Treasury statement of the Territory of Alta California, 1828. Income $24,503 — incl. commercial-ship duties (intervención $2,307, tonnage $2,116, anchorage, avería) ≈ $4,700, missions $6,570, individual loans $695, draughts on the Comisaría de Occidente $5,205, tobacco $1,422. Expenses $31,584 — military payroll dominant (the 2 permanent cavalry companies $14,935, engineer dept $1,001, San Blas troops $1,571, Loreto frontier detachment $1,757, Mazatlán squadron $2,674, Jefe Político's pay $1,572). Deficit $6,881. Explanatory notes: the finances fell on the Jefatura after Subcomisario José Mª Herrera was suspended (26 Oct 1827); figures compiled from the 4 presidios' habilitaduría monthly statements; ⚠️ 'la partida de préstamos… son el importe de los víveres… con que diariamente se socorren las tropas… de algunos años á esta parte' — the troops supplied daily on credit for years for lack of pay; per the Comandancia's military records the payroll = $49,564 and the total Hacienda cost for the Territory (incl. Loreto/Baja) approaches $128,000/yr; merchant Enrique [Henry] Virmond named as a service provider. Orig. pp.671–676.
| Date | 1827-07-30 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | (unsigned; Echeandía / Jefatura Política) |
| Place | San Diego |
| Series | Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | LXIX–LXXVII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | 671–676 |
| Savage copy page | 48–54 |
| Scan leaf | n48–n54 |
| Document type | account |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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