On affairs of the pueblo: matters originally bad growing worse — large portion of the people lazy, addicted to gambling, no visible means of livelihood, support themselves by stealing cattle or horses; neither the former Alcaldes (Burton & Weeks) command the respect an Alcalde ought; wanted an alcalde 'who is not afraid to do his duty and who knows what his duty is'; Capt. Fisher would make a very good Alcalde but couldn't be prevailed on to accept; the best one after him is Charles White; election of a new town council impossible; asks a promiscuous body of 25 men of U.S. troops be stationed there to guard the prison-officers & aid the alcaldes arresting refractory convicts
| Date | 1847-12-28 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | J.J. Rockwell[?] |
| To | Gov. (Confidential) |
| Place | San José |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 132 |
| Scan leaf | n132–133 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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J.J. Rockwell[?] to Gov. (Confidential), San José, 1847-12-28, 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-d234.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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