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Volume 3, page 590 / Mission San José cattle removed from Place of the Skulls

José MarÍa Estudillo1809-11-18

History San José

History San José
San Jose, United States

Señor Comisionado del Pueblo de San José

I have been informed by your report of the 14th of the current month that you have gone to the Place of the Skulls and have removed the Chichigua livestock that belonged to Mission San José.

Maintain the guards that you have put in place, or keep a watchful eye on the oxen and horses from that vicinity that are at said location. I will let you know whom I will order to be on the lookout in case the priests at San José attempt to remove the livestock that belong to the town and replace them with their own, as they have told me they will do. If they try to do this, do not allow it. Notify me immediately if this or anything new should happen.

God keep you many years.
Monterey, November 18, 1809
José MarÍa Estudillo

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  • Title: Volume 3, page 590 / Mission San José cattle removed from Place of the Skulls
  • Creator: José MarÍa Estudillo
  • Date: 1809-11-18
  • Date Created: 1809-11-18
  • 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, 19th century, Alta California, government, land rights, ranching
  • Transcript:
    Sr. Comdo. Del Pueblo de S. Jose Quedo enterado pr el parte de V. de 14 del corriente de haver pasado a las calaveras y sacado el Ganado Chichiguo qe le quedaba ala Misn de S. Jose. Mantenga V. la Guardia qe ha puesto o cusodia de la bueyada y cavallado de ese vecindario en dho paraje hta qe yo abise aquien dara la ordn de estar ala mira pa en caso de qe los Ps de Sn Jose pretendan hir a echar los ganados del vecindario y pner los suyos como me han dho lo executaran afin de qe en caso de querer hacerlo, nolo consienta, e inmediatamte medara V. abiso de ellos o de qualquier novedad qe ocurra. Dios gue. A V. Ms. as. Monterey, 18 de Novre de 1809 Jose Ma Estudillo
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  • External Link: http://www.sanjosepueblopapers.org
  • Medium: Paper
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