144. Mexico: Archivo General 
Fray Pedro Benito Cambon to Governor Fages, concerning the cele- 
bration of mass at the presidio of San Francisco. Jan. 8, 1783. 
Governor Fages to the missionaries of San Antonio de los Robles, 
concerning assistance for sick missionaries of Santa Clara. July 
BO), eh 75 At 
Vol. 18. 
_ 2. Circular issued by the Secretariat of the Viceroyalty concerning the 
“aplicacion de vacantes mayores y menores”. Feb. 15, 1791. 
(With replies.) 
3. “Obra echa por el Director de Temporalidades sobre misiones de 
Californias, fondos, productos, Gastos, y Sinodos.” Mar. 17, 
1777. 4 ff. 
(A detailed report of the missions, old and new, from the expulsion of the 
Jesuits to 1776, made in the Contaduria de Temporalidades, by Bernardo 
Faxardo y Cobarruvias. ) 
4. Expediente concerning improving the condition of the missions of 
Nueva California. 1771-1772. 
Report by the guardian of San Fernando, Fray Rafael Vergara and 
associates. Mexico, Dec. 23, 1771. 
Dictamen fiscal. 
Fray Antonio Paterna to Palou. San Diego, Aug. 21, 1771. 
The same to Governor Barri. Undated. 
Palou to the guardian, Vergara. Loreto, Oct. 2, 1771. 
Barri and Verger to Palou. Aug. 21 to Oct. 23. 1771. 
Barri to Croix and Bucarely. Oct. 24 to Dec. 17, 1771. 
‘Palou to Barri concerning troubles at Todos Santos. Dec. 26, 1771. 
Letters on the same subject by Bernardo Moreno y Castro, Barri, 
and the “ governor ” of Guadalajara. 1771. 
5. Instructions by Josef de Galvez to Felipe de Neve when he became 
governor of California. Puerto dela Paz, Apr. 12, 1769. (Copy.) 
Proclamation, by Neve, concerning branding cattle. Loreto, Mar. 
14, 1775. 
Letter of instruction (Carta instructiva) to Felipe Neve. Mexico, 
Dec. 25,1776. 11 ff. In 27 paragraphs. 
7. “ Noticias de las Misiones de los Nuevos Establecimientos.”’ By 
Miguel Costanso. Mexico, Oct. 9, 1772. 58 ff. 
(Reports of the missions of Nueva California, including letters or extracts 
from letters by the missionaries. ) 
Vol. 14. Affairs of the marine of San Blas. Mail service to the Philippines. 
1792-1793. 
Vol. 15. Affairs of the marine of San Blas. 1790-1792. 
Vol. 16. 
1. Request by the governor of California, Joseph Antonio Romeu, for 
advance payment of his salary to enable him to get to his destina- 
tion, and proceedings of the government relative thereto. 1790. 
| 6 ff. 
2) ee of Fr. Miguel Hidalgo, Dominican, for funds to enable him 
to return to Mexico. May 25,1790. 7 ff. 
4. Renunciation by the widow of Governor Romeu of the benefit of in- 
ventory, and provisions for the custody of the governor’s archives. 
1792.. 8 ff. 
