The full Open-Door defense. Quoting the Comisº Genⁿ's 7-Dec reprimand (for letting the brig 'Anglo-Am. Nº 8' sell 'breaking the laws that absolutely prohibit this') and the Minister of Hacienda's charge, Herrera argues foreign commerce is 'the only resource the National Treasury has in this territory,' that the missions (its chief customers) depend on coastal foreign trade to buy necessities & move their *frutos*, that rigid legal observance is impossible given distance/established practice/lack of transport — yet under threat of liability he suspends foreign trade pending the Supreme Govt's ruling & circulates the ban to the 3 habilitados (SF/SB/SD). Triggered by the Amⁿ ship *Courier*
| Date | 1826-07-11 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Herrera |
| To | Gefe Político y Comandⁿ Genⁿ (Echeandía) |
| Place | Monterey |
| Series | Departmental State Papers, Benicia (Commissary & Treasury) |
| Tomo | I–V (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.284–295 |
| Savage copy page | 43–48 |
| Scan leaf | n42–n47 |
| Document type | corr |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Herrera to Gefe Político y Comandⁿ Genⁿ (Echeandía), Monterey, 1826-07-11, Departmental State Papers, Benicia (Commissary & Treasury), I–V, p.284–295, Archives of California, C-A 40, 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 I–V]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/ca40/ca40-d43.html