Spans n388-n391 (n389, n390 are headingless continuations). Arrillaga's circular on assuming interim command after Gov. Romeu's death. Heading subject line: 'Sobre la muerte del Gob.or D. Jose Ant.o Romeu'. VERBATIM: 'todo oficial mejor debe dirigir sus operaciones por los insultos de su propio honor q.e no por el temor de la autoridad'. He opens 'Considero a cada uno de Vs. lleno de un justo pesar por la perdida de su Gob.or'; disclaims capacity to discharge the interim command alone; makes each officer responsible for results; charges them to keep peace among troops, vecinos and Indians christian and gentile, for which they answer 'no solo delante de los hombres sino delante de Dios'; orders copies made and receipt acknowledged.
| Date | 1799-06-08 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Jose Joaquin de Arrillaga to his officers (circular; heading tagged 'dice es copia') |
| Place | R.l Presidio de Loreto |
| Series | State Papers, Sacramento |
| Tomo | VI–IX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | pp. 452. 54. [expansion: 452-454] |
| Savage copy page | 84.-87. [Bancroft stamps 389-392] |
| Scan leaf | n388–n391 |
| Document type | circular (copy) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Jose Joaquin de Arrillaga to his officers (circular; heading tagged 'dice es copia'), R.l Presidio de Loreto, 1799-06-08, State Papers, Sacramento, VI–IX, pp. 452. 54. [expansion: 452-454], 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-d423.html