custody petition — her daughter Micaela died of her husband Manuel Rivera's abuse, leaving 4 children…

Departmental State Papers, Los Angeles, tomo Prefecturas y Juzgados V–VIII · BANC MSS C-A 35, document 574

custody petition — her daughter Micaela died of her husband Manuel Rivera's abuse, leaving 4 children she raised; the father took them to San Gabriel to live with his new Indian wife, beating/threatening them; asks custody (fears the older girls become 'víctimas del crimen') — resolved: grandmother keeps the 3 girls, father the boy (doc pp.672-7)

Date1842-01-18 (exact)
FromRosalía Ochoa (Angeles)
ToArgüello
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, Los Angeles
TomoPrefecturas y Juzgados V–VIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pageVI
Scan leafn212
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentRosalía Ochoa (Angeles) to Argüello, 1842-01-18, Departmental State Papers, Los Angeles, Prefecturas y Juzgados V–VIII, VI, Archives of California, C-A 35, 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 V–VIII]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/ca35/ca35-d574.html
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