INSTRUCTIONS TO THE MISSION ADMINISTRATOR — a 7-article governance code (see Expanded Entry)

State Papers, Missions, tomo VI–XI · BANC MSS C-A 51, document 109

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE MISSION ADMINISTRATOR — a 7-article governance code (see Expanded Entry): caps punishment at 25 lashes, forbids reprisal against Indians who complain to government, mandates rest & no work/slaughter on feast days, bans the administrator's private speculation, preserves the friar's religious authority

Date1839-08-28 (exact)
FromGuillermo Eduardo (William E. P.) Hartnell, Visitador Gral.
PlaceSan José
SeriesState Papers, Missions
TomoVII
Original tomo pagep.VII·380–383
Savage copy page83–86
Scan leafn82–85
Document typeverbatim (instructions)
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentGuillermo Eduardo (William E. P.) Hartnell, Visitador Gral., San José, 1839-08-28, State Papers, Missions, VII, p.VII·380–383, Archives of California, C-A 51, 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/ca51/ca51-d109.html
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