the American-trapper attribution + the MONTHLY-EXPEDITION system

Departmental State Papers, San José, tomo IV+ · BANC MSS C-A 45, document 41

the American-trapper attribution + the MONTHLY-EXPEDITION system: Figueroa, 'enterado de los robos de caballada que motivan los americanos del Norte que á título de tramperos se introducen entre la gentilidad,' orders the SF military commander to mount an expedition each month to the points where the stolen horses are, the vecindario supplying horses to mount the troop (Diezmo to be paid regardless); + orders that 'salga mensualmente una expedición militar en seguimiento de la caballada robada por los gentiles,' vecinos joining voluntarily / named by the ayunt. — the institutionalized anti-raiding campaign, explicitly blaming the American trappers

Date1833-11-18→22 (exact)
FromJosé Figueroa
ToAlcalde de San José
PlaceMonterey
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, San José
TomoIV+
Original tomo pagep.566–568
Savage copy page—
Scan leafn138
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentJosé Figueroa to Alcalde de San José, Monterey, 1833-11-18→22, Departmental State Papers, San José, IV+, p.566–568, Archives of California, C-A 45, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.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/ca45/ca45-d41.html
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