Criminal causa vs. a soldier: sumaria against soldier Francisco Verdugo for losing a dispatch (pliego)…

Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo LXIX–LXXVII · BANC MSS C-A 19, document 7

Criminal causa vs. a soldier: sumaria against soldier Francisco Verdugo for losing a dispatch (pliego) he was carrying for the Comandante General (20 Sep 1829); convicted & confessed (lost it through carelessness); the fiscal asks 25 lashes (palos) in his quarters + one month's plantón at the Castillo de San Diego. (A note suggests he was freed after the prison term.) Orig. pp.165–180.

Date1829-10-02 (exact)
FromSantiago Argüello, Juez Fiscal
PlaceSan Diego
SeriesDep. State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoLXIX–LXXVII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo page165–180
Savage copy page5
Scan leafn5
Document typeverbatim/criminal
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentSantiago Argüello, Juez Fiscal, San Diego, 1829-10-02, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LXIX–LXXVII, 165–180, 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-d7.html
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