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Acontecimientos en California : San Luis Obispo, Calif. : ms.S, 1878 Apr. 22.
BANC MSS C-D 141; BANC MSS C-D 135-145 Positive microfilm; BANC MSS C-D 141 Transl.
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Title:

Acontecimientos en California: San Luis Obispo, Calif. : ms.S, 1878 Apr. 22

Creator/Contributor:

Pico, José de Jesús, b. 1807, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Savage, Thomas, 1823-, Interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Carrillo, Anastasio.

Abstract:

Recollections concerning the pirate Hippolyte Bouchard; early governorships and revolts; experiences as a soldier in Monterey; participation in the 1827 expedition with Santiago Argüello north of Sonoma; American occupation in southern California, including Flores revolt, the battle of La Natividad, encounters with and capture by Frémont; gold mining around Mokelumne River. Clipping concerning Frémont pasted in on verso of p. 75.
With this as v. 2 (portfolio): two original documents, directed to Pico by Anastasio Carrillo, 1846, communicating a decree and notifying of the appointment of a juez de campo for the ranches in the vicinity of San Luis Obispo, in an effort to regularize trade in cattle and hides.

Date:

1878 (issued)

Subject:

Bouchard, Hippolyte -- 1785-1843
Frémont, John Charles -- 1813-1890
Missions -- California
Gold mines and mining -- California
Mexican War, 1846-1848
California -- History -- To 1846
San Luis Obispo (Calif.)

Note:

Dictation recorded for H.H. Bancroft by Thomas Savage.
Also available on microfilm.
A translation of this item is available as: C-D 141 transl.
In Spanish.
Forms part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection.

Type:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

print
2 v.
partial microfilm reel (87 exposures) : negative (Rich. 93:3) and positive.
1 v.

Language:

Spanish

Identifier:

BANC MSS C-D 141
BANC MSS C-D 135-145 Positive microfilm
BANC MSS C-D 141 Transl.

Origin:

California