Presses to expedite the vacant San Jacinto grant

Departmental State Papers, tomo VII–VIII · BANC MSS C-A 31, document 157

Presses to expedite the vacant San Jacinto grant: *'conviene infinito ponerse en posesión en estas circunstancias, por la posibilidad de una llegada de Méjico'*; has 'Don Luis' handling it, cautioning *'no apretase mucho la mano… porque esto podría perjudicarnos'* — a candid record of the eve-of-conquest land-grant rush

Date1846-01-02 (exact)
FromMiguel de Pedrorena
ToGov. Pico
PlaceSan Diego
SeriesDepartmental State Papers
TomoVII
Original tomo pageVII:351
Savage copy page97
Scan leafn102
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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