Records404
Item-level404
Span1789–1841
Leaves459
Coveragecomplete
Manuscript scans: this volume on the Internet Archive (digitized microfilm of the Savage transcripts).
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Notable documents
- 1828-08-16 → 1831 · Ignacio Martínez (juez fiscal); later fiscal José Mª Padrés; comte Manuel Victoria — The longest expediente in the volume (~LXVI pp. 90–390, dragging from Aug 1828 into 1831). Causa criminal for the murder of two small children — María Antonia (~5 yrs) and Blas de Jesús (~1 yr), children of soldier Ignacio Olivas — and the estupro (rape) of the girl, on the denuncia of soldier Ignacio Ribas; accused: fellow SF-company… (orig. p. LXVI.~90–390) manuscript scan ↗
- 1820-12-31 · José Estrada — Customs duties paid by the Russian brig 'Buldacoff,' supercargo Carlos Khlebnikov, for grain & goods extracted: Monterey $1074.5 + Santa Cruz Bay $1248.3 = $2,323 [direct Russian grain-purchase record] (orig. p. LV.60) manuscript scan ↗
- 1840-02-23 · [Alexander] Rotchev (cmdr. of the *Baikal* / Fort Ross) → port captain William Richardson — The RAC brig *Baikal* left Sitka with goods for Ross but bad weather forced it into SF without unloading at Ross the cargo 'que éste necesita con grande urgencia'; asks leave for a Ross launch to load the goods at SF; Rotchev styles himself Lieutenant of the Russian Imperial Navy & commander of the *Baikal* — [= part of the Mathes… (orig. p. LV.264–5) manuscript scan ↗
- 1840-10-28 · Francisco Guerrero → Monterey customs — Arrival of the Russian frigate 'Nicolás' [Nikolai] from Sitka carrying Gov. of Russian America Ivan Kupreanov, 6 officers, 61 men (war-grade crew/armament; the ship itself not a warship). Kupreanov comes to discuss the last Anglo-American ship at Bodega + settle matters with the Governor of Ross, then on to Valparaíso; tonnage-charge… (orig. p. LV.274–6) manuscript scan ↗
- 1824-03-23 · tribunal: José de la Guerra, José Estrada, Subtte Francisco de Haro (under Gov. Luis A. Argüello) — THE 1824 CHUMASH REVOLT TRIAL & SENTENCES: depositions of captured rebels of Missions La Purísima & Santa Inés, then the *fallo* — 7 La Purísima neophytes (Baltasar, Pacífico, Esteban, Cines, Antonino, Felipe, José Andrés) sentenced to death (último suplicio) as accomplices in the murder of José Dolores Sepúlveda + 3 companions (night of… (orig. p. LVII.624–44) manuscript scan ↗
- 1827-12-13 · José Estrada — Tonnage + import duties paid by THREE Russian brigs — *Baikal* (203 t, $507.4), *Ofetcat*[?] (140 t, $350), *Golovin* (140 t, $350) — via supercargo Carlos Khlebnikov; import duties on ~$1302 of goods at 25% + avería; further duties on the *Golovin*'s goods ($1374.5 @ 27½% = $378) (orig. p. LXII.140–2) manuscript scan ↗
- 1830-12-07 · José Fernández del Campo — PROVINCE-WIDE ARTILLERY INVENTORY (all 4 presidios): Monterey 20 (6×8, 7×6, 7×4; 7 bronze/13 iron); San Francisco 14 (3×24, 2×12, 8×8, 1×4; 6 bronze/8 iron); Santa Bárbara 7 (1×8, 5×6, 1×3; 2 bronze/5 iron); San Diego 13 (3×8, 7×6, 3×4; 8 bronze/5 iron) = 54 pieces. But the bronze 4-pdrs are dismounted, the naval & battle carriages… (orig. p. LXII.696–7) manuscript scan ↗
- 1828-12-31 · Ignacio Martínez — Hoja de servicios documenting the capture of the famous fugitive-outlaw Pomponio: 3 campaigns into the Tulares vs cimarrón Christian/gentile Indians (killed a cabecilla); then ~13 leagues north of SF he captured the cimarrón Christian José/Pomponio at the cañada de Novato after a firefight (with only a cabo + 2 soldiers, one comrade… (orig. p. LXVI.962–3) manuscript scan ↗
- 1828-02-02 · Rodrigo del Pliego → Comte Gral / Jefe Político — Investigation into the clandestine flight to Spain of Padre Fr. José Altimira (controversial founder of Mission San Francisco Solano / Sonoma, 1823) aboard an English-captained ship, Jan 1828: depositions of escort cabo Juan Lugo and mayordomos Crisóstomo Lugo & Vicente Pico on the cargas of provisions, wine, soap, vinegar, chocolate —… (orig. p. LXVII.~189 ff) manuscript scan ↗
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