Manuscripts

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 :

José Dario Argüello letters to José Joaquín de Arrillaga and Felipe Antonio de Goycoechea

Manuscripts

HM 16556 is dated 1795, December 31 and addressed to José Joaquín de Arrillaga, and concerns an expedition to Monterey. HM 16557, dated 1804, December 28, and addressed to Felipe Antonio de Goycoechea, concerns explorations plans of the Americans, and the possible ramifications thereof. HM 16558, also addressed to de Goycoechea and dated 1814, August 5, informs him of the death of de Arrillaga and the subsequent taking over of his duties until further orders are received. In Spanish.

mssHM 16556-16558

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José Francisco de Ortega letters to Manuel García Morales and José Joaquín de Arrillaga

Manuscripts

These three letters, written by Ortega to fellow soliders Morales (HM 16588) and Arrillaga (HM 16589-16590), contain particulars about the exploration of California. HM 16588 also contains a receipt for money received from Morales. Dates are as follows: 1772, April 7 (HM 16588), 1786, April 10 (HM 16589), and 1789, January 6 (HM 16590). In Spanish.

mssHM 16588-16590

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José Joaquín Arrillaga letter to Joseph Pérez Fernández

Manuscripts

This manuscript consists of orders from Arrillaga to take affidavits of four prisoners of the English vessel known as the Betsy of London. See HM 4109 for more details. In Spanish.

mssHM 4110

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Diego de Borica y Retegui letters to José Joaquín de Arrillaga and José Manuel Ruiz

Manuscripts

This series of nine letters deals with various adminsitrative details of missions and colonies in New Spain. HM 16568 and HM 16570 are addressed to José Manuel Ruiz, and the rest (HM 16564-16577, HM 16579, and HM 16571-2) are addressed to José Joaquín de Arrillaga.

mssHM 16564-16572

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José Joaquín Arrillaga letter to unidentified addressee

Manuscripts

This letter, written to an unknown addressee, concerns the immoral conduct of Joaquin Marquez and Tomas Cota and how cases of adultery and other crimes should be dealt with in the future. Dated 1791, October 31.

mssHM 16560

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José Joaquín Arrillaga letter to Felipe Antonio de Goycoechea

Manuscripts

This letter refers to the pretensions of the United States concerning California as expressed by James Monroe, and advises preparations for any hostile move the United States may make. In Spanish.

mssHM 16561

Pedro Fages letters to José Joaquín de Arrillaga

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