Lancaster-Jones Collection 197 
Texas and Seno Mexicano. 
Correspondence of the procurator of the College of Guadalupe de Zaca- 
tecas, the discretorios of the colleges of Santa Cruz and San 
Fernando, and opinions of the royal fiscal, concerning the transfer 
of certain missions of Seno Mexicano to the College of San Fer- 
nando. 1743. 
Patents of various guardians of the College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro. 
Correspondence. 1744, 1756. 
“ Consulta de el Presidio de Nra. Sefiora de el Pilar de los Adays ”, Feb. 
12, 1746. With accompanying letter of May 25, 1746. Both by 
Fray Joseph Ortiz de Velasco. 
(The letter shows that the consulta was a product of the deliberations of 
several missionaries. It contains 109 paragraphs, and discusses eight 
“ difficulties ” of presidial administration at Los Adaes. This manuscript 
is the original. A copy is indicated elsewhere. The copy possessed by 
the University of Texas lacks the marginal references.) 
Royal cédula authorizing the establishment of three missions and a hos- 
pital on the San Xavier (San Gabriel) River, Texas. Apr. 16, 
1748. Printed. 
- Vol, II. 
Californias. 
About 150 documents, mainly original, concerning the missions of the 
College of San Fernando in California, 1770-1783. 
(The collection contains letters of different missionaries to the college, to 
the governor of California, to Joseph de Galvez, and to each other; 
replies of the governor and of Galvez; orders of the governor to the 
missionaries; correspondence of the viceroy and of the commissary- 
general of the Indies with the guardian of San Fernando, etc. A con- 
siderable portion of the collection consists of correspondence between 
Palou and Governor Armona.) 
The following documents of the collection were noted as of especial 
interest: 
Fray Juan Crespi to the guardian, telling of the expedition to Mon- 
terrey. San Diego, Feb. 8, 1770. 2 ff. 
The discretorio of the College of San Fernando to the viceroy, con- 
cerning the reformation of various affairs of the missions. July 
26,1770. 6 ff. 
Joseph de Galvez to Palou, ordering search for pearls. Mexico, 
Nov. 9, 1770. I f. 
Same to same, extending congratulations for the discovery of Mon- 
ferreye “NOVit2 71770.) Iii 
Order of the viceroy that ten new missions be founded. Nov. 12, 
7 7Oee iit. 
The viceroy to Palou, giving report of appropriations for missions. 
Mov, 12.1770" 1.105 
Fray Manuel de la Vega, commissary general of the Indies, to the 
guardian. Madrid, Dec. 20,1770. 1 f. 
Joseph de Galvez, in Mexico, to Palou, at Loreto. Sept. 15, 1770. 1 f. 
Dictamen fiscal, by Areche, to the viceroy, concerning the new 
method of government proposed for the missions. July 13, 1772. 
2 ff. 
Fray Pablo Mugartegui, to 
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