Early San Francisco mineral discovery: sends samples of three kinds of mineral/ore discovered in that…

State Papers, Sacramento, tomo VI–IX · BANC MSS C-A 55, document 239

Early San Francisco mineral discovery: sends samples of three kinds of mineral/ore discovered in that jurisdiction (~1 legua off), with named claims 'Santa Sra. del Carmen,' 'San José,' 'La Descubridora'; rough assay of their silver/gold content (mostly fire-ores, 'muy ordinarios'); found via soldier Juan Bernal

Date1795-09-28 (exact)
FromJosé Pérez Fernández (San Francisco)
ToGob. Borica
SeriesState Papers, Sacramento
TomoVI–IX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.vii.279–280
Savage copy page204–205
Scan leafn203–n204
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentJosé Pérez Fernández (San Francisco) to Gob. Borica, 1795-09-28, State Papers, Sacramento, p.vii.279–280, 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-d239.html
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