Revilla Gigedo → Gov. of Cal. — 'Objeto de venida de hombres científicos.' *(NEW, 2026-07-02 verification pass)* — Acknowledges oficio of 3 Jan announcing the *Princesa*'s arrival at Loreto 'trayendo á su bordo 'al Naturalista Don José Longinos Martínez, y al Botánico Don Jaime Sencebo [Senseve], comisionados por S.M. con el objeto de colectar pª el Gabinete de Historia Natural las varias producciones de esa Provincia.'' ⭐ The viceregal statement of the Royal Scientific Expedition's purpose — pairs with Doc 70b (Nava's parallel ack.) and the Vancouver/Menzies science thread.
| Date | 1792-05-24, México (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Doc 70d |
| Series | State Papers, Sacramento |
| Tomo | I |
| Original tomo page | p.469 |
| Savage copy page | 105 |
| Scan leaf | n104 |
| Document type | Abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Doc 70d, 1792-05-24, México, State Papers, Sacramento, I, p.469, 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-d71.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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