Fortification of San Francisco & Monterey — see expanded entry

State Papers, Sacramento, tomo VI–IX · BANC MSS C-A 55, document 212

Fortification of San Francisco & Monterey — see expanded entry. Branciforte acknowledges engineer Alberto de Córdoba's 3 plans (SF presidio; Monterey battery; Santa Cruz); the Batería de San Joaquín, 'única defensa' of SF port, is poorly laid out & defective — orders it strengthened; Tte. Col. Pedro de Alberni; two 24-pdr cannons at the port mouth; arms/provisions sent via the prepared frigates & paquebot *San Carlos*; received in Cal. 15 Mar 1797

Date1801-07-18 (copy of 1796-12-29) (exact)
FromRaymundo Carrillo (w/ J. Mª Estudillo), certifying Viceroy Branciforte
ToGob. Borica
SeriesState Papers, Sacramento
TomoVI–IX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.B.32–35 (abs. pp.~78–85)
Savage copy page170–173
Scan leafn169–n172
Document typeverbatim (cert. copy)
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentRaymundo Carrillo (w/ J. Mª Estudillo), certifying Viceroy Branciforte to Gob. Borica, 1801-07-18 (copy of 1796-12-29), State Papers, Sacramento, VI–IX, p.B.32–35 (abs. pp.~78–85), Archives of California, C-A 55, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [page interpolated; verify at the leaf] [the tomo is given as the volume’s full range: this entry has not been resolved to a single tomo within VI–IX]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/ca55/ca55-d212.html
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