War-defense of California ('circunstancias actuales de la guerra')

Provincial State Papers, tomo XII–XIII · BANC MSS C-A 7, document 370

War-defense of California ('circunstancias actuales de la guerra'): men, artillery & munitions from San Blas to guard the SF, Monterey & San Diego posts against a corsair or small landing — but the Erario cannot fund defense against a formal conquest by a major power, the immense Baja coast offering many landing-spots; prepare aid from the Sonora militia commander; and an engineer (Córdoba, Doc 366) is embarked for fortification work

Date1795-07-28 (exact)
FromBranciforte (México)
ToGov. of Cal.
SeriesProvincial State Papers
TomoXIII
Original tomo pagexiii.118–121
Savage copy page(53)–(54)
Scan leafn271–n272
SourceSavage abstract

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