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)

Concerns various matters involving governing of Coahuila; mostly letters declaring reception of viceroy's orders; including; expenses connected with assumption of command by Nava; a declaration of war of July 6; forwarding of documents to archivo de la commandancia general on livestock of Bexar and passing information on to Munoz; an inspection of north eastern frontier by Nava; on providing information to Nava on Indian problem; recent military actions taken by presidio of Rio Grande, subsequent peace; notes Apache bison hunting. (J. Williams, February 1987)

Concerns confidential letters on lamentable situation of province cause of which are ferocious invasions of hostile Indians requests arms; notes special problems of livestock guards; Indians captured by Ugalde; and strategy and tactics best suited to fighting Indians; viceroy praises Emparan's methods. (J. Williams, February 1987)

Concerns Indian attacks of first six months of year in Coahuila; notes places raided; losses of people and animals; grave situation of province. Bucareli calls for retaliation. (J. Williams, February 1987)

Concerns a raid in Santa Rosa Valley on July 25 and subsequent retaliation; includes interesting details on composition of Spanish forces. (J. Williams, February 1987).

Report on Julimeno Indian activities at mission Jesus de Peyotes under Father Pena with many interesting ethnographic details; such as their industries at mission, including production of herbs (taco Julimeno) and livestock. (J. Williams, December 1986)

Report on state of mission of Bizarron with many ethnographic details on Julimeno Indians, including housing, transportation, clothing, relations with Apaches, trade and other aspects of economy. J. Williams (December 1986).

Account of peace attempts by captain Mezieres and thefts of cattle and horses from various missions and ranches by hostile Indians. Relation of attempts to recapture lost livestock and to punish those responsible. Joseph Miguel is suspected as main instigator of problem. Repeated requests on how to proceed in his case. (T. Cederstrom, October 1986)

Individual reports from Franciscan missions of Alta California for 1795 and 1796. Vary in quality but include statistics on births, deaths, baptisms, marriages, numbers of Indian penitentes in catechism classes, population, numbers of animals, hectares planted, church buildings etc. Excellent data.(D. Deeds, 1977) & (J. M. Johnson, December 1986)

Individual reports from Franciscan missions of Alta California for 1795 and 1796. Vary in quality but include statistics on births, deaths, baptisms, marriages, numbers of Indian penitentes in catechism classes, population, numbers of animals, hectares planted, church buildings etc. Excellent data.(D. Deeds, 1977) & (J. M. Johnson, December 1986)