Papel de puntos, pts 34–35 (END, signed 'Monterey 26 de Febrero de 1791. Pedro Fages'): (34) ⭐⭐⭐ three Indians (Ortiz, Anacleto Valdés, Antonio Moraga) complained of Fr. Tomás de la Peña (minister of Mission Santa Clara) for the 'escasos violentos' with which he punishes the Indians 'por su duro genio' — Fages himself 'vi haberle sangre á un muchacho á un tiro de oreja' (saw him draw blood from a boy); Fages formed a sumaria and has kept the 3 complainants at Monterey since 1785 w/ no resolution [direct friar-abuse evidence; cf. the 1785 Sta Clara mortality investigation] → missions/indigenous; (35) Fages's orchard (½ legua off, since 1783, ~600 fruit trees).
| Date | 1791-02-26 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Pedro Fages |
| To | Romeu |
| Place | Monterey |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | X |
| Original tomo page | p.…–530 |
| Savage copy page | 167–168 |
| Scan leaf | n168–n169 |
| Document type | extract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Pedro Fages to Romeu, Monterey, 1791-02-26, Provincial State Papers, X, p.…–530, Archives of California, C-A 6, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.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/ca6/ca6-d156.htmlThe originals of these records burned in the 1906 San Francisco fire. What survives is Thomas Savage’s 1870s copy, and this page describes that copy.
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