Meeting of citizens: notify Gov. that when he issued his proclamation for election of officers the population was quite small (dry season) & the necessity not felt, no election; but since then it has become numerous & daily increasing from overland travel, & for preservation of peace & order public officers deemed indispensable; prompted by Gov's order, hope he will approve the resolutions: 1º Presidte appoints judges of an election to fix time & place within 5 days, somewhere in vicinity, to elect 2 Alcaldes & a Sub-Prefect for the district, held subject to Gov's ratification; 2º judges to certify results. Expect population of district to swell to thousands this winter; ask Gov. address his answer to Sacramento City
| Date | 1849-09-20 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | J.B. Donaldson (Presidte of a pub. meeting), Francis T. Russell (Secy) |
| To | Gov. Riley |
| Place | Dry Diggings (Arroyo Seco) |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 47 |
| Scan leaf | n47–49 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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J.B. Donaldson (Presidte of a pub. meeting), Francis T. Russell (Secy) to Gov. Riley, Dry Diggings (Arroyo Seco), 1849-09-20, 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-d125.html