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Superior Government State Papers, Benicia, tomo XIX–XXI · BANC MSS C-A 58, document 107

Previously uncatalogued — recovered by the 2026-08-27 coverage audit: the document lay inside the declared span of a grouped entry covering n89-n100, which had passed every completeness check while concealing it. Heading verbatim: '+ 1837. Ag. 9. Guanajuato. / Iniciativa de la Junta Constl. del Depto pidiendo á las camaras del Congreso Nl. qe derogue unas leyes sobre Contribucnes Directas. (2 ejemplrs) p. 274-6.' [= Initiative of the Constitutional Junta of the department of Guanajuato asking the chambers of the National Congress to repeal certain laws on direct taxation (two copies)] A departmental junta petitioning Congress against the direct-contribution laws of the centralist fiscal system. Notable as evidence of departmental resistance to centralist taxation circulating to California in printed form.

Date1837-08-09 (exact)
FromJunta Constitucional del Departamento de Guanajuato to the chambers of the Congreso Nacional
PlaceGuanajuato
SeriesSuperior Government State Papers, Benicia
TomoXIX–XXI (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep. 274-6
Savage copy page99 [stamp] / 21 [ink]
Scan leafn98
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentJunta Constitucional del Departamento de Guanajuato to the chambers of the Congreso Nacional, Guanajuato, 1837-08-09, Superior Government State Papers, Benicia, XIX–XXI, p. 274-6, Archives of California, C-A 58, 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 XIX–XXI]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/ca58/ca58-d107.html
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