His resignation & reasons: has endeavored to do his duty but finds it necessary to resign his commission — the law had been taken out of his hands by the Sub-Indian Agent, who established a court for the trial of cases at San Luis Rey, paying no attention to his protestations & solicitations to have those cases brought before him as being the proper authority; complains that in his instructions he was required to call, in case of need, for assistance on the military — has done so on two occasions & his applications were ignored, the effect of the Indian Agent's influence or of counter orders from higher authority; in either case the Alcalde's authority has become null; many abuses being committed, Indian depredations, & others who are not Indians; many suffer, among them some who have been good friends to the Americans
| Date | 1847-12-05 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | John Forster (Alcalde) |
| To | Gov. Mason |
| Place | San Francisco[?]/San Luis Rey |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 129 |
| Scan leaf | n129–130 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
Read this leaf on the Internet Archive ↗ · leaf n129–130
John Forster (Alcalde) to Gov. Mason, San Francisco[?]/San Luis Rey, 1847-12-05, 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-d230.html