A different sort of personal levy was the donativo, a special-purpose contribution to the crown from those Spaniards whose rank or lineage exempted them from direct personal taxation. There were 57 such persons in Florida to contribute to the king’s 1698-1700 campaign for the upkeep of the Windward Squadron. Although the governor apologized that St. Augustine was a city without money, some of the donations were sizable. The interim accountant contributed from his salary 100 pesos, the artillery captain, 500 pesos. The crown took no chance on second thoughts: the viceroy was told to take the salary deductions from the situado. [Note 117: Juan de Pueyo 9/10/1699; Governor (either Torres y Ayala or Zuniga y Cerda) 9/16/1699; Nicolas Esteban de Carmenatis to Secretary Sierralta 10/12/1699; cedula to Gov. Zuniga y Cerda 8/14/1700] (Bushnell KC)