On the 18th the German merchant N. Fink was found murdered, his door opened after five days shut

Departmental State Papers, Benicia, tomo Prefecturas y Juzgados I–VI · BANC MSS C-A 42, document 1543

On the 18th the German merchant N. Fink was found murdered, his door opened after five days shut; the judges asked his aid and he ordered four celadores of substance named to patrol with helpers; at 9.30 pm ten bell-strokes signal silence and thereafter anyone in the streets is challenged, must justify his errand, suspects arrested. Verbatim: 'Que el dia 18 encontraron asesinado al comerciante aleman N. Fink... se darán 10 campanadas que indicarán silencio.'

Date1841-01-20 (exact)
FromJ. Argüello al Secº de Gobº
PlaceAngeles
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, Benicia
TomoPrefecturas y Juzgados I–VI (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep. 433-37. [Tomo VI]
Savage copy pageink 51 · stamp 548
Scan leafn548
Document typeletter/report + police order
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentJ. Argüello al Secº de Gobº, Angeles, 1841-01-20, Departmental State Papers, Benicia, Prefecturas y Juzgados I–VI, p. 433-37. [Tomo VI], Archives of California, C-A 42, 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 I–VI]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/ca42/ca42-d1543.html
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