(Docts en francés) THE CAMBUSTON QUICKSILVER-MINE CASE: forwards a claim from the Frenchman Cambuston re his denouncement (12 Feb 1848) not being published at San José until the 18th; asks the decree apply from date of publication at Monterey, giving it retrospective effect (rejected in all civilized countries); remits: (1) copy of the denouncement by the denouncer Cambuston, Sonél, Chabolla y Sainsevain; (2) copy of the pregones; (3) certificate of the pueblo alcalde; (4) copy of Cambuston's 15 May 1848 letter — the denouncement concerns an azogue (quicksilver/mercury) mine near San Juan Bautista, 1,000 varas S of Pedro Chabolla's house & ~500 from the Camino Real; the 12 Feb 1848 Monterey decree suspending mine-denouncements (that the already-possessed deal with the U.S. govt) was published at San José 18 Feb; the denouncement was made 13 Feb; per the decree they wished to annul Chabolla's rights & suspend the mine works; the docs do not say whether the claim took effect — ⭐ an early (pre-gold-rush) quicksilver-mining denouncement, cf. New Almadén context
| Date | 1848-05-18 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Moerenhout (Cónsul francés) |
| To | Gob. de Alta California |
| Place | Monterey |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 317 |
| Scan leaf | n317–n320 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Moerenhout (Cónsul francés) to Gob. de Alta California, Monterey, 1848-05-18, 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-d446.html