Leaf-verified 2026-09-22, previously UNCATALOGUED: the leaf had been claimed by an erroneous entry, so no earlier check had seen this document. ⭐⭐ VERBATIM HEADING: «1797. Mayo 24. S.ta Barb.a / Goycoechea á Borica. Fragata 'Princesa' anclada». SUBSTANCE: yesterday the frigate anchored, carrying the memorias of the presidios of Santa Bárbara and San Diego, her officers as named and a bleeder, and 160 plazas from captain to pages; at the captain's request 34 sick with scurvy and other contagious diseases are to be landed, for whom a barraca is to be built so as not to harm the people of Santa Bárbara.
| Date | 1797-05-24 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Felipe de Goycoechea |
| To | Diego de Borica |
| Place | Santa Bárbara |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XV |
| Original tomo page | pp.153–154 |
| Savage copy page | 249 / 52 |
| Scan leaf | n245 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Felipe de Goycoechea to Diego de Borica, Santa Bárbara, 1797-05-24, Provincial State Papers, XV, pp.153–154, 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-d508.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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