Rengel → Fages — slavery policy (2 docs). — ⭐ Historically notable: the King resolved to facilitate the entry of black slaves into the American dominions to develop agriculture, lowering import duty to ~9 pesos/head 'sin diferencia de edad, sexo ni clase'; + the R.O. of 4 Nov 1781 abolishing the branding of slaves (face/back) at the ports of the Indies. (Promulgated in CA though slavery was not practiced there.) → social/economic history.
| Date | 1785, May 19, Chihuahua (year) |
|---|---|
| From | Doc IV-6 |
| Series | State Papers, Sacramento |
| Tomo | I |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 333 |
| Scan leaf | n332 |
| Document type | Abstracts |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Doc IV-6, 1785, May 19, Chihuahua, State Papers, Sacramento, I, —, Archives of California, C-A 54, 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/ca54/ca54-d196.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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