The SF presidio CONSTRUCTION HISTORY (1776–92): begun 27 Jul 1776

Provincial State Papers, tomo X–XI · BANC MSS C-A 6, document 191

The SF presidio CONSTRUCTION HISTORY (1776–92): begun 27 Jul 1776; by end-1778 the commandant's house was adobe + partial walls + a stone *casa mata* + palisade-and-earth warehouses/church/quarters; the Jan 1779 rains collapsed 2 warehouses, the casa mata, church, commandant's house, 6 troop houses & most of the 4 wall-curtains; by 1780 nothing of the 1778 work remained; the adobe is bad ('con solo la humedad se deshace'); timber 10+ leagues off; the presidio built three times; in 1787 & 1791 the troops reverted to palisade houses to shelter their families. Signed Sal

Date1792-03-11 (exact)
FromSal
ToRomeu
PlaceSan Francisco
SeriesProvincial State Papers
TomoXI
Original tomo pagep.175–179
Savage copy pageXI:52–53
Scan leafn236–n237
Document typetranscription
SourceSavage abstract

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