Purísima construction (Cota, 24 Ago): the mission *cuadro* 'cerrado' + a rebellín, houses done by mid-Sept, 5 families arrived + 2 more coming — 'La Misión ya tiene 79 cristianos.' ⭐⭐ Goycoechea (1 Oct) reports the return of Esteban Martínez from 'la Expedición del Norte' on the fragata *Princesa* (the 1788 Martínez–Haro Alaska voyage — the one that found the Russians, precursor to the 1789 Nootka crisis); + a fragata anchored at SF on the 13th under Jph de Guiriarza[?] w/ the presidio *memorias*, mission *sínodos* & 8 servants. ✎ the volume's one NW-coast datapoint (Russia-driver/Bodega-precursor; no Nootka-*crisis* material — that = C-A 5). Orig. pp.256–260.
| Date | 1788-08-24 / 10-01 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Pablo Cota; Goycoechea |
| To | Fages |
| Place | Purísima / Sta Bárbara |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | VII–VIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.256–260 |
| Savage copy page | 272 |
| Scan leaf | n272 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Pablo Cota; Goycoechea to Fages, Purísima / Sta Bárbara, 1788-08-24 / 10-01, Provincial State Papers, VII–VIII, p.256–260, Archives of California, C-A 4, 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 VII–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/ca4/ca4-d338.htmlThe originals of these records burned in the 1906 San Francisco fire. What survives is Thomas Savage’s 1870s copy, and this page describes that copy.
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