Last United States military governor, 1849; called the constitutional convention.
Recorded span
1848 to 1849
Records
43 naming this person as author or recipient
Name forms matched
riley
‘fl.’ = the span of dated catalog records matching the name forms as author/recipient. Outlier years usually mean a retrospective mention, a later copy, a homonym, or a record whose own date carries a low confidence flag — check the records, not this line. Counts are of DISTINCTIVE name forms; bare family surnames (Argüello, Carrillo, Castro, Estrada…) are deliberately left unattributed rather than guessed.
1848–1849 · C-A 43, doc 502 — US-period addenda bound in (sourced 'Vall. Docs'): an 1848 bando on individuals compromised in the recent wars holding stolen *caballada*; and ⭐⭐ the American military governor Gen
1848–1849 · C-A 63, doc 400 — THE STA CLARA/SAN JOSÉ MISSION-SALE CONFLICT DOSSIER (running Spanish correspondence, ~9 docs): Padre Real → Gob. re the mission-property despoliation & his refusal to recognize th
1849-06-03 · C-A 45, doc 326 — US CONQUEST: 'Copia de la Proclama del Gobernador constituyendo el gobierno civil en California' — the pre-statehood military governor's proclamation that led to the 1849 constitut
1849-09-20 · C-A 63, doc 125 — Meeting of citizens: notify Gov. that when he issued his proclamation for election of officers the population was quite small (dry season) & the necessity not felt, no election; bu
1849-09-05[?] · C-A 63, doc 127 — Accepts the office of Judge of the Superior Court, to which people of SF & San José have elected him; his family are insufficiently near P.O. to leave them; will meet the other jud
1849-10-18 · C-A 63, doc 129 — Resigns his position of Judge & President of the Superior Tribunal of Cal. (elected 1st US-state governor Nov 1849)
1849-?? · C-A 63, doc 132 — From Sacramento dist. to prevent convention: no choice of Prefect for that district made by the people; as such appointment by Gov. becomes necessary, they recommend Elisha O. Cros
1849-11-08 · C-A 63, doc 136 — Resigns; speaks of the necessity of having in this dist. a judge of 1ª instª with criminal jurisdiction; recommends Robt. A. Wilson for it
1849-?? · C-A 63, doc 138 — Asks for Mexican law books in order to administer justice under the laws of Mexico as required of him
1849-06-29 · C-A 63, doc 140 — Troubles in San Francisco: confidentially tells him constant appeals brought to him agt the Chief Alcalde Dr. T.M. Leavenworth; has not interfered but rendered him all possible aid
1849-08-08 · C-A 63, doc 151 — Request, by order of council, 'the town pledges its faith, that public funds for which it shall be responsible & to return whenever the Gov. of the U. States shall demand it, the b
1849-05-29 · C-A 63, doc 161 — Synopsis of various political movements in that place: the place & vicinity filled with small politicians who want to make gain from funds to be raised by taxation, & the pickings
1849-05-16 · C-A 63, doc 162 — Represent that they have been with the Hon. T.M. Leavenworth, Alcalde of the district, during the past 18 mos, one of the most difficult & embarrassing periods in the history of a
1849-07-23 · C-A 63, doc 289 — Sobre autorización de un matrimonio por sacerdote protestante, siendo uno de los cónyuges católico, con desprecio de leyes dadas por Gob. Mason: ha sabido con disgusto que el 9 de
1849-08-30 · C-A 63, doc 332 — In compliance with a resolution of the Ayuntamiento, list of the Officers elected at previous meetings held during the past month: Secretary Frank Turner; Sergeant at arms Jonathan
1849-09-11 · C-A 63, doc 333 — (2 docs) 1º Respecting ordinance of Town Council; 2º Respecting to authorize the payment of a Clerk the sum of $3000/annum
1849-09-21 · C-A 63, doc 334 — (2 docs) 1º Names Mr. Helme Sheriff & Ryland as Clerk of Court of 1ª Instancia; 2º (Sept 29) Notifying that have appointed Capt. Andrew Sublette Sheriff of the District of San Fran
1849-10-03 · C-A 63, doc 338 — Enclosing for examination triplicate bills of the Placer Times for $600 against the U.S. Government, for printing & publishing 800 copies of Laws of California
1849-06-04 · C-A 63, doc 345 — Asks for new election in San Francisco for the government of certain civil affairs; also resigns his office to take effect on the election of a successor
1849-07-23 · C-A 63, doc 407 — Savage's head: '1849. - July 23.d - Sta. Clara. W. Campbell & Jas. Alex. Forbes Esq. — to Gov.r Riley.' Abstract, in Savage's English: 'Representation, that say: it has become noto
1849-09-17 · C-A 63, doc 454 — (Doctº en inglés) Says it is the general wish of the people that two competent judges learned in the law be appointed for the court of First Instance to take cognizance of all civi
1849 (Sep) · C-A 63, doc 455 — (Doctº en inglés) Enclosing resolutions asking $1,000 for the [state constitutional] Convention required for September
1849-09-15 · C-A 63, doc 457 — (Doctº en inglés) Notifying that last Sunday a few individuals ordered an election & that hundreds of persons interested in it had no opportunity of knowing anything of it, hence n
1849-08-04 · C-A 63, doc 460 — (Doctº en inglés) PRIVATE GOLD-COIN MINT REQUEST: asking permission to issue gold coin of the denomination of $10 & $5; willing to give bonds to any amount required by the collecto
1849-03-24 · C-A 63, doc 461 — (Doctº en inglés) THE CHILE-EMIGRATION LETTER: says he is a native of the Netherlands & considers California his own country; having lived long enough among these [Chilean] people,
1849-08-31 · C-A 63, doc 466 — (Doctº en inglés) The town is ready to accept the loan of $10,000 on the conditions offered by him
1849-10-06 · C-A 63, doc 469 — (Doctº en inglés) Says the city of New York of the Pacific [Stockton?] has become the depot for some of the largest class of merchant vessels arrived from the U.S., & requests a Ha
1849-09-04 · C-A 63, doc 506 — Renuncia: se excusa de aceptar el nombramiento de Juez de la Suprema Corte, diciendo que está imposibilitado, y que siente mucho hacer aparición como candidato de él, siendo Kirby
1849-07-02 · C-A 63, doc 512 — THE STA BÁRBARA BOUNDARY & REPRESENTATION PROTEST: encloses an acta in which the Pueblo of Sta Bárbara resolved to make observations on the 3-Jun-1849 Riley proclamation (the civil