Indian-servitude petition: 'Suplica que el Indio Mudo se entregue' — the family's Indian 'Mudo,' principal de la lancha (chief boatman), committed a killing ('la muerte que hizo mi Indio Mudo'); yet, being 'atrasadísimos de gente,' the family (via 'mi Sra. Madre,' dealing with Alférez [Francisco de] Haro at Misión de Dolores) begs that the Indian be returned 'á nuestro poder, pues es suma la falta que nos hace'; his causa is in Asesor consultation
| Date | 1838-09-22 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | (Sin firma) [family head] |
| To | Alvarado |
| Place | San Pablo |
| Series | Departmental State Papers |
| Tomo | IV |
| Original tomo page | p.529–530 |
| Savage copy page | 230–231 |
| Scan leaf | n227–n228 |
| Document type | verbatim |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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(Sin firma) [family head] to Alvarado, San Pablo, 1838-09-22, Departmental State Papers, IV, p.529–530, Archives of California, C-A 29, 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/ca29/ca29-d269.htmlThe originals of these records burned in the 1906 San Francisco fire. What survives is Thomas Savage’s 1870s copy, and this page describes that copy.
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