Detailed livestock census of the Monterey presidio herds, 1782. *Horses/mules:* 274 mares/colts existing end-1781 + 52 colts + 32 fillies + 1 mule = 357; distributed to troops, comisos, deaths (98, $221); 261 remaining. *Cattle:* 938 existing end-1781 + 373 calves (182 male/191 female) = 1,311; distributed/sold (vacas, toros, novillos), matanza (10 arr. manteca); 1,129 remaining. *Sheep (lana):* 336, all sold/dead, none left. *Goats (pelo):* 115, all sold. *Pigs (cerda):* 18 → 12 left. Resumen: caballar 261, vacuno 1,129, cerda 12. Sale proceeds $1,099.7; less herders' pay & costs $120.6; net to Real Hacienda $979.1. Orig. pp.630–636.
| Date | 1782-12-31 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Hermenegildo Sal, Habilitado |
| Place | Monterey |
| Series | Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | III |
| Original tomo page | 630–636 |
| Savage copy page | 125–127 |
| Scan leaf | n127–n129 |
| Document type | account/census |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Hermenegildo Sal, Habilitado, Monterey, 1782-12-31, Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), III, 630–636, Archives of California, C-A 15, 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/ca15/ca15-d160.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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