San Luis Obispo Indian petition (verbatim-rich)

Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo LXXVIII–LXXXVIII · BANC MSS C-A 20, document 350

San Luis Obispo Indian petition (verbatim-rich): most SLO Indians in 'gran melancolía por la esclavitud'; administrator Manuel Tousillo[?]; the famous plea — 'es nuestra tierra que la hemos cultivado con el sudor... nunca hemos tenido menos libertad... más de la mitad son cristianos nuevos'

Date(rep. dated) Oct. 5 1836, San Antonio (year)
FromCiríaco & Basilio
Placevia admin.
SeriesDep. State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoLXXVIII–LXXXVIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.10
Savage copy page303
Scan leafn302
Document typeabstract + long quotes
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentCiríaco & Basilio, via admin., (rep. dated) Oct. 5 1836, San Antonio, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LXXVIII–LXXXVIII, p.10, Archives of California, C-A 20, 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 LXXVIII–LXXXVIII]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/ca20/ca20-d350.html
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