Bundle transcribing Viceroy Branciforte's orders. (Nº1–2) R. Cédula of 1 Apr: arms carried to Cádiz not in the ship's register liable to *comiso* + customs-certificate rule; (Nº3) collect chupas, cannon & 50 @ powder from the San Blas ships for Monterey; (Nº4) missions must furnish horses for extraordinary troop service; (Nº5–9) Monterey habilitación accounting (Alf. José Pérez Fernández); (Nº6) supply missions cloth & farm tools at cost; (Nº10) $2,122 from the *Cuenta Mayor de muertos* for the Monterey fort works (Habd. Manuel de Carcaba); (Nº11) bando re the French Nation (1796 war); (Nº12–13) the Compañía de Voluntarios de Cataluña + a 15-man artillery *piquete* to California (armed by the Veracruz treasury; pay via the California Síndico from 1796); (Nº14–15) advances to artisans Manuel Esteban Ruiz (mason/stonemason) & tailor Joaquín Botello ($1,000); ⭐ (Nº16) Borica's FOUR-ARTISAN PROGRAM to teach trades to the *naturales*: tailor Joaquín Botello, potter Mariano Tapia, ribbon-maker Manuel Muñoz, weaver Mariano Mendoza ($100 each; certified by Alberni); (Nº17) $300 ($75 ea.) for their *regalos*; (Nº18) carpenter Leocadio Martínez wounded the Monterey smith Pedro Gonzáles — merited 10 yrs presidio but took church asylum, sent to San José; (Nº19–21) accounting/liquidation & glosa orders for the Tribunal de Cuentas
| Date | 1796-11-19 (→1797) (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Gob. Borica (Mont.) |
| To | Comte. de Monterey [José Argüello] |
| Place | 21 docs |
| Series | State Papers, Sacramento |
| Tomo | VI–IX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.vii.72–126 |
| Savage copy page | 175–189 |
| Scan leaf | n174–n188 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Gob. Borica (Mont.) to Comte. de Monterey [José Argüello], 21 docs, 1796-11-19 (→1797), State Papers, Sacramento, p.vii.72–126, Archives of California, C-A 55, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [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-d215.html