headed 'Ladrones americanos' — a 10-man advance guard sent 21 May to observe 'the enemy'

Departmental State Papers, Los Angeles, tomo Prefecturas y Juzgados I–IV · BANC MSS C-A 34, document 1305

headed 'Ladrones americanos' — a 10-man advance guard sent 21 May to observe 'the enemy'; the raiders had left, darkness foiled tracking; the guard holds ~10 leagues off awaiting munitions; the party = 225 horses, 15 good men, 4 muskets, 7 pairs pistols, 19 lances, 22 swords/sabres, 445 cartridges (doc pp.449-452)

Date1840-05-22 (exact)
FromJosé Antº Carrillo & Juan Gallardo (Cañada de la Brea)
ToPrefecto 2º Distrito
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, Los Angeles
TomoPrefecturas y Juzgados I–IV (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagepp.449–452
Savage copy page530–531
Scan leafn530–n531
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentJosé Antº Carrillo & Juan Gallardo (Cañada de la Brea) to Prefecto 2º Distrito, 1840-05-22, Departmental State Papers, Los Angeles, Prefecturas y Juzgados I–IV, pp.449–452, Archives of California, C-A 34, 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 Prefecturas y Juzgados I–IV]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/ca34/ca34-d1305.html
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