Full transcription of the Lambruston affair (spans n51–n56)

Departmental State Papers, Benicia, tomo Prefecturas y Juzgados I–VI · BANC MSS C-A 42, document 191

Full transcription of the Lambruston affair (spans n51–n56): the 13 Jan 1846 ball-room clash where Prefect Castro jailed the foreigner Henrique Lambruston; port captain Pedro Narváez & French agent Gasquet contest Castro's authority (he lacks the legal age of 30) & demand 100 pesos/day indemnity; Castro fines Lambruston 100 pesos to municipal funds; declarations of Narváez, Antonio Chávez, Bernardino & Jesús Soto; Lambruston freed by alcalde 2º Ignº Escamilla — Expanded Entry 11

Date1846-01-29/30 (exact)
FromM. J. Castro
PlaceMonterey
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, Benicia
TomoPrefecturas y Juzgados I–VI (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.ii.10–36
Savage copy page52–57
Scan leafn51–n56
Document typeverbatim
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentM. J. Castro, Monterey, 1846-01-29/30, Departmental State Papers, Benicia, p.ii.10–36, 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-d191.html
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