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Cooper, John Rogers Papers, Bulk, 1844, 1821-1860

Title: Cooper, John Rogers Papers Bulk, 1844 1821-1860

This folder contains one folder of items in Spanish from 1844 regarding the Rancho Rincon de las Salinas in Monterey, CA; two letters regarding property leases; and one defendant's brief.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 folder; 1 folder, 1 item, 2 letters

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Mexico. Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. Protest, 1844 Aug 10.

Title: Protest, 1844 Aug 10.

One of the ineffectual proclamations issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City in 1843 to restrict illegal entry of foreign colonists into the northern Mexican provinces of California and Texas.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702689235 View

Parker, Paul Percy,. Paul Percy Parker collection of historical documents pertaining to Monterey County, California, 1782-1936.

Title: Paul Percy Parker collection of historical documents pertaining to Monterey County, California, 1782-1936.

Correspondence, manuscripts of narratives and memoirs, official documents, and clippings dealing predominantly with the Monterey and Salinas Valley areas before 1900. Includes documents signed by officials and pioneers in California such as Jose Figueroa, Mexican Governor of California (1833-1835), and David Spence, an early pioneer. Includes early Spanish and Mexican documents and 1936 Salinas lettuce strike.

ArchivalResource: .75 linear foot.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122546293 View

Duque, Francisco, 1792-1854. Letter from Duque, 1842 May 4, Mazatlan, to the Mexican Minister of War and Maritime Affairs : H.S.

Title: Letter from Duque, 1842 May 4, Mazatlan, to the Mexican Minister of War and Maritime Affairs : H.S.

Regarding the appointment of Francisco Padilla as political and military commander of Baja California when General Micheltorena assumes the same post in Alta California. Duque also expresses his wish that the current political chief of Baja California, Luis del Castillo Negrete, be allowed to return to Alta California and be given a judicial appointment there.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. (1 portfolio).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214792843 View

Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 1808-1890. Papers of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, 1833-1888 (bulk 1844-1846).

Title: Papers of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, 1833-1888 (bulk 1844-1846).

The collection consists of letters and documents (in Spanish and English) of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (1808-1890). The bulk of the materials in the collection cover the years 1844-1846, and there are about forty drafts of letters by Vallejo himself in the collection. Subject matter includes the defense of the northern frontier, relations with the missions, and the treatment of the Indians by Father Jesús María Vásquez del Mercado.

ArchivalResource: 257 pieces.4 oxes.1 oversize folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122394844 View

Micheltorena, Manuel, d. 1853. Proclamation, 1844 Dec. 16.

Title: Proclamation, 1844 Dec. 16.

Handwritten translation from Spanish of agreement with insurgents under Manuel Castro.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. ; 28 x 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23250422 View

California. Records relating to California, 1844-1855.

Title: Records relating to California, 1844-1855.

Letters, land grants, titles, expedientes, and other official documents used as evidence in the case of the Potrero of San Francisco. Includes some material in the hand of Governor Manuel Micheltorena.

ArchivalResource: 30 items.1 container.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71071469 View

Micheltorena, Manuel, d. 1853. Copy of decree : Monterey : D, 1844 July 15.

Title: Copy of decree : Monterey : D, 1844 July 15.

Copy of decree regarding secularization of the San Luis Obispo mission.

ArchivalResource: Originals : [1] leaf ; 23 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 92:7-20) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26681457 View

Hope Ranch: essay, after 1939.

Title: Hope Ranch: essay, after 1939.

This one-page essay, by an unknown author, covers the history of Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara County, California.

ArchivalResource: 1 item, 26 cm., 1 page.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/773503478 View

Thomas O. Larkin papers, 1839-1856

Title: Thomas O. Larkin papers 1839-1856

The bulk of the collection consists of Larkin's correspondence concerning business, politics, consular affairs, and issues relating to the U.S. conquest of California.

ArchivalResource: Number of containers: 17 boxes; 1 oversize folder; Photocopies: 9 volumes in 28 parts; Linear feet: 7.1

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Micheltorena, Manuel, d. 1853. Letter to Francisco Arce : Los Angeles : LS, 1843 May 1.

Title: Letter to Francisco Arce : Los Angeles : LS, 1843 May 1.

Letter appointing José Maria Segura y Gutiérrez as assistant to Arce.

ArchivalResource: Originals : [2] p. ; 27 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 92:7-20) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26681461 View

Jones, Thomas Ap Catesby, 1790-1859. Papers relating to the seizure of Monterey, [1842-1845].

Title: Papers relating to the seizure of Monterey, [1842-1845].

Contemporary translated copies of letters from Commodore Jones to Governor Manuel Micheltorena, Oct. 21 & Nov. 1, 1842, and from Micheltorena to Jones, Dec. 1, 1842 (with typed transcripts); translation of a review of a pamphlet, The Texan Revolution, by David Lee Child (published 1843 under the pseudonym, Probus) which was critical of Jones' actions and U.S. relations with Mexico; photostat of a letter, Oct. 3, 1845, from Jones to George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, making application to succeed Commodore Sloat as commander of the Pacific Squadron.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214985190 View

Buelna, Felix, 1816-. Felix Buelna narracion : San Francisco : ms., 1876 July 4.

Title: Felix Buelna narracion : San Francisco : ms., 1876 July 4.

Detailed account of the revolt against Micheltorena, 1844; notes concerning Sutter and Larkin during and after the revolt; participation in campaigns during American occupation in southern California.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 26 leaves ; 31 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 518:16) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26636811 View

Fellom, Landon. Landon Fellom San Jose document transcriptions, 1791-1850.

Title: Landon Fellom San Jose document transcriptions, 1791-1850.

Written transcriptions in English of various San Jose documents and correspondence between 1791 and 1850. These were originated by a number of government and church officials, and cover a variety of civil, religious, and military matters.

ArchivalResource: 3 manuscript boxes; 15 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 3 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/698214740 View

González, Mauricio. Memorias ... de la historia [de] California : Monterey, Calif. : ms., 1877 Apr. 20-May 16.

Title: Memorias ... de la historia [de] California : Monterey, Calif. : ms., 1877 Apr. 20-May 16.

His association with Micheltorena; battle of La Natividad and J.C. Frémont; American occupation; anecdote concerning Mariano Soberanes; land grants; Indians of California. With this, as v. 2: original diary, 1832-1833, of José Rafael González de Robledillo describing travels from Mexico to Alta California with José Figueroa.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 1 v. (52 leaves) ; 31 cm.Copies of originals : partial microfilm reel (61 exposures) : negative (Rich. 92:19) and positive.Supplementary documents : 1 portfolio.Translation : 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84653126 View

Thompson, Alpheus B. (Alpheus Basil), 1797-1869. Alpheus B. Thompson papers, 1825-1864.

Title: Alpheus B. Thompson papers, 1825-1864.

Contains 147 items of correspondence, legal documents and shipping documents concerning early California history. Following is a list of persons, ships and subjects related to the collection.

ArchivalResource: 2 volumes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder, 1 tube (1 linear foot)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84653505 View

Micheltorena, Manuel. Application for naturalization, 1844.

Title: Application for naturalization, 1844.

Photocopy of a handwritten application for citizenship to Mexico. The petition was made in Monterey, California in 1844.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145435498 View

Castro, Manuel de Jesús, 1821-. Petitions from Castro, 1844, to Florencio Serrano, the second Alcalde, Monterey, California : H.S.

Title: Petitions from Castro, 1844, to Florencio Serrano, the second Alcalde, Monterey, California : H.S.

Castro states his intention to renounce conciliation in the matter of litigation over property in the Santa Cruz area, Rancho Punto de A~no Nuevo. concerns land in Castro's late father's estate, with reply by Serrano. Also signed by Antonio Gómez and Nicanor del Castillo. Castro complains of injustice in treatment, and Serrano replies that Castro has not complied with legal formalities.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (in 1 portfolio) ; 31 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122403135 View

California. Governor (1842-1845 : Micheltorena). Letters to various officials, 1843.

Title: Letters to various officials, 1843.

Letters to various officials by José Manuel de Micheltorena, Governor of California. The first, dated October 10, 1843, acknowledges the receipt of government documents, including accounting records for 1838-1843. The second letter, dated December 1, 1843, acknowledges the arrival of the new law regarding the election of deputies to the Congress and gives the dates for the new elections. The third, dated December 10, 1843, notifies officials of the election of Manuel Castañares, administrator of the maritime custom house, as deputy to the new Congress.

ArchivalResource: 3 items (5 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702135824 View

Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858. Expediente promovido por los hijos de Dn. Tomas O. Larkin, 417, 1860 Oct. 20.

Title: Expediente promovido por los hijos de Dn. Tomas O. Larkin, 417, 1860 Oct. 20.

Item consists of official form issued by Office of the Surveyor General attesting that attached sheets are accurate copy of originals contained in their office. Attached sheets consist of correspondence between Larkin and Mexican officials in Monterey regarding the naturalization of his children and the land grant. Original correspondence was dated between July 17, 1844 and May 16, 1846. Correspondents included Micheltorena, J.A. Sutter, Manual Jimeno, Pio Pico, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (16 leaves) : map ; 32-36 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58944502 View

Micheltorena, Manuel, 1802-1853. Manuel Micheltorena letter : to Manuel Castañares : ALS, 1843 Mar. 31.

Title: Manuel Micheltorena letter : to Manuel Castañares : ALS, 1843 Mar. 31.

Letter from the Mexican governor of Calif., written from Los Angeles, to the customs collector at Monterey, concerning the safe delivery of letters to Sutter and San Francisco and describing Micheltorena's near-fatal horseriding accident.

ArchivalResource: 1 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122583585 View

Bray, Edmund, 1807-. Letter to H.H. Bancroft : Sacramento, Calif. : L, 1872 Apr. 12.

Title: Letter to H.H. Bancroft : Sacramento, Calif. : L, 1872 Apr. 12.

Overland journey to California in 1844 as member of Elisha Stevens' party; service in the Micheltorena campaign.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 6 p. ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 518:16) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85036256 View

California. Records relating to California, 1844-1855.

Title: Records relating to California, 1844-1855.

Letters, land grants, titles, expedientes, and other official documents used as evidence in the case of the Potrero of San Francisco. Includes some material in the hand of Governor Manuel Micheltorena.

ArchivalResource: 30 items.1 container.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71071469 View

Micheltorena, Manuel, 1802-1853. Californias : Mexico City, 1845 August 31 / Man. de Micheltorena.

Title: Californias : Mexico City, 1845 August 31 / Man. de Micheltorena.

Unpublished report addressed to the Mexican Minister of War, Pedro María Anaya, in an attempt to justify his actions while in California and to explain the reasons for the revolutions that occurred during his rule and eventually led to his ouster from power as California's last Mexican governor. Micheltorena's narrative provides a unique view of political events in California on the eve of the American takeover. A manuscript cover for the report house in the oversize folder. These consist chiefly of contemporary copies. They include statements concerning financial matters; unsolicited testimonials from government officials and missionaries in California; correspondence with Sutter, Alvarado, Castro and Mariano Vallejo; a copy of the Treaty of Cahuenga; and a printed broadside issued by Micheltorena and dated July 30, 1844. Justification document 37 in the oversize folder.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 1 volume ([116] pages), 1 oversize folder.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 1441) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214968013 View

Manuel Micheltorena application for naturalization, 1844

Title: Manuel Micheltorena application for naturalization 1844

ArchivalResource: 1 item; (1 leaf)(0.01 linear ft.)

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Pico, Antonio Mariá. French Camp land deed : San Joaquin County, Calif., 1845 Apr. 8.

Title: French Camp land deed : San Joaquin County, Calif., 1845 Apr. 8.

The unsigned handwritten document in Spanish states that in the town of San José de Guadalupe, before the judge Antonio Mariá Pico, the citizen Guillermo Gulnak conveys land he owns in French Camp to Don Carlos Mariá Weber for the sum of 200 pesos, half silver and half goods. The land was originally acquired by title from Governor and Commandant General Manuel Micheltorena on Jan. 13, 1844. The letter futher states that documents were presented that prove the claim of ownership.

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/449292533 View

Micheltorena, Manuel, 1802-1853. Henry Delano Fitch indenture : Monterey : ms., 1844-1845.

Title: Henry Delano Fitch indenture : Monterey : ms., 1844-1845.

Includes marginal reply and signature of Governor José Manuel de Micheltorena.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf [folded]) ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214927127 View

California. Governor (1842-1845 : Micheltorena). Land grant : to Julian Mauriquez : ADS, 1844 June 7.

Title: Land grant : to Julian Mauriquez : ADS, 1844 June 7.

Land grant issued by Mexican Calif. Gov. Micheltorena to Julian Mauriquez for property then known as Temecula, in what is now Riverside County, Calif. Signed by Manuel Micheltorena; Manuel Jimeno, Recorder; and Pablo de la Guerra, Collector of Customs.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122441602 View

Pioda Family. Pioda family papers : ms., 1847-1900.

Title: Pioda family papers : ms., 1847-1900.

Correspondence, legal and land materials, and genealogical information concerning Edward L. Williams, Sylvester Woodbridge, Edmund Jones, Joseph Boston, Archbishop Alemany, A. St. Clair Denver, Luis Mesa, Juan Bautista Alvarado, Mariano G. Day, Governor Michetorena, Manuel Castañares, Mary Emma Woodbridge (later Mrs. Paul F. Pioda) and David Gould.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 532:14) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214986504 View

California. General de Brigada. Marriage license for José María Flores and María Dolores Zamorano : ADS, 1843 June 21.

Title: Marriage license for José María Flores and María Dolores Zamorano : ADS, 1843 June 21.

Handwritten copy of a marriage license issued in Monterey, Calif. by Manuel Micheltorena, copied and signed by Felis Valdés, Battalion Commander and Paymaster. Flores was a permanent Capt. of Cavalry in the Mexican Army in Calif.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122509081 View

Bonilla, José Mariano, 1807-1878. San Luis Obispo Historical Documents, 1844-1861.

Title: San Luis Obispo Historical Documents, 1844-1861.

These 18 documents all relate to the development and history of San Luis Obispo, both the county and city. Seven of the documents are in Spanish, six of which deal with land ownership in San Luis Obispo including a document by Manuel Micheltorena (also signed by Pablo de la Guerra), and land appraisals by John Michael Price, the second mayor of San Luis Obispo. Also included is a letter by the first mayor of San Luis Obispo Jose Mariano Bonilla. The remaining eleven items concern the activities of the San Luis Obispo Committee of Vigilance. These documents include the committee's agreement, which includes each member's signature; meeting notes of the committee; financial statements; an examination of a witness; and sentences of individuals. There are also two letters by Joaquin Valenzuela (one is in Spanish), which were written the day before he was hung for several murders, and a letter by County Sheriff Caston to San Luis Obispo's Board of Supervisors, describing how the San Luis Obispo Committee of Vigilance destroyed the county jail making it impossible to hold prisoners. The criminal Pio Linares is also mentioned in one of the documents. These documents are facsimiles of material held at the San Luis Obispo Historical Society.

ArchivalResource: 18 items, facsimiles.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80852615 View

Mexico. Ejército. Ejército de Operaciones sobre Tejas. Derrotero que debe hacerse en la marcha á Matamoros /by Ejército de Operaciones Sobre Tejas, 1836 Nov 7.

Title: Derrotero que debe hacerse en la marcha á Matamoros /by Ejército de Operaciones Sobre Tejas, 1836 Nov 7.

This is a copy of a plan of march from San Luis Potosi to Matamoros prepared for Manuel de Micheltorena, Lt. Colonel of the Cavalry, by Miguel Barreiro, Comisaría General del Ejército de Operaciones Sobre Tejas, listing the towns en route, distances between each, and amount of food supplies in each.

ArchivalResource: 1 p.; 30 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702689212 View

Mellus, Henry, 1815-1860. Letters: to William Appleton & Co. /by Henry Mellus, 1844.

Title: Letters: to William Appleton & Co. /by Henry Mellus, 1844.

Reports on the business and political situation during the revolt against General Micheltorena.

ArchivalResource: 3 p.; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702129486 View

California. Probate Court (Sonoma County). German Piña estate papers, 1847-1858.

Title: German Piña estate papers, 1847-1858.

Consists of papers created or collected by the Sonoma County Probate Court in the matter of the estate of German Piña. Includes a copy of a statement made by Governor Manuel Micheltorena concerning Piña's 1843 land grant; and a copy of Piña's will, dated 1847 June 17, of which his brother Jose de Jesus Piña and Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo served as executors, respectively.

ArchivalResource: 2 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/758018101 View