★ BATTERY OF YERBA BUENA DESTROYED / USELESS — storm of Nov 26 destroyed palisade of Battery of Yerba Buena (fascine bundles with leather ties rotted, wind blew down); Fort San Joaquín in deplorable state; cannon wheels rotten; must maneuver with great caution. 'Experience has made known the uselessness of the Battery of Yerba Buena in the site where it is, because ships can enter, anchor, and leave without being harassed' — engineer D. Alberto de Córdova should have known; if moved, better on loma adjacent to Fondeadero; moving artillery requires supply ships, by land very difficult and costly. pp. 885–8
| Date | 1804 Nov 29 (year) |
|---|---|
| From | Argüello (S. Francisco) |
| To | Arrillaga |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XVIII |
| Original tomo page | p.362–63 |
| Savage copy page | 365–66 |
| Scan leaf | n366–367 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Argüello (S. Francisco) to Arrillaga, 1804 Nov 29, Provincial State Papers, XVIII, p.362–63, 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-d415.htmlThe originals of these records burned in the 1906 San Francisco fire. What survives is Thomas Savage’s 1870s copy, and this page describes that copy.
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