3 docs — a 36-man vecino party under José Antº Carrillo sets out (pp.461-2, May 19)

Departmental State Papers, Los Angeles, tomo Prefecturas y Juzgados I–IV · BANC MSS C-A 34, document 1308

3 docs — a 36-man vecino party under José Antº Carrillo sets out (pp.461-2, May 19); the released prisoners (Brígido Morillo, Hilario García, José Antº Abitia[?]) placed under Comte Carrillo's command & responsibility (pp.463-4, May 19); ⭐⭐⭐⭐ the campaign report (May 30): the expedition returned the night of the 28th; on the 25th 'alcanzaron á los ladrones en el parage llamado agua de Ramón' ~100 leagues off (✎✓ full-res 2026-07-09: Ramón — clean R-a-m-o-n; the earlier 'Vermón[?]' resolved), who fled on sighting the camp — 'dejando abandonado parte de su miserable equipaje… y como 1500 bestias muertas de las que llevaban robadas'; ✎ the 20 US citizens = the REARGUARD, and the band was larger: 'El número de ladrones que componía la retaguardia era la de 20 hombres Ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos; pero tenían á más otra gente que conducían más de 1000 bestias que habían robado en partidas parciales, cuyo número de estas se ignora'; the raiders gained little ('en las jornadas violentas que hicieron sin agua perdieron más de la mitad de la Caballada'); Leandri carries a list of the principal robbers' names + ⭐ an account-slip 'que sacaron de la bolza de uno de los Chaquetones que dejaron en la fuga' (found in an abandoned coat pocket) (pp.465-469, May 30)

Date1840-05 (month)
FromJuan Bta Leandri
ToPrefecto
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, Los Angeles
TomoPrefecturas y Juzgados I–IV (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Savage copy page533–534
Scan leafn533–n534
SourceSavage abstract

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