A jurisdiction/punishment dispute over an Indian 'Román'

Departmental State Papers, Monterey, tomo I–VIII · BANC MSS C-A 43, document 726

A jurisdiction/punishment dispute over an Indian 'Román': the officer Lázaro Piña (hunting deserters) had him tied to a stake and given 'cinco balazos por detrás', and the San Rafael administrator 'Timoteo' [Timothy Murphy] disclaimed military/civil authority to apprehend an Indian after the fact (p.450–1); + ⭐ Guerrero remits in 6 útiles the información sumaria against the captain & supercargo of the brig *Corsair* — a contraband prosecution begun by the Juez de Paz.

Date1837-12-06 (exact)
FromFrancisco Guerrero (San Francisco)
ToPrefecto 1er Distrito
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, Monterey
TomoI–VIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.450–451
Savage copy page—
Scan leafn336
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentFrancisco Guerrero (San Francisco) to Prefecto 1er Distrito, 1837-12-06, Departmental State Papers, Monterey, I–VIII, p.450–451, Archives of California, C-A 43, 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–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/ca43/ca43-d726.html
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