Soler's 14-article Prevenciones for the Comandante of the Presidio de Loreto (⚠ Savage misdates the header '1872'): filiaciones book + carpetas (1); ordenanzas/reglamento copies down to sergeants (2); discipline, serviceable vestuario/armamento (3); a presidio horse-brand + 'L' engraved on the cannons so alienated prendas are recoverable, punishment per the Comdte Gral's bando (4); sword-belts for dismounted drills 'sin la cuera… que embarazará los movimientos' (5); ready for the inspection revista under 'el nuevo Reglamento que gobierna esta Provincia' [the 1781 Reglamento], quadruplicate hojas de servicio (6); ⭐ 'Manejo de Intereses' — nothing administered without a *libreta* entry, ruled yearly columns, duplicates so the soldier AND his family each hold a copy (7); year-end libreta revision vs the libro mayor w/ visto bueno (8); death/desertion accounts settled to the day, effects listed, heirs noted 'á fin de determinar lo que se estime justo' (9); arms drill — the troop 'ha carecido de toda enseñanza,' new rules adapted 'á su carácter y naturaleza,' aim = 'manejo del arma y tirar bien al blanco' (10); instruction under alférez José Mª Estrada while the captaincy is vacant, best soldiers to the Destacamento de Sta Ana (11); ⭐ powder-and-lead economy — 3 lbs powder/soldier/year, an adobe target wall so the balls are dug out and re-melted, monthly consumed-powder/lost-balls reports (12); training days (13); detached-troop relief 'teniendo por norte la equidad y justicia,' and see the soldiers repair their houses/portales/enramadas lest they 'llegar al extremo de vivir en la calle' (14)
| Date | 1782-02-16 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Nicolás Soler (Prevenciones, firmadas; 'Es copia del que queda en el Loreto') |
| Place | Loreto |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | III |
| Original tomo page | p.14–19 |
| Savage copy page | 7–14 |
| Scan leaf | n7–n14 |
| Document type | verbatim |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Nicolás Soler (Prevenciones, firmadas; 'Es copia del que queda en el Loreto'), Loreto, 1782-02-16, Provincial State Papers, III, p.14–19, Archives of California, C-A 2, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.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/ca2/ca2-d7.html