THE VICENTA SÁNCHEZ AGUARDIENTE CASE: Stevenson (16 May) re Mrs. Vicenta [Sánchez] de Olvelle selling liquor at her tavern — the punishment ought to be applied to her husband, for the reason that if she has broken the law it was to maintain her children, & the sentence referred to his approbation; Ortega, questioned (22 May), said Mrs. Vicenta Sánchez de Olvelle sold aguardiente to an Indian, which Ortega ordered her to appear before him, answering that she had been accustomed [to it] before other authorities of more importance than alcaldes, & that she again made several Indians drunk; summoned to appear, on the third summons she appeared & was fined $50 for having at 3 different times broken the Governor's liquor law; afterwards she presented an order from Col. Stevenson prohibiting the sentence from being carried into effect — ⭐ a woman prosecuted for the Indian-liquor trade, the military govt overriding the alcalde
| Date | 1848-05-16→22 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Col. Stevenson & Pedro Carrillo (Prefect) |
| To | Ortega (alcalde), w/ Vicente Moraga (asst) |
| Place | Angeles / San Buenaventura |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 336–337 |
| Scan leaf | n338–n339 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Col. Stevenson & Pedro Carrillo (Prefect) to Ortega (alcalde), w/ Vicente Moraga (asst), Angeles / San Buenaventura, 1848-05-16→22, 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-d474.html