Heading: 'Goycoechea á Fages Fuga de un soldº'. Verbatim

Provincial State Papers, tomo VII–VIII · BANC MSS C-A 4, document 422

Heading: 'Goycoechea á Fages Fuga de un soldº'. Verbatim: 'Participa que Felipe Gutierrez se fugó con el Indio Mateo tal vez por la poca voluntad de su casamiento, y que infiere que han tirado para la Sierra.' Gloss: reports that Felipe Gutiérrez has deserted in company with the Indian Mateo, perhaps because of his unwillingness about his marriage, and infers the two have struck out for the Sierra. Named soldier and named Indian fleeing together; a stated motive (reluctance over the marriage) is unusually explicit.

Date1788-12-30 (exact)
FromGoycoechea
ToFages
PlaceSanta Bárbara
SeriesProvincial State Papers
TomoVII–VIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagepp. 389-390
Savage copy page314 [stamp] / 129 [hand]
Scan leafn314
Document typeletter
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentGoycoechea to Fages, Santa Bárbara, 1788-12-30, Provincial State Papers, VII–VIII, pp. 389-390, 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-d422.html
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