Estado de California* — winter rains abundant, mission harvests good but the presidio's poor (little…

Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo XX–XXXIX · BANC MSS C-A 16, document 181

*Estado de California* — winter rains abundant, mission harvests good but the presidio's poor (little water, strong north winds); ⭐ much syphilis (*gálico*) and dysentery in the missions; children died generally; cattle, sheep & horses multiplying well

Date1799-12-31 (exact)
FromJosé [Darío] Argüello
ToBorica
PlaceSan Francisco
SeriesProvincial State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoXX–XXXIX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo page50
Savage copy page112
Scan leafn111
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentJosé [Darío] Argüello to Borica, San Francisco, 1799-12-31, Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), XX–XXXIX, 50, Archives of California, C-A 16, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [the tomo is given as the volume’s full range: this entry has not been resolved to a single tomo within XX–XXXIX]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/ca16/ca16-d181.html
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