Can't send acct of customs rev'd in this country during 2nd & 3rd quarters 1847 — none was rec'd; from time people had capitulated to Capt. Montgomery of U.S. ship Portsmouth till winter's arrival no business was done — no revenue, none to sustain the pub. auth. Collector at La Paz (Angel Loriya) & at San José (Miguel Eliozar[?]) each had salary of $700/yr; former secy of the Govt still employed by him (Burton) at $700/yr; interpreter at $50/mo. Created a 'Juez de 1ª Instancia.' 'By the politeness of Fray Ramirez y Arellano, Padre Presidente in this Peninsula,' gives estimate of population of Baja Cal. by jurisdiction: La Paz 2,000 souls, San Antº 1,000, Santiago 1,300, San José 3,000, Todos Santos 1,500, Loreto 1,000, Comondú/Muleje/S. Ignº 1,000 = 10,800; of these 200 are Indians very much scattered; in the portion between an E–W line passing thru San Ignacio & the frontiers of Alta Cal. the population is 2,000
| Date | 1847-09-27 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Lieut. Col. Henry S. Burton (N.Y. Vol.) |
| To | Secy of State Halleck (Monterey) |
| Place | La Paz (Baja Cal.) |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 84 |
| Scan leaf | n84–85 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Lieut. Col. Henry S. Burton (N.Y. Vol.) to Secy of State Halleck (Monterey), La Paz (Baja Cal.), 1847-09-27, 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-d181.html