Manuscripts

Robert Field Stockton letter to the Alcalde of San Juan Capistrano

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Description: Stockton informs the Alcalde that several California towns will hold elections for the appointment of their municipal officers.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1846, August 24.
Call number: mssHM 21252
Creator: Stockton, Robert Field (1795-1866)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Macdonald, date unknown.
Dimensions: 28 cm :
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