(Doctº en inglés) Acks the 21 Dec 1847 circular enclosing the 29 Nov proclamation, will post copies where liquor or wine is sold; sends a statistical account of the district population; some citizens hire Indians, some refuse to work & others kill cattle; had the recommendation published in the 'California Star' (11 Dec 1847); the Indians of this valley are more industrious than the Rocky-mountain ones & with direction could make good farmers & mechanics; had told Kearny he would present the case to the govt; in Sep 1846 John Sinclair was elected alcalde for one year & continues; the white population men/women/children = 289, about 100 living outside
| Date | 1848-01-08 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | J.A. Sutter |
| To | Gob. R.B. Mason |
| Place | Nueva Helvetia |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 295 |
| Scan leaf | n296–297 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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J.A. Sutter to Gob. R.B. Mason, Nueva Helvetia, 1848-01-08, 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-d423.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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