Election of Alcalde & execution of criminals: reports White having resigned, he was elected on the 12th & took charge; immediately caused 3 men charged with robbery & wounding another man with intent to kill to be arrested; on Saturday tried, evidence positive, convicted, '& will be hung today'; will make full report to Gov. stating 'why the sentence was so speedily executed'
| Date | 1848-12-18 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | K.H. Dimmick (Alcalde) |
| To | Lt. Sherman |
| Place | San José |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 34 |
| Scan leaf | n34 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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K.H. Dimmick (Alcalde) to Lt. Sherman, San José, 1848-12-18, Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents, Unbound, —, Archives of California, C-A 63, 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/ca63/ca63-d107.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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