Petition on Indian raiding since the first governor (Echeandía → Victoria → Figueroa → Chico → Gutiérrez → Alvarado → Micheltorena), incl. the 500 head of cattle the vecindad gave Micheltorena to cut the rustling; raids so bold *'no hay noche que no rodeen nuestras casas'*; scathing critique of the ~200,000 pesos of customs maintaining *'el lujo de tantos empleados civiles y militares inútiles'* who live *'una vida de grandeza… dando bailes'* while *'el país se va quedando en un esqueleto'*; proposes 100 armed men vs the Indians at 1 peso/day from customs, each with 2 horses. Signed by ~80 named vecinos incl. José Noriega, Antonio Mª Pico, Antonio Suñol, Carlos Mª Weber, Salvio Pacheco, Joaquín Moraga, Agustín Bernal, John Murphy, Juan Marsh, James Stokes, Francisco Lightstone
| Date | 1846-03-15 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | vecinos of San José |
| To | Gov. |
| Place | San José Guadalupe |
| Series | Departmental State Papers |
| Tomo | VII |
| Original tomo page | VII:182–188 |
| Savage copy page | 45–48 |
| Scan leaf | n45–n48 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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