Cachupin acknowledges receipt of four Cannon, and release old ones for sale. (D. Marksz, 1987)

Return of expidiente of Valdes. Copies of Grimarest's letters about armed ships in the bay of San Juan firing cannons and heading west for Tiburon and coast; actions of Prieto and discussion as to ships' identity and possible measures to be taken. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

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)

Cannons for defense of ports of San Francisco, Monterrey and San Diego. (A. Dell'aqua, 1/87)

Petitions for cannons for defense of forts and ports; deterioration of defensive arms; bills of sale. (A. Dell'aqua, 1/87)

Sierra Gorda, governor of Nuevo Santander informs virrey of visita to port of Soto la Marina. Mentions construction of military fortifications (cuartel); Indian unrest involving Comanches.