'Sobre crueles castigos á indios' — Fages critiques mission cruelty. VERBATIM

Provincial Records, tomo III–IV · BANC MSS C-A 23, document 92

'Sobre crueles castigos á indios' — Fages critiques mission cruelty. VERBATIM: 'Dice qe algunos naturales de la Mision qe está á su cargo, le han informado se azotaba pr su órden á los indios con cadenas, pr faltas triviales; qe no creyéndolo se informó con escrupulosidad, y ha visto con dolor qe es cierto, pr lo qe implora las leyes, la humanidad, y el nombre del Rey, pr suplicarle qe en lo succesivo no se inflijan castigos de tal naturaleza, y si los indios cometen delitos de gravedad, ya tiene el cabo de aquella escolta órden de aprehenderlos pa su castigo.' [Indian-flogging with chains for trivial faults; Fages invokes law/humanity/King to forbid it; grave crimes go to the escort corporal for lawful punishment.]

Date1785-06-11 (exact)
FromFages
ToP. Matías (de Sta Catalina Noriega)
PlaceMonterey
SeriesProvincial Records
TomoIII
Original tomo pagep.80
Savage copy page52
Scan leafn51
Document typeletter
SourceSavage abstract

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