Armament plea: 'El estado actual en q.e se halla esta Prov.a de Armamento p.a su defenza en caso de hostilizarla alg.a potencia q.e se declare rival ntro. me estimula hacer pres.te á V.E.... la falta considerable q.e se advierte del surtim.to de dho. armam.to (Donde se hallen puestos suspensivos, está rompido.)'; asks that any vessel out of San Blas or Acapulco bring '400 carabinas, ó escopetas cortas, 400 sables ó Espadas dragonas y 400 cananas ó cartucheras p.a Comp.s de Caball.a Presidiales.' Signals fear of a rival power attacking newly independent California.
| Date | 1822-12-19 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Argüello |
| To | Mntro de Grra. |
| Place | Mont.y |
| Series | Departmental Records |
| Tomo | I |
| Original tomo page | pp.2-3 |
| Savage copy page | 3 / 2. |
| Scan leaf | n2-n3 |
| Document type | carta |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Argüello to Mntro de Grra., Mont.y, 1822-12-19, Departmental Records, I, pp.2-3, Archives of California, C-A 46, 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/ca46/ca46-d4.htmlThe originals of these records burned in the 1906 San Francisco fire. What survives is Thomas Savage’s 1870s copy, and this page describes that copy.
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