Rewritten 2026-09-22 from a direct reading of the leaf. This row previously carried an unfounded summary describing a document the leaf does not hold; its erratum of 2026-09-22 records what it used to say. The heading below is what the manuscript leaf actually carries. ⭐ VERBATIM HEADING: «1797. Dic. 17. S.ta Barb.a / Avaluo de armamento á un soldado invalido hecho por los 2 peritos, el cabo Ortega y 1 soldado». SUBSTANCE: itemised appraisal — una escopeta 5 pesos · una cuera 15 pesos · una cartuchera 1 peso 4 reales · una adarga 2 pesos · una funda de escopeta 1 peso · un macho manco 18 pesos · 3 caballos mancos 27 pesos.
| Date | 1797-12-17 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | (peritos: el cabo Ortega y 1 soldado) |
| Place | Santa Bárbara |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XV |
| Original tomo page | pp.132–133 |
| Savage copy page | 244 / 47 |
| Scan leaf | n240 |
| Document type | appraisal |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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How to cite this document
(peritos: el cabo Ortega y 1 soldado), Santa Bárbara, 1797-12-17, Provincial State Papers, XV, pp.132–133, 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-d295.htmlCorrection to this entry.
- Previously read summary: 'Monthly Jul; road construction; Mission SBV escolta affairs'; orig_page: 'p.127–131'; scan: 'n240–241'. n240-n241 (stamps 244-245) carry three arms appraisals for invalid and retiring soldiers, itemised to the peso (escopeta 5 ps, cuera 15 ps, cartuchera 1 p 4 r.s, adarga 2 ps, macho manco 18 ps, 3 caballos mancos 27 ps, at pp.132-133; cuenta de ajuste pp.131-134; a second appraisal pp.130-136), then four libranzas for what the missions of S.n Juan Capistrano, S.n Gabriel, S.n Buenaventura and S.ta Barbara were owed at the end of December (p.139) and a libranza of 2,761 p.s 5 r.s to Ten.te Ant.o Grajera (p.140). No July monthly report, road construction or San Buenaventura escolta affairs.
The 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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