«...tirando al blanco dos dias de la semana 8 ó 10 tiros... particularm.te cuando llegue algun Barco, noticiandosele quien sea el Comandante y demas Oficiales» — standing orders left on quitting Monterey for Sta Bárbara: keep up the cattle rodeos and report on vacuno/caballar; ration the troop with novillo beef, reporting numbers/values, awaiting his order for the matanza; make 2 ó 3,000 adobes for the presidio chapel; drill half an hour AM and PM; hold revistas de ropa y armas; speed the San Francisco correo; on ANY ship's arrival report her commander and officers, forward her mail without delay, aid her with meat and give milk gratis; corral the caballada, no soldier, boy or woman to take beasts without consent. (Spans n1-n2.)
| Date | 1789-04-14 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Gob. Pedro Fages |
| To | (su segundo) [Monterey second-in-command] |
| Place | Monterrey |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | IX |
| Original tomo page | pp.2-4 |
| Savage copy page | 2/1 |
| Scan leaf | n1–n2 |
| Document type | instruccion |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Gob. Pedro Fages to (su segundo) [Monterey second-in-command], Monterrey, 1789-04-14, Provincial State Papers, IX, pp.2-4, Archives of California, C-A 5, 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/ca5/ca5-d2.html