Troop hardship. The troops got only ~1½ almud maíz + ¾ almud menestra, so most of the week they lived on 'pura tortilla'; Ortega authorizes ½ lb powder + 2 rounds per man to hunt the abundant ducks & geese (presidio + San Juan Capistrano & San Gabriel escorts). Vivid daily-life/subsistence detail. Orig. pp.720–721.
| Date | 1777-01-22 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Tte. Ortega |
| To | Pedro y Gil |
| Place | San Diego |
| Series | Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | I |
| Original tomo page | 720–721 |
| Savage copy page | 42 |
| Scan leaf | n41 |
| Document type | correspondence |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Tte. Ortega to Pedro y Gil, San Diego, 1777-01-22, Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), I, 720–721, 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-d44.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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