⚠ [n434–488 + n506–570 now itemized as docs 336–545] BOUNDED FILL of the n489–505 Alta-CA alcalde/Trato sub-cluster — (read at sample leaves n432/438/450/460/480/500/520/540/560/568) — the 1798–1800 index tail, NON-chronological (a future reading can itemise): ⭐ Borica's linguistic-diversity note — 'en la distancia de 12 leguas se hallan tres ó cuatro [lenguas] tan distintos que no se entienden unas rancherías con otras' (n432); ⭐ Indian uxoricide sentenced to 8 yrs grillete + public works at SD; recurring malhechor apprehensions; ⭐ new-mission-site proposal at Calchuenas (Sta Bárbara area, ~1,500 Indians, per Goycoechea/Tapis/Cota; = future Sta Inés recon?); ⭐⭐ the American fur-ship *Eliza* (denied license beyond SF, feared contraband, left for Boston with pelts + 12 cannons, 135 tons, 1800 → the Bodega primary sources); the SJC 'india que parió una perra' case (SD-commander inquiry, cf. Doc 288); friar triennials/licenses; ⭐ Borica's farewell to Fr. Lasuén + his own departure (8-mo. license to México; Arrillaga takes over as interim governor, 1799 — end of Borica's term, n568). ⚠ DENSE ALTA-CA SUB-CLUSTER inside this range (Borica→friars, 1796–97, ~n490–505) — richer than routine, only sampled: ⭐⭐ Borica APPROVES the elections of neophyte *alcaldes y regidores* at Soledad & Santa Cruz (1797, n505 → the limits of alcalde authority Indian self-governance + the Indian-raiding dossier); ⭐ Borica → P. Presidente Fuster, 'Trato de Indios' — neophyte-welfare orders (houses cleaned/ventilated daily, 'vivan con aseo los Indios'; 'no sean tiranos,' n495); war-donation accounting (Antigua Cal. $3,881 incl. $1,000 govt)
| Date | 1798–1800 (year) |
|---|---|
| From | Borica |
| To | Com.tes / Fr. Lasuén / Virrey |
| Place | Monterey / San Diego |
| Series | Provincial Records |
| Tomo | V–VII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.mixed (multi-tomo) |
| Savage copy page | 488–504 |
| Scan leaf | n489–505 |
| Document type | reference (bounded) |
| Source | reference |
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Borica to Com.tes / Fr. Lasuén / Virrey, Monterey / San Diego, 1798–1800, Provincial Records, V–VII, p.mixed (multi-tomo), 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-d899.html