'Queja por caballada embargada.' Gilbert's complaint over his embargoed horse-herd

Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo LXIX–LXXVII · BANC MSS C-A 19, document 123

'Queja por caballada embargada.' Gilbert's complaint over his embargoed horse-herd: a buyer ('Colt[?]') bought ~400 head, was intercepted near San Juan Bautista; Romero, Tomás Linares, Sergio Escamilla merged their horses in; Gilbert's money vanished; Alf. José Fernández del Campo seized men/horses; some claimed the stock was stolen; Soto et al. embargoed Gilbert's *marked* herd. Fernández del Campo accuses Gilbert of buying stolen horses & funding their removal by San José people; Gilbert demands proof. Fiscal Rodrigo del Pliego, escribano Zamorano; no conclusion. (Cf. Doc 39, the 1829 Gilbert horse-theft causa.) Orig. pp.308–331.

Date1830-06-09 (exact)
FromAlberto Gilbert (American)
PlaceMonterey
SeriesDep. State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoLXIX–LXXVII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo page305–331
Savage copy page135–136
Scan leafn138–n139
Document typeverbatim/criminal
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentAlberto Gilbert (American), Monterey, 1830-06-09, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LXIX–LXXVII, 305–331, Archives of California, C-A 19, 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 LXIX–LXXVII]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/ca19/ca19-d123.html
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