written instructions to his son tte Luis Argüello on taking command of the SF presidio (18 articles

Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo XX–XXXIX · BANC MSS C-A 16, document 569

written instructions to his son tte Luis Argüello on taking command of the SF presidio (18 articles; Savage extracts 1–7, 15–18) — discipline; monthly musters of arms/mounts/brands; rotate escort-corporals every 6 mos.; re-roof the presidio using mission Indian day-laborers; ⭐ Art. 3 calls Mission San José's Christian Indians 'alborotadores y sediciosos,' ⭐ Art. 6 the anglo-American ship-exclusion protocol (demand royal passports, else deny the port + courier the gov. & mission *cordillera*); Lenten church-duty; fire-watch — *expanded below*

Date1806-08-05 (exact)
FromCapt. José Argüello
PlaceSan Francisco
SeriesProvincial State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoXX–XXXIX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo page≈489–94[?]
Savage copy page336–340
Scan leafn335–339
Document typeabstract (instructions)
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentCapt. José Argüello, San Francisco, 1806-08-05, Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), XX–XXXIX, ≈489–94[?], Archives of California, C-A 16, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [page interpolated; verify at the leaf] [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-d569.html
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