Protest agt the admission of James F. Reed and John Murphy as members of town council, on the plea that they were not elected by any considerable vote, most voters having taken no part; that they are not residents, have no avocation except gambling; & Reed acknowledged killing a man, says self-defence which may or may not be true — he has not undergone a trial; that James W. Weekes, appointed Alcalde for the dist., is entirely unfit; abstain from bringing charges agt him unless not removed
| Date | 1847-11-16 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Charles White & 6 others |
| To | Gov. Mason |
| Place | San José |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 120 |
| Scan leaf | n120–121 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Charles White & 6 others to Gov. Mason, San José, 1847-11-16, 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-d217.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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