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11 September 1776
Moncada, Fernando de Rivera y, fl. 1775-1776
to Antonio Bucareli (in Spanish)
Discusses food shortages and insufficient supplies.
GLC06287.04
16 September 1776
Discusses distribution of domestic animals among the missions.
GLC06287.05
22 September 1776
Rivera y Moncada, Fernando de, 1725-1781
to Antonio Bucareli
Discusses Native American uprising of 9 August 1776. Comments on differences between Christians and "barbarian" Indians.
GLC06287.06
23 September 1776
Insufficient horses and mules and the potential violence of Indians makes reliable mail service difficult.
GLC06287.07
20 October 1776
Discusses building missions in San Diego and San Juan Capistrano. Also mentions soldiers in the stockade and checking on the families of troops.
GLC06287.08
1776/01-02
Inquiry and report re: Indian rebellion at San Diego Presidio, 1775 [in Spanish]
A 20 page report on the Summer 1775 uprising that consists of a continuous series of documents signed by Moncada (pp. 3, 5, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18 and 20) and Ortega (pp. 10, 12 and 14).
GLC06288
20 March 1747
Sadelmayer, Jacobo, fl. 1747-1751
to Juan A. Balthasar (in Spanish)
Need to establish five new missions in Primeria Alta, California and parts of Mexico and Arizona. Evaluation of likely places, information on local Indians and settlers, past problems and possible future complications.
GLC06289
November 1750-December 1750
[Relacion de la entrada (in Spanish)].
Detailed account of exploration, including discussions of the evaluation of Indian tribes' prospects for conversion, the desire to obtain horses, and the reputation of Father Kino.
GLC06290
1751
Supplementum ad historiam Primeria Alta (in Latin).
Description of expeditions of 1737 - 1748. Includes information about Indian settlements, customs and potential problems.
GLC06291
1698
Salvatierra, Juan María de, 1648-1717
to Antonio Abarea [in Spanish]
Addresses the audience of Guadalajara on the day of the birth of Our Lady of [Loreto]. Discusses the English threat, the weakness of the Spanish crown, and the general situation of the Catholic religion in Mexico.
GLC06292
26 November 1833
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794-1876
[Decree secularizing California missions and opening them to colonization].
GLC06294
circa 6 May 1773
Serra, Junipero, 1713-1784
Minutes of meeting of Vice Regal War Junta and Ministry of Treasury (in Spanish).
Includes a 32 point report by Serra on missionaries and soldiers of Ancillary presidios. Discusses discipline, temptations of flesh, criminal activities, supplies and attempts to separate military and religious aspects of the order in California.
GLC06295
24 October 1775
to Hernando de Rivera (in Spanish)
Discusses salaries and rations for servants at a California mission.
GLC06296.01
1775/10/24
re: description of precedent among soldiers re: rations and salaries, (in Spanish)
GLC06296.02
3 August 1771
Verger, Rafael, fl. 1771
to Manuel L. Casa Fonda (in Spanish)
Report on new missions in Monterey. Includes physical conditions of the buildings, abilities of missionaries, obstacles due to local resistance among Indians, settlers and California ranchers.
GLC06297
1857
Long, John Dixon, 1817-1894
Pictures of slavery in church and state; including personal reminiscences, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc. etc...
(title continues)... with an appendix, containing the views of John Wesley and Richard Watson on slavery. Published by Long, an abolitionist and minister of the Philadelphia annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In conclusion...
GLC06232.05
28 July 1864
Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867
A Proclamation for a day of humiliation and prayer.
Reprinting of Lincoln's proclamation of 7 July 1864 calling for a day of prayer for the people of the United States in order to bring about the end of the Civil War and the continuation of the Union. Printed again by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...
GLC06234
20 April 1873
Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910
[Woman's Festival of Universal Peace].
Written on an offprint of a brief essay by Howe from an 1873 issue of the "Woman's Journal." Howe asks for help to achieve the goals outlined in the essay. Includes a prayer by Mary N. [illegible]: "the root of evil of women's position begins in the...
GLC06242
circa 1845
American Republican Party of Kingston
American Republican Town Nominations. "Beware of Foreign Influence"
Nativist Election broadside, with large eagle, by the American Republican Party of Kingston attacking Roman Catholic immigrants. "Beware of Foreign Influence" is attributed to Washington's Farewell Address. Prints the address of John Young as...
GLC07450
1866/01/29
Parsons, Lewis B., fl. 1866
to unknown recipient re: reconstruction in New Orleans
"It is a bad place-a hard set to deal with; men full of corruption...the Angel Gabriel could not avoid being villanously traduced."
GLC07451
1863
Theresa, Sister, fl. 1863
Pen and ink portrait of Chief Nurse of Ward J. Satterlee
Depicts a women in a religious habit, with rosary, and holding an open book. Attached to a ruled sheet with ink note identifying the person. She worked in the U.S. General Hospital (Philadelphia)
GLC07452
1775/04/15
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
In Provincial Congress. [Massachusetts broadside re: day of fasting and prayer]
Broadside calling for a day of fasting and prayer. (Trimmed)
GLC07467
1776/08/02
McClintock, Samuel, fl. 1776
to William Whipple re: religious freedom and framing constitution
GLC07481.01
19 September 1823
Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843
to unknown
Written by Key, the penman of the Star Spangled Banner and a founding member of the American Colonization Society, as an attorney to an unknown reverend. Says he would like to join him on the 30th, but cannot because court will be in session. Appears...
GLC07483.02
23 September 1772
Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813
to Anthony Benezet
Written by the British abolition leader Sharp to the American Quaker abolition leader Benezet. References Benezet's letter of 14 May 1772. Sends him (not included here) a short answer he "drew up to check the insinuations of those persons who pretend...
GLC07483.03
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