On the nature of civil govt in Cal.: says he fully agrees with Alcalde Walter Colton that as a military officer he (Sherman) is not amenable to his court for any act he may do in this country; 'the President's Message, Secretary of War's Report, and facts as they exist in the territory all show that the nature of this Govt is military, and that civil law only exists so far as it is consistent [with military govt]'
| Date | 1847-04-29 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | 1st Lieut. Wm. T. Sherman (3rd Artilly) |
| To | Capt. Turner |
| Place | Monterey Redoubt |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 83 |
| Scan leaf | n83–84 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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1st Lieut. Wm. T. Sherman (3rd Artilly) to Capt. Turner, Monterey Redoubt, 1847-04-29, 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-d179.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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