Rewritten 2026-09-22 from a direct reading of the leaf (previously read only in summary)

Provincial State Papers, tomo XIV–XV · BANC MSS C-A 8, document 264

Rewritten 2026-09-22 from a direct reading of the leaf (previously read only in summary). The entry formerly described a document the leaf does not hold; its erratum records the original text. ⭐⭐ VERBATIM HEADING: «1797. Mayo 23. S.n Fr.co / Arguello á Borica. Instrucciones para comisionado - arreglo de la escolta para la nueva fundacion de la mis.n S.n Jose.» SUBSTANCE: acknowledges the instructions for the comisionado of the new foundation of Mission San José; he will inform him and the soldier-secretary of the commission of their contents, and take copies of the bandos and orders posted in the guard-houses of the older missions, and of the arancel de precios, so that the comisionado may observe them to the letter; he is preparing the escolta against the day the Padre Presidente calls for it.

Date1797-05-23 (exact)
FromJosé Argüello
ToDiego de Borica
PlaceSan Francisco
SeriesProvincial State Papers
TomoXV
Original tomo pagepp.24–25
Savage copy page205 / 8
Scan leafn199
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentJosé Argüello to Diego de Borica, San Francisco, 1797-05-23, Provincial State Papers, XV, pp.24–25, Archives of California, C-A 8, 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/ca8/ca8-d264.html
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