Major statement on mission lands vs. private grants, answering their oficio of 10 May 'respecto á los…

Departmental Records, tomo I · BANC MSS C-A 46, document 60

Major statement on mission lands vs. private grants, answering their oficio of 10 May 'respecto á los terrenos q.e reclaman p.r pertenec.ts á esa de su cargo' after he granted two particulares: defends soldier-settlers 'muchos q.e en el serv.o de las armas, han sacrificado su descanso y joventud... sostenedor.s de la paz y terren.s q.e poseé esta prov.a', entitled 'á ser participantes' now 'q.e la nac.n le franquea su corresp.a'; if the old order held, 'pobres infelices! Pedro, Juan ó Fran.co tendrian q.e reducirse á poser montañas'; formerly 'las Mision.s unicas poseedor.s de muebles' but now 'debera minorarse mas las porc.s de sus terrenos p.a q.e todos toquen de ellas'; petitioners showed 'la falta de integridad... han faltado á la verdad, y p.r esto he resuelto nombrar un comision.o q.e pase á hacer un eschutinio de la estenc.n, distancia, y situac.n de todos esos parages y limites de esa de su cargo', assigning each mission its own lands 'y queden los demas... en favor de la nac.n'.

Date1823-08-31 (exact)
FromArgüello
Tolos P.s Mtros de la Mis.n de S.n Gabr.l
PlaceMonterey
SeriesDepartmental Records
TomoI
Original tomo pagepp.24-26
Savage copy page36 / 35
Scan leafn35-n38
Document typecarta
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentArgüello to los P.s Mtros de la Mis.n de S.n Gabr.l, Monterey, 1823-08-31, Departmental Records, I, pp.24-26, 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-d60.html
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