Volume 3, page 574-575 / Orders removal of Mission San José cattle from Place of the Skulls Page 1
José María Estudillo
History San José
San Jose, United States
Señor Comisionado del Pueblo
Your official communication of the 7th of the current month, informs me that the livestock from the mission are still at the Place of the Skulls. In another document sent to me by Reverend Father Narciso Durán, he protests that he does not want to remove the animals. I instruct you to go immediately to said location with enough people from that town and proceed to remove said livestock and replace them with the animals that belong to the settlers and townspeople. Do all you can to ensure the success of these measures.
It was a bad decision on your part to send me your official communication as well as that of the priest by way of an inválido who was transporting goods, because he was delayed on the route four days. I therefore instruct you to send your documents and any others by urgent dispatch which will take them directly to the presidio.
God keep you many years.
Monterey, November 12, 1809
José María Estudillo
- Title: Volume 3, page 574-575 / Orders removal of Mission San José cattle from Place of the Skulls Page 1
- Creator: José María Estudillo
- Date: 1809-11-12
- Date Created: 1809-11-12
- Location: San Jose (Calif.)
- Location Created: Monterey (Calif.)
- Original Language: Spanish
- Provenance: Spanish-Mexican Records of the Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe
- Subject Keywords: Spain, Mexico, colonies, land rights, ranching, Alta California, California missions, 19th century
- Transcript:Sr Comisionado del Pueblo En virtud del oficio de Vm. de 7 del corriente en qe aun existen los Ganados de la Mision en el parage de las calaveras y de otro qe me ha pasado el R.P. Fr. Narciso Duran en qe me dice protexta no sacarlos, le prevengo a Vm. qe immediatamte se translade a dho sitio con la gente suficiente de ese pueblo, y proceda a sacar dhos Ganados, e introduzca el de los poblanos, y vecinos, haciendo por su parte lo posible asostener esta providencia. Ha hecho Vm mui mal en remitirme su oficio, y el de dho padre pr un Ynvalido qe traia cargas, pues ha tardado quatro dias en el camino, y asi le prevengo qe sus oficios, y los demas vengan otra vez pr extraordinario qe pondrá al efecto hasta el presidio. Dios gue. A V. ms. as. Monterey, 12 de Novre de 1809 Jose Ma EstudilloHide TranscriptShow Transcript
- External Link: http://www.sanjosepueblopapers.org
- Medium: Paper
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