José Dario Argüello documents, 1792-1815.

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José Dario Argüello documents, 1792-1815.

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The documents, primarily from the T.W. Norris and the Cowan Collections, include 1792 census record for Monterey, San José and some of the missions; copy of a report, 1797, re Indians of the Colorado River area; an order, 1801, re boundaries between the pueblo of San José and Santa Clara Mission; a certificate of service issued to a cadet, 1804; and census data and reports on missions, 1812 and 1815. Copy of a report, Feb. 28, 1797, from José Darío Argüello to the governor of California concerning the Indians of the Colorado River Area. Based on his travels with Frs. Juan Díaz and Francisco Garcés in 1779, to establish the ill fated missions of La Purísima Concepcion and San Pedro y San Pablo. Certified as a true copy of the one at the presidio, Loreto, by José Joaquín de Arrillaga, Oct. 6, 1797.

6 items and oversize folder.Argüello report, 1797 Feb. 28 : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 601:1) and positive.

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Argüello, José Darío, ca. 1753-1828.

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Argüello served as comandante of the presidios at San Francisco, Monterey and Santa Barbara, and as acting governor of California, 1814-1815. From the description of José Dario Argüello documents, 1792-1815. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26657861 Brief Biographical Sketch Argüello served as comandante at the presidios at San Francisco, Monterey and Santa Barbara, and as acting governor of Ca...

Norris, Thomas W. (Thomas Wayne)

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Cowan, Robert Ernest, 1862-1942

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Robert Ernest Cowan was born in 1862 in Toronto, Canada; came to San Francisco in 1870; student at UC Berkeley 1882-84; San Francisco bookseller from 1895-1920 and author of bibliographies of history of California and the Pacific Coast; librarian for William Andrews Clark, Jr., 1919-33; moved to Los Angeles at Clark's request in 1926; Cowan's collection of books and manuscripts form the nucleus of the UCLA Dept. of Special Collections' holdings in Californiana; married Marie Margaret Fleissner i...