Pearl-fishery revenue evasion at Mulegé: the King's canoe (*arráez* Ventura Mabu, *armador* Manuel Salazar) dove the Mulegé *placeres* & crossed back to the other shore without paying the royal *quinto* or showing a concealed pearl; the diver pleads 'las cosas del soberano son delicadas' & gives his word; on Rea's arrival (23 Aug) he confronts him, the pearl & its fifth are surrendered, Buenavista's alférez notified; encloses the diver's reply of 30 Oct (Dupdo)
| Date | 1794-11-14 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Rea (Loreto) |
| To | Gov. |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XII |
| Original tomo page | 309–314 |
| Savage copy page | 115–117 |
| Scan leaf | n118–n120 |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Rea (Loreto) to Gov., 1794-11-14, Provincial State Papers, XII, 309–314, Archives of California, C-A 7, 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/ca7/ca7-d193.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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