'Ataque sobre buques; estado indefenso de las provincias': will keep precaution with every approaching ship lest it carry the expedition prepared by Lord Cochrane & Sir Robert Wilson against the King's American dominions; has only 25–30 men; stresses the presidios' defenseless state on 'esta abierta y dilatada costa'; from 1 May the militia-artillerymen to rotate to the presidio monthly. Orig. pp.853–5
| Date | 1818-04-23 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | José de la Guerra |
| To | Gob. Solá |
| Place | Santa Bárbara |
| Series | Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | XL–LII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | pp.853–5 |
| Savage copy page | 262–263 |
| Scan leaf | n261–n262 |
| Document type | letter |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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José de la Guerra to Gob. Solá, Santa Bárbara, 1818-04-23, Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), XL–LII, pp.853–5, Archives of California, C-A 17, 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 XL–LII]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/ca17/ca17-d319.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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