C-A 47 · Departmental Records, Tomos IV–VI (Books 16–20, 27–32)

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

• 1827-09-25 · Echeandía → Comisario Herrera — rebuke of Herrera — for the violence with which he refused to ration the prisoners, the paralyzed tobacco sales, the caballería a month without rations; asserts Herrera overstepped legal attributions, must hand the habilitado everything by institute, keeping only his own investidura. + Sep 23 licencia to Luis Beltrán to transit (orig. p. 267–271) manuscript scan ↗
• 1827-11-28→12-06 · Echeandía → Comte de S.Francisco — the Jedediah Smith 1827 episode — Nov 28: combine the expedition against the gentiles of Santa Clara (who attacked catechized families) with the one entrusted to Smith, apprehend aggressors, avoid bloodshed; Dec 1: if Smith agrees with Brest to leave men in the territory, admit him on condition he comes to Soledad or S.Juan Bautista (orig. p. 347–349) manuscript scan ↗
• 1828-06-30 · Gob. Echeandía → Ministro de Relaciones — a 'Noticia de los individuos que deben componer las Jefaturas Políticas de ambas Californias, y sus sueldos' — a proposed civil-government establishment table for Alta & Baja California (Jefe Político $3,000, secretario, escribientes); + query whether he keeps the attributions of the other governors (orig. p. 154–157) manuscript scan ↗
• 1828-11-11→12-06 · Echeandía → Ministros de Relaciones/Guerra — Nov 11: acta for the renewal of the Diputación of Alta California; ⭐⭐⭐ Dec 6: relación de españoles who took the oath + who asked to leave the Republic; Relación de los militares Españoles per the 20-Dec[-1827] law (classes, ages, residence) — e.g. José M.ª Estudillo, Capt. S.Diego presidial co., age 56, 41 yrs' residence (orig. p. 221–231) manuscript scan ↗
• 1828-06-20 · Echeandía → Fr. Tomás Estenaga / teniente Ignacio Martínez — 'los derechos que cobra la Aduana Marítima pertenecen á la Nación y los que se exigen por comercio al menudeo, á la Municipalidad' (national maritime-customs vs. municipal retail-commerce dues); + retirement proposals (orig. p. 293–295) manuscript scan ↗
• 1828-07-13→14 · Echeandía → Capt. de la Fragata 'Franklin' / Domingo Carrillo — the Franklin affair — a guard stays aboard so the anchor isn't raised during unloading; Domingo Carrillo to witness unloading as Comte de Resguardo, Juan Bandini (Alcaide) & José Antonio Estudillo (Vista de la Aduana) to accompany (orig. p. 326–329) manuscript scan ↗
• 1828 · Echeandía — THE PORTS-OF-ENTRY / FOREIGN-TRADE RULEBOOK — only Monterey & S.Diego are ports of entry; ships at S.Fran/Sta Bárbara/S.Pedro solely to extract *esquilmos* must first leave all cargo at Monterey/S.Diego; when empty may collect esquilmos for export; at the secondary ports 'no se desembarcará efecto alguno, ni jente, ni tampoco se… (orig. p. 102 (or p.293)) manuscript scan ↗
• 1828-12-01 · Echeandía → Juan Lawla[sic], Capt./Sobrecargo del bergantín 'Karimoko' — the Karimoko (Hawaiian ship) smuggling adjudication — result of the Oct-28 investigation: it bartered/deposited effects & animals at prohibited Sta Catarina, and traded at Ensenada de S.Pedro without permission & sailed without paying dues; ordered to pay 17 pesos per ton + $100 in dues (orig. p. 604–606) manuscript scan ↗
• 1829-06-03→07 · Echeandía → Comtes de S.Fran/Sta Bárbara — Instructions for alférez Rodrigo del Pliego, embarking for Isla de Santa Catalina with 8 cuera soldiers + men of Mazatlán, to investigate effects in the barranca/establishment there and where smugglers are found (anti-smuggling expedition) (orig. p. 858–863) manuscript scan ↗

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