franseses por la parte 
de Coahuila y Providencias dadas para evitarselas y fundacion de 
la Micion en la Provincia de los Tejas.” 1715-1718. 152 ff. 
(Concerning the re-occupation of East Texas in 1716 and the establishment 
of San Antonio. These are the originals from which most of the docu- 
ments in vol. 27 of the “Memorias de Nueva Espafia” are copied. 
Other originals are noted in the next volume below. This expediente 
contains twenty-one documents not copied in the “ Memorias”. It is 
to be noted that the correct title of the important document reviewing 
the history of Texas before 1715 and commonly cited as the Dictamen 
Fiscal of Nov. 30, 1716, is ““ Resumen arreglado a lo que consta de los 
autos que se han formado en este Supt Gov» de las noticias que desde 
el afio de 1688 asta el presente mes, y afio, se han tenido de la nasion 
Asinay o Texas, sus propriedades, y costumbres, etc.” See Historia, vols. 
298, 302, 394.) 
Vol. 182. “ Autos relativos al comercio en Texas y la Luisiana, y otros asuntos 
de ninguna importancia.” 1689-1795. 
I. Book of accounts of the distribution of supplies, payment of salaries, 
and other financial matters of the Presidio of Los Adaes. 1737- 
L720 ley i 
(The book throws a great deal of light upon presidial administration, 
prices of commodities, etc. Cf. vol. 525.) 
2. “ Expediente sobre Comercio reciproco entre las Prov*s de la Luisiana 
y Texas: havilitacion de un puerto en la Costa de esta: ampliacion 
de limites de la primera estendiendolo hasta el Rio de Sabinas y 
otros puntos incidentes.” 1776-1795. 201 ff. 
(See p. 35, no. 8.) riety 
“ Relacion particular ” of each jurisdiction and of the principal In- 
dian tribes of Texas, transmitted by Croix to the viceroy. Chi- 
huahua, Sept. 23, 1778. ypait 
Summary of the reports of Athanacio de Méziéres concerning the 
Indian affairs of Texas. Transmitted by Croix to the viceroy. 
Chihuahua, Sept. 23,1778. 8 ff. 
Letters of Athanacio de Méziéres to Croix reporting his two expe- 
ditions of 1778 and 1779. 
Twenty-three letters dated between Mar. 28, 1778, and Oct. 7, 1779. 
Certified copies made in Chihuahua. 
Summary of fourteen of the letters of de Méziéres. Sent by Croix 
to the viceroy. 1780. Io ff. | 
Documents concerning the finances of the expeditions of de Mézié- 
res. 1778-1781. 
Correspondence concerning the opening of commerce between Texas 
and Louisiana, extending the boundaries of the latter to the Sa- 
bine, and the establishment of a port on the Gulf coast. 1776-1795. 
3. Documents concerning expeditions into Texas. 1689-1691. 
_ (Misnamed in the inventory. Badly mixed and scattered. Among | them 
are the originals of several documents copied in the “ Memorias”, vol. 
27.) 
