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Pedro Fages letters to José Joaquín de Arrillaga

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Description
These two letters are from Pedro Fages to de Arrillaga, who served as governor of California after Fages. HM 16580 is dated 1783, November 14, and is a request for payment. HM 16581 is dated 1785, July 1, and concerns punishment for troops that mistreat native women. In Spanish.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1783-1785.
Call number
mssHM 16580-16581
Creator
Fages, Pedro(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from W.H. Rocholl, 1938, December 1.
Dimensions
20 cm and 30 cm :
Associated people
Arrillaga, José Joaquín de,
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