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“Noticias del Puerto de Monterrey; y Diario historico de los viages 
hechos al norte de California”, by Pedro Fages. Nov. 20, 1775. 
(The heading calls this a continuation and supplement of two prints, one 
of Aug. 16, 1770, entitled Extracto de las Noticias del Puerto de Mon- 
terrey, the other of Oct. 24, 1770, entitled Diario Histérico de los Viages 
de Mar y Tierra, hechos al Norte de Californias. The present relation 
was made at the order of the viceroy. It gives a separate account of 
each mission, and descriptions of the customs of the different groups of 
Indians and of the fauna and flora. It is a fundamental document for 
California ethnology.) 
“ Derrotero (Itinerary), 6 Diario de D. Juan Pérez.” From San Blas to 
California. Jan. 24 to Nov. 3,1774. 50 ff. 
Regulation of prices of provisions in Alta California. Monterrey, Jan. 1, 
731. I f. 
OctTAvo SERIES, 
As has been stated before, these documents are all copies. The two volumes 
contain 97 documents, which are indicated in the inventory at the beginning 
of volume 1. This inventory contains the press-mark of each document with 
respect to the archives from which it was copied, but there is no indication as 
to who the copyist was or what the circumstances of copying. 
Mission affairs in general. 1691-1788. 
Various correspondence of the higher authorities, consisting mainly of 
general regulations, cédulas, and bulls, governing missions and 
missionaries, such as rules for coming of the missionaries from 
Spain and returning thither, the admission of strangers into the 
orders, privileges of religious, transfer of missionaries from one 
house to another, treatment of natives, patents of the guardians 
of the various colleges, etc. These documents relate to different 
Franciscan organizations, including the colleges of San Fernando, 
Zacatecas, Santa Cruz, and the province of Michoacan. Special 
topics treated are indicated below: 
Vol. I. 
California. 1771-1796. 
About fifty-five documents for the period indicated, of a nature similar 
to those of the small folio series. But this series consists less of 
correspondence of the missionaries in the field, and more of cor- 
respondence and regulations of the viceroy, and of higher mission 
authorities. 
Texas and Coahuila. 
Royal cédula ordering the establishment of missions and a hospital on 
the San Xavier River, Texas. Apr. 16, 1748. 
Description of the missions of Coahuila and Texas. With map. 
(The originals of all of these documents are in the small folio series.) 
Vol. IT. 
Californias. 1770-1797. 
About forty documents for the period indicated, of a nature similar to 
those of the small folio series. Notable documents are the letters 
of Serra and Palou. 
