Indian depredations: took a stroll by the Contra Costa of SF, having heard great complaints agt the…

Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents, tomo Unbound · BANC MSS C-A 63, document 261

Indian depredations: took a stroll by the Contra Costa of SF, having heard great complaints agt the Indians; conversed with the Chief Magistrate of the dist., Don Joaquín Estudillo, found him anxious to do all in his power to check them; advised the Gov. on the best means of procuring Native-Cal. volunteers to accompany the troops; the wild Indians committing raids carrying off horses; sent after them, were seen, but succeeded in escaping — want of horses prevents them being pursued

Date1847-04-25 (exact)
FromWm. Richardson[?] (Alcalde eastern part SF Bay)
ToGen. Kearny
PlaceSan Leandro
SeriesMiscellaneous / Unbound Documents
TomoUnbound
Original tomo page—
Savage copy page168
Scan leafn168–170
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentWm. Richardson[?] (Alcalde eastern part SF Bay) to Gen. Kearny, San Leandro, 1847-04-25, 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-d261.html
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