Spans n239-n242. Fr. José de Jesús Gutiérrez repeatedly refuses to attend the dying

State Papers, Missions, tomo VI–XI · BANC MSS C-A 51, document 343

Spans n239-n242. Fr. José de Jesús Gutiérrez repeatedly refuses to attend the dying. The neophyte 'Selso, patron de la lancha y natural de esta' begged leave to denounce him to the P. Comisario, 'pues q.e p.r él habian muerto mas de ocho personas sin la administracion de Sacram.tos'; Selso had earlier gone to Monterey and got P. Altimira moved to S.n Solano. Valle refused him leave now, 'hace tanta falta la gente p.a la matanza'. Sgt. Soto (ret.) died unconfessed 8-10 days before; Admor. Gumesindo Flores was sent to remonstrate.

Date1835-07-31 (exact)
FromIgnacio del Valle
ToGefe Político del Territorio
PlaceMisión de Dolores (San Francisco)
SeriesState Papers, Missions
TomoIX
Original tomo pagep.603-6
Savage copy page240/62
Scan leafn239–n242
Document typeletter (accusation)
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentIgnacio del Valle to Gefe Político del Territorio, Misión de Dolores (San Francisco), 1835-07-31, State Papers, Missions, IX, p.603-6, 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-d343.html
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