military engagement near the Río Colorado — the commander, meeting insults from 'una colonia numerosa'…

Provincial Records, tomo V–VII · BANC MSS C-A 24, document 313

military engagement near the Río Colorado — the commander, meeting insults from 'una colonia numerosa' of Indians on all sides in bad terrain, 'se vió precisado á atacar la fuerza con la fuerza'; losses: a mule + 7[–8] horses (Spanish), 7 gandules (Indian); reports to the Viceroy the difficulty of the Sonora communication & that no establishment is safe without substantial troops (1 sgt/1 cabo/12 soldados)

Date1796-11-17 (exact)
FromBorica
ToArrillaga
PlaceMonterey
SeriesProvincial Records
TomoV–VII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.697
Savage copy page271
Scan leafn270
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentBorica to Arrillaga, Monterey, 1796-11-17, Provincial Records, V–VII, p.697, Archives of California, C-A 24, 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 V–VII]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/ca24/ca24-d313.html
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