Sesma reports on visitas to presidios in Coahuila. Finds military preparation and organization in poor condition and maltreatment of Indians. Ff. 75-76 details new procedures to be followed by paymasters habilitados to avoid embezzlements and fraud of military salaries. Ff. 77-78 note abuses and recommends ways to improve distribution of clothing, supplies against Indian attacks, canons, difficulty of populating presidios in Texas with families, changes of command in presidios and governorship of Coahuila, administrative impediments to permission for missionaries in Guadalajara to come to work in Coahuila, desire of certain Indians to transfer their place of residency to missions, junta de guerra and missionaries requested to cooperate with government in putting Indians into reduccion. (J. M. Johnson, January 1987)

Ugarte explains his lack of cooperation with O'Conor and implementation of new regulation of presidios (1772); notes on Ugarte's expenses; O'Conor promotion to full Coronel; and the fact that he intends no insubordination. (J. Williams, January 1987).

Concerns transport of munitions of presidio de la Bahia in Texas, across province of Coahuila; viceroy advises Ugarte to send a Bill for services rendered. (J. Williams, December 1986).

Fragment of a report submitted to viceroy in response to his request of November 2, 1771, concerning military forces of province; Ugarte notes extreme need for more soldiers, arms and equipment; he includes specific references to troop assignments and requests return of men of San Saba garrison detached to command of governor of Texas in Bejar. (J. Williams, January 1987)

On case of 5 soldiers of presidio of San Saba against their capitan (Oca), whom they claim has taken financial and other advantages of them; Ugarte notes poor condition of company's arms and mounts; transfer of presidio to San Fernando; Rubi's earlier inspection; distribution of food to company; Ugarte defends Oca but notes that he cannot be too accurate, because of great distances between himself and Oca's outpost. (J. Williams, December 1986)

Concerns transfer of presidio del Canon and 20 men detached from that garrison at Bexar in Texas, to Villa of San Fernando; an attack at presidio of Santa Rosa; related problems of presidial defense and a request for 300 fusiles (muskets) and an equal number of swords with related munitions for civil militia. (J. Williams, December 1986)

Concerns shipment of 200 Catalan escopetas (escopetas with catalonan stocks?) and related gunpowder and shot. (J. Williams December 1986).

Concerns provision for an escort from presidio of la Bahia, to protect shipments of gunpowder and other supplies bound for that presidio, as they cross province of Coahuila. (J. Williams, December 1986).

Concerns Indian depredations near Candela and troop assignments at various posts; provinces's 117 man garrison is described as woefully inadequate in face of growing crisis; Ugarte requests return of 29 men detached from presidio of Canon to Villa of Bexar, in Texas. (J. Williams, December 1986)

Consideration of current conditions of presidios of Coahuila; especially supply problems. (J. Williams, December 1986).