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BOX 5 REEL 4 ITEMS 21-24 Regulations issued by or for the Governors of the Marianas
BOX 5 REEL 4 ITEM 21 1846, Regulations governing the mines of the Islands, issued by D. Narcisco Clavería y Zaldúa, governor and captain general of the Philippines
BOX 5 REEL 4 ITEM 22 1871-1872, Governor of the Marianas D. Luis de Ybañez y García
BOX 5 REEL 4 ITEM 23 1872-1891, Rules, regulations, lawsuits regarding cockfighting
BOX 5 REEL 4 ITEM 24 1894, Governor of the Marianas D. Emilio Galisteo y Brunenque
BOXES 5-10 REELS 4-10 ITEMS 25-97 Governors’ Reports and Investigations
BOX 5 REEL 4 ITEM 25 1762, Inquiry into Spanish, Mestizos and descendants available for war with England if Guam were invaded
BOX 5 REEL 4 ITEM 26 1796, Investigation into death of a native of the village of Ynarajan
BOX 5 REEL 4 ITEM 27 1797, Measures taken on declaration of war with England
BOX 5 REEL 4 ITEM 28 1799, Investigation of expenses incurred by the Royal Presidio in connection with the shipwreck of the English-American mailboat Espermen
BOX 5 REEL 5 ITEM 29 1799-1800, Criminal proceedings against an Indian of the village of Asan
BOX 5 REEL 5 ITEM 30 1799, 1802, Tariff of salaries, wages, prices
BOX 5 REEL 5 ITEM 31 1799-1810, Criminal proceedings against a resident of Rota
BOX 5 REEL 5 ITEM 32 1801, Plan of the castle of San Rafael
BOX 5 REEL 5 ITEM 33 1801, Passage of English-American ship from Umata harbor
BOX 5 REEL 5 ITEM 34 1801, Report on fortifications
BOX 5 REEL 5 ITEM 35 1802, Testimony and investigations into grievances against former Governor D. Manuel Muro
BOX 5 REEL 5 ITEM 36 1802-1806, Annual reports to the Presidio in Mexico concerning military salaries paid, and other administrative matters in the Marianas
BOX 5 REEL 5 ITEM 37 1802-1813, Capture of English frigate La Paloma
BOX 6 REEL 6 ITEM 38 1803, Report to Manila of a foundry, and construction of a fort at Umata
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 39 1828, Case of criminal conspiracy of José de Vega, et al, against Mr. Hunter, captain of the ship Infatigable, and his first pilot, Mr. Lofgreen
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 40 1829, Land grant certificates, by José Romero, Administrator of Estates for the Marianas
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 41 1829-1831, Work of the Division of Artillery and Engineers
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 42 1830, Reports of excessive charges made to ships entering ports of Guam during administration of Governor Ganga Herrero
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 43 1831, Pay of retired personnel, Francisco Villalobos, Governor
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 44 1831, Summary information against Manuela Baza, accused of having mistreated Josefa Arco
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 45 1835-1837, Reports on construction of fortifications around the barracks, by Governor Franciso Villalobos
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 46 1837, Contract of public works and roads
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 47 1843, Governor José Casillas Salazar, delivery of documents and papers to the incoming governor
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 48 1845, Governor Gregorio Santa María, record of events since taking office
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 49 1845, Report on repair of royal palace of the town of Umata
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 50 1846, Cost of building repairs of the castle of Santa Cruz
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 51 1852, Investigation into wounding of captain of German merchant brigantine Louise Caesar, and death of pilot
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 52 1855, Application of H. H. Beale, M.D., to reside on Guam and take charge of the American hospital there
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 53 1856, Inventory and execution of the estate of D. Francisco Tuleda, second lieutenant, deceased
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 54 1856, Public auction of English ship Invincible, shipwrecked in bay of Agaña
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 55 1859, Proceedings on sale of schooner Pfeil, of the Sandwich Islands and Honolulu, because it was unseaworthy
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 56 1859, Proceedings on shipwrecked American whaleship Lexington, with petitions for aid for the captain and crew
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 57 1860, Contract for rent and cultivation of island of Agrigan
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 58 1861, Testimonies relating to public works, Umata, Rota, etc.
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 59 1865, Testimony of captain of the ship Maria, prevented by injury from continuing voyage to Island of Ebon
BOX 6 REEL 5 ITEM 60 1867, Judicial investigation into death of D. José Perez Roldán, administrator of public affairs
BOX 7 REEL 5 ITEM 61 1872, Auctions, fiscal, and legal matters
BOX 7 REEL 5 ITEM 62 1872-1875, Accounting of sequestered properties of Ignacio Agnon
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 63 1873, Deposition of William Jones of Burlington, Vermont, concerning his Spanish naturalization proceedings
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 64 1873, Criminal testimony against Mariano de Borja, soldier, for robberies committed in the barracks
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 65 1874, Copy of depositions of witnesses on escape of two political prisoners aboard the ship Scotland
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 66 1874, Legal deposition of Vicente Calvo, Captain of the Port, on escape of two political prisoners aboard the American ship Scotland, March 30, 1874
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 67 1874, Permission granted to Joaquin Portusach, Gobernadorcillo, for exclusive rights to graze goats on the small Island of Cabras
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 68 1874, 1877, Lists of those deported from Manila to the to the Mariana Islands
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 69 1875, Depositions and decrees governing lawsuits
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 70 1876, Testimony relating to construction of a new bridge in Pigo
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 71 1876, Testimony concerning the disappearance of the lessee, C. H. Johnston and friends while going from Tinian to Saipan
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 72 1876-1880, Investigation into the causes of tuberculosis
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 73 1878, Vagrancy proceedings against Domingo Chargualaf
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 74 1879, Testimony concerning sale of an old school house and construction of a new school
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 75 1879, Reports by officials of the Mariana Islands concerning coffee growing
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 76 1880, Report on improvements and renting of the island and cost of Agrigan to Mr. A. Capelle
BOX 7 REEL 6 ITEM 77 1881, Case of A. Capelle against Mr. H. T. Williams, captain and owner of the British steamer Beatrice
BOX 8 REEL 6 ITEM 78 1884, Investigation by Governor of the Philippines into grievances of Carolinians against the ex-governor of the Marianas, Francisco Brochero y Parreno
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 79 1884-1887, Estimates for the construction of sixteen bridges
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 80 1884-1887, Proceedings against Román Zafra, military health officer, accused of abandoning his guard and fleeing from arrest
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 81 1884-1887, Testimony concerning measures governing judicial investigation into conduct of several suspicious individuals
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 82 1885-1889, Criminal investigation following the assassination of the Governor of the Islands, Angel de Pazos y Vela-Hildago
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 83 1886, Report on the vagrant D. Antonio Diaz y Sablan
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 84 1886, Reports of the Gobernadorcillo of Merizo: case of Tomaso Livrama
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 85 1886, Proceedings concerning fisheries and cleaning of the barrio of Sumay, which is a public health menace
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 86 1887, Dispositions concerning disappearance of Antonio Arriola, March 15
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 87 1889, Notice of judicial sale of cattle to be slaughtered
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 88 1890, Proceedings by Enrique Millinchamp y Kety of the Bonito Islands to attain Spanish citizenship
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 89 1890, Investigation concerning conduct observed of Antonio Acosta
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 90 1892, Investigation concerning the shooting of two fleeing prisoners
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 91 1892, Investigation of a vagrant
BOX 8 REEL 7 ITEM 92 1898, Proceedings against Vicente Perze Baza and José Mendiola Flores
BOX 9 REEL 7 ITEM 93 Copy of a garrison order book, 1795-1806, Manuel Muro, Governor of the Marianas
BOX 9 REEL 8 ITEM 94 94 Copies of decrees, orders, and circulars to the local authorities of the Mariana Islands, for the years 1855-1860, 1856-1860, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865-1867
BOX 10 REEL 9 ITEM 95 Copies of decrees on various subjects to the local authorities of the various islands, for the years 1865-1866, 1866-1867, 1868-1869, 1870-1875, 1876-1883, 1884-1890
BOX 10 REEL 9 ITEM 96 Copies of reports from the Governors of the Marianas to the civil administration of the Philippines, for the years 1884-1887, 1888-1892
BOX 10 REEL 9 ITEM 97 Copies of official letters and reports from the Governor of the Marianas to the Philippine administration, for the years 1818-1822, 1822-1823
BOX 10 REEL 9 ITEM 97 1818-1822, José de Medinilla y Pineda, Governor of the Marianas
BOX 10 REEL 9 ITEM 97 1822-1823, José de Montilla, Governor of the Marianas
BOX 11 REELS 9-10 ITEMS 98-99 Census
BOX 11 REEL 9 ITEM 98 1896, Vital statistics of the city of Agaña
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 99 1897, Vital statistics of various towns of the Mariana Islands
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEMS 100-103 Church
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 100 Undated, Doctrines of faith and prayers in Carolino language
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 101 1771, Price list for ecclesiastic services (weddings, funerals, etc.)
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 102 1822, Regulations for collection of church tithes
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 103 1834-1836, Vote of the city of Agaña for a novena to the Immaculate Conception on April 14 of each year
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEMS 104-107 Education
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 104 1789-1790, Edict granting title and setting forth duties of Rector of College of San Juan de Letrán, Hagåtña, Guam
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 105 1836, Regulations governing the Colegio of San Juan Letrán, Hagåtña, Guam
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 106 1857, Instructions for teaching girls in the schools of the islands
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 107 1885, Report of the school board of Agaña
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEMS 108-113 Medical
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 108 1880, Royal order of the Ministerio de Ultramar appointing physicians, dentists, etc.
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 109 1885-1886, Certificates of vaccination for various towns of the islands
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 110 1895, Meeting of the Board of Public Health of the Marina Islands
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 111 1895, Reports by the Public Health Physician on the sick, blind, and poor on several islands
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 112 1895, Reports of the General Center for Vaccination
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 113 1895, Reports of the Public Health Board of the Marinas
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEMS 114-119 Prisons
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 114 1856, Instructions concerning the duties of the prison warden of Agaña, from Governor Felipe María de la Corte y Ruano Calderón
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 115 1859, Rules governing prison wardens of the Mariana Islands
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 116 1889, Prison inspectors’ book, January-June
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 117 1889, Prison regulations
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 118 1889-1892, Minutes of meetings of the Board of Inspectors and the administration of the prisons of the Marianas
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 119 1892, Inventory of property in the public prison
BOXES 11-13 REELS 10-12 ITEMS 120-157 Treasury
BOX 11 REEL 10 ITEM 120 1895, Reports of the Public Administration and Treasury for the Marianas
BOX 12 REEL 10 ITEM 121 1834-1835, Instructions for the Gobernadorcillos of the Islands from the Governor, D. Francisco Villalobos
BOX 12 REEL 10 ITEM 122 1843, Instructions for the Governor of the Marianas, D. José Casillas Salazar, from the office of Captain-General of the Philippines
BOX 12 REEL 10 ITEM 123 1834-1857, Instructions to the Captains of the Port or the Adjutant in charge and ships’ captains, foreign and native, with frequent translations into English and French: 1834, 1838, for the ports of Umata and Apra; 1848-1849, for the port of Apra; 1850-1851, for the ports of Umata and Apra; 1853-1855; 1857, to the Adjutant in charge of the port of Umata
BOX 12 REEL 124 REEL 11 Electoral proceedings, with names of those proposed as Gobernadorcillos and other local officials of the Marianas, 1887-1889, 1895, 1897, 1899
BOX 12 REEL 11 ITEM 125 Correspondence and reports of the Gobernadorcillos of the towns of Ynarajan, Agat, and Merizo, for the year 1895
BOX 12 REEL 11 ITEM 126 Reports from Gobernadorcillos celebrating the end of the War of the Philippines, 1898
BOX 12 REEL 11 ITEM 127 Copies of official letters to the Judge of the First Instance of the Mariana Islands, 1884-1899
BOX 12 REEL 11 ITEM 128 Letters of the Judge of the First Instance to the Governor of the Marinas: criminal proceedings, testimonies, 1889-1890; notice of judicial sale, 1896; replies to petitions
BOX 12 REEL 11 ITEM 129 1843-1846, Administrative resolution on the general state of the island
BOX 13 REEL 11 ITEM 130 1844, Administrative resolution on construction of a boat for inter-island commercial intercourse and the annual voyage to Manila
BOX 13 REEL 11 ITEM 131 1844, Administrative resolution to improve schools and to stimulate exports
BOX 13 REEL 11 ITEM 132 1845, Administrative resolution on school expenses, and contract to supply meat to students
BOX 13 REEL 11 ITEM 133 1846, Administrative resolution concerning monthly payments, half in goods and half in cash
BOX 13 REEL 11 ITEM 134 1846, Administrative resolution concerning report of general acceptance of copper money from Manila
BOX 13 REEL 11 ITEM 135 1847, Administrative resolution concerning better health and ventilation standards for the hospital of the Lazarinas
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