Annual post-office account of the San Diego presidio for 1803; spans n253-n255. Heading: 'Cuenta ordenada y relacion jurada qe. yo D. Manuel Rodriguez, Admor. de Correos de la Estafeta del Presidio de Sn. Diego, doy a la Admon. Pral. de Mexico, de los costos y gastos qe. ha tenido dcha. estafeta en el ano de 1803, pr. el correo terrestre' [= sworn account of the overland mail service at San Diego for 1803]. Cargo of 202 reales for letters and packets received, itemised month by month ('Por las qe. entraron en Eno. 4'... Feb. 6, Mzo. 2, Abril 18, Mayo 6, Junio 4, Julio 8, Ag.to 9, Set.e 7, Oct.e 88, Nov.e 40, Dic.e 10). Then 'Item: son cargo 563 rs. a qe. ascienden los pliegos y cartas qe. en el ano de esta cuenta se han franqueado' [= 563 reales of prepaid postage], again by month (Eno. 30, Feb. 86, Mzo. 100, Abril 29, Mayo 56, Junio 51, Julio 22, Ag.to 31, Set.e 42, Oct.e 30, Nov.e 44, Dic.e 42); plus 4 reales over-credited as honorario in the account rendered at the end of 1802. Data: '76 1/2 rs. qe. al diez po me corresponden de honorario de los 765 rs. del liquido producto de esta cuenta' [= his ten-per-cent commission] and '692 1/2 rs. qe. resultan liquidos pa. S. M. y satisfago con la adjunta libranza contra el Habilitado Gral. de esta Provincia' [= net proceeds to the Crown, paid by draft on the province's habilitado general]. Resumen: cargo 769 rs., data 769 rs., 'Igual', so 'no resulta cosa alguna en pro, ni en contra de la Hda.' Sworn 'a Dios nuestro Sr. y a esta Santa Cruz' and signed at the Rl. Presidio de Sn. Diego by Manuel Rodriguez.
| Date | 1803-12-31 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Manuel Rodriguez, Admor. de Correos of the Estafeta of the Presidio of San Diego |
| To | Administracion Principal de Correos, Mexico |
| Place | San Diego |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XVIII |
| Original tomo page | pp. 629-30 |
| Savage copy page | 252 [stamp] / 249 [hand] |
| Scan leaf | n253–n255 |
| Document type | sworn annual account (cuenta ordenada y relacion jurada) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Manuel Rodriguez, Admor. de Correos of the Estafeta of the Presidio of San Diego to Administracion Principal de Correos, Mexico, San Diego, 1803-12-31, Provincial State Papers, XVIII, pp. 629-30, Archives of California, C-A 11, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.Cite the document by series, tomo and original tomo page, as the literature does; the C-A number locates it in the repository. To cite this catalogue entry itself, use https://archivesofcalifornia.com/record/ca11/ca11-d288.html