Re execution of a criminal: has heard from Judge Colton of Mont. that he, Blackburn, transcended his power in causing the execution of the murderer Pedro Gómez; in the absence of laws to govern his conduct, of military force & guard-prisoners, & of the necessity of troubling the residents to stand guard (upon a very poor prison), he had to do the best he could — the murder was a most shocking one, & he had the criminal 'executed as soon as decency would permit after his trial'
| Date | 1847-08-22 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Alcalde Wm. Blackburn |
| To | Gov. Mason |
| Place | Santa Cruz |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 108 |
| Scan leaf | n108–109 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Alcalde Wm. Blackburn to Gov. Mason, Santa Cruz, 1847-08-22, 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-d201.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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