Records491
Span1791–1805
Leaves279
Coveragecomplete
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
- 1797-06-28 *(diary of 9–28 June)* · Pedro Amador (sergeant) — Diary of the expedition to found Mission San José — see expanded entry below (orig. p. 51–53) manuscript scan ↗
- 1797-07-30 · Argüello → Borica — Sobre formación de un proceso — received 83 Christians of all ages & sexes and 9 gentiles; separated the 9 gentiles and the Christians accused in the deaths of the Mission San Francisco Indians and the atropellamiento of Raymundo & his party, returned the rest to the friars; will form the criminal case once the two interpreters arrive (orig. p. 80–81) manuscript scan ↗
- 1797-08-14 · Argüello → Borica — Envío de documentos — forwards two detailed Relaciones taken against the imprisoned Indians Sgt. Pedro Amador brought in — the names & declarations of each, plus the motives the Christian fugitives gave for abandoning their Mission (see Doc 112 + expanded entry) (orig. p. 198) manuscript scan ↗
- 1797-07-10 · Borica → P. Amador — Ataque á una Ranchería — orders Amador with 20 invalids/vecinos + 2 soldiers to dawn-raid (albazo) the Sacalan ranchería, seize the ringleaders & those who took part in the killing of the seven Christians of Mission SF in 1795, take them to San José with any fugitive Christians among them — 'se ha de evitar toda efusión de sangre,'… (orig. p. 202–203) manuscript scan ↗
- 1797-07-21 · José Argüello (4 witnesses) — Relación of the depositions — the verbatim testimonies of the Sacalan gentiles who took part in the 1795 killing of seven SF Christians and the Cuchillón Indians who attacked Raymundo's party; named declarants give their own accounts & reasons for flight. See expanded entry (orig. p. 198, 205–208) manuscript scan ↗
- 1797-08-13 *(decl. taken from 8 July)* · José Argüello + Joaquín Tico[?], Claudio Galindo, José Miranda, José González — ✓ VERIFIED vs scan n75 (2026-07-07): 'Relación… de las declaraciones de los Indios cristianos huidos de la Misⁿ de Sⁿ Franco que recogió el Sargento Pedro Amador.' Sample verbatim: Tibercio (wife+daughter dead; 'el Pᵉ Antᵒ Danti [le mandó azotar] cinco ocasiones'), Magín ('por hambre y porque le pusieron en el cepo estando enfermo'),… (orig. p. 209–211) manuscript scan ↗
- 1797-08-26 · Borica (sentencing) — Castigos de criminales indios — Borica's sentencing decree apportioning punishment (azotes + months of grillete at ration, no pay, then returned to the friars) to the Sacalan/Cuchillón participants per their Aug-9 declarations; the 60 neophytes sent to the otra banda to recover fugitives were the party attacked; closes ordering work… (orig. p. 212–213) manuscript scan ↗
- 1797-11-09 · Arrillaga → Borica — Avistamiento de 16 Buques — the express by cordillera with news of 16 ships sighted off the coast of Mission San Miguel reached him 11 PM on the 2nd; by 2 AM he'd dictated providences to the Southern Sgt.; couldn't relay the original cordillera up the opposite coast (the 'Guairo' stove-in, the 'Loretana' kept out of port by NW… (orig. p. 495–496) manuscript scan ↗
- 1797-10-26 · Arrillaga → Borica — Sobre comunicación con la Sonora — major strategic memo (answering the R.Hac. fiscal's 1 May request) on opening free overland communication with Sonora across the Colorado: the numerous Colorado-river gentiles begin ~18–20 leagues from Santa Catalina; recalls 'el sacrificio que se verificó en 81' (the 1781 Yuma Revolt); proposes two… (orig. p. 510–513) manuscript scan ↗
- 1797-10-15 · Francisco Acevedo → Grajera — Avistamiento de barcos — an Indian sent by the San Fernando mayordomo brought word of 16 vessels heading for the presidio; Acevedo climbed the mission hill and saw 5 ships near the outer Coronado [Island] (the on-the-ground origin of the 16-ship war alarm — cf. Doc 221, the Loreto relay) (orig. p. 716) manuscript scan ↗
- 1797-10-15 · Grajera → Borica — Providencias sobre lo mismo — at 8:30 PM a soldier from San Miguel arrived with the report; notified the Princesa commander and is reinforcing the castillo [Punta de Guijarros], doubling lookouts, withdrawing cattle, summoning the invalids & vecinos (orig. p. 717) manuscript scan ↗
- 1797-02-28 · Sal → Borica — Declaraciones sobre muerte de un Gentil — the death-in-custody of the gentile Choychi (from near San Luis) in the Monterey guardhouse: held 22 days, he seized a bayoneted musket and wounded soldier Marín Quesadas in the chest; soldier Marín clubbed him on the head & he died ~1½ hrs later, foaming blood. Witness depositions (cabos… (orig. p. 796–820) manuscript scan ↗
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