Records116
Span1824–1846
Leaves148
Coveragecomplete
Coverage: GRAIN-DECISION 2026-08-04: marked complete (no CA discovery gap remains). The California spine (back register, docs 18–111) is item-read leaf-by-leaf; marquee CA docs leaf-verified 2026-07-21 (d32/d107/d115). The front register (n8–n59) is published FEDERAL decrees = complete-by-design (national class, verified uniform by sample — not a discovery gap). The 'S-row' anchors were absorbed into item-read docs (a dedupe note only, not unread material). Optional federal-front doc-by-doc itemization is the sole residual and is not worth the read (national law, not sole-record). See [[gap-read-verification-2026-07-27]]. (“partial” = routine runs bounded, not itemized — significant documents are.)
Manuscript scans: this volume on the Internet Archive (digitized microfilm of the Savage transcripts).
Printable finding aid (PDF) — the full one-line record list with provenance, for offline use and circulation.
Notable documents
- 1836-11-13 · José Castro (impresa) — Proclama as 'Comandante de la Vanguardia de la División de Operaciones' 'á los habitantes del Estado libre y Soberano de la Alta California' — the 1836 free-state declaration; '…aquí fue California, cuyos habitantes prefirieron la destrucción…' (resolves sampled S5) (orig. p. —) manuscript scan ↗
- 1836-11-07 · Diputación Territorial (impreso, 2 ej.) — 'Declarando al Territorio independiente de México' — the declaration of California's 1836 autonomy (orig. p. 40–41) manuscript scan ↗
- 1845-10-28 · Pío Pico & Covarrubias — 'Reglamento para la enajenación y arriendo de las Misiones' — the complete 1845 mission sale-and-lease scheme (23 arts, 5 chapters): SELL San Rafael/Dolores/Soledad/San Miguel/La Purísima (+ surplus buildings at SLO/Carmelo/San Juan Bautista/San Juan Capistrano); LEASE 9-yr San Buenaventura/Santa Bárbara/Santa Inés (+ later San Diego/San… (orig. p. 280, 288–289) manuscript scan ↗
- 1846-04-03 · Pío Pico & Santiago Argüello — Decreto authorizing the government to SELL the missions (Assembly 30 Mar): auction to pay creditors; surplus after debts → the mission's Indian community; padres kept subsisted via retained estates (perpetual censo at 4%) (orig. p. 284–285) manuscript scan ↗
- 1846-03-13 · José Castro — Proclama on the invasion of the Territory by Frémont's forces (the Gavilan Peak standoff) — the volume's closing document, eve of conquest (orig. p. —) manuscript scan ↗
- 1840-03-01 · Alvarado & Jimeno — Decreto suppressing Mission Administrators, creating Mayordomos (orig. p. 155) manuscript scan ↗
- 1844-01-01 · Manuel Micheltorena — Comprehensive administrative-fiscal reform: a junta of the elite (Tellez, J. Castro, M.G. Vallejo, Alvarado, Anaya, Silva, Narváez, N. Estrada, Jimeno, Malarín, J.R. Estrada, Castañares, Pablo de la Guerra, Abrego, R. González) enacts branch-by-branch cuts — Tribunal Superior, Secretaría, abolition of the Prefecturas/Subprefecturas,… (orig. p. 182+) manuscript scan ↗
- 1845-06-05 · Pío Pico & Srio. Bandini — 'Decreto acerca de Misiones' — the 1845 Pico mission decree (cf. C-A 49/51/53 mission-sales machinery) (orig. p. 218–219) manuscript scan ↗
- 1845-02-23 · Pío Pico — Proclama on the peace secured at the Campo de Cahuenga (the 1845 capitulation ending the Micheltorena war) — thanks those who armed 'por defender las libertades del País' (orig. p. 232–235) manuscript scan ↗
- 1845-02-01 · Juan Sepúlveda (Pres. Ayto.) & L. Cota — copy of Pico proclama — Civil war: Micheltorena's battalion + Sutter's foreign riflemen vs Alvarado & José Castro who 'invaded' Los Ángeles 'for the defense of the country' (orig. p. 240–241) manuscript scan ↗
- 1845-02-15 · Pío Pico — Proclama assuming the governorship & the Diputación's disavowal of Micheltorena — denounces his force ('adventurers, demoralized bachelors, undocile Indians') and Sutter as instigator of the civil war 'para manchar el honor de los Californios' (Sutter's ~140 foreign men per his 18 Oct 1844 letter) (orig. p. 242–244) manuscript scan ↗
- 1845-08-27 · Pío Pico — On measures for war with the United States (orig. p. 255–256) manuscript scan ↗
- 1845-08-27 · Pío Pico — Proclama on war with the US — defense measures vs a possible invasion; Assembly convened to provide arms (a year before the conquest) (orig. p. 257–258) manuscript scan ↗
- 1845-05-10 · Pío Pico & Juan Bandini — Bando — expedition vs horse-thieving Indians (ranchos furnish mounted men by servant-count, rally at Mission San Fernando 5 Jun; fines held against Diputación land-title confirmation; 'fondo de campaña'; merchants urged to cooperate) (orig. p. 222–223) manuscript scan ↗
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