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(Spanish Period) Monterey Aug. 2, 1794. Dateline on letter in
Spanish ...más (Spanish Period) Monterey Aug. 2, 1794. Dateline on letter in Spanish from Josef Arguello, Commandante at Monterey, to mayor of San Jose declaring Diego de Borica, Colonel of Cavalry, the new Governor of California, including: "To the Commander of the Pueblo of San Jose: The Military Command, including all of its Garrisons and all Civil Authorities are hereby ordered to recognize as the Political & Military Governor and as the Commanding Inspector of Both Californias, Lt. Colonel Don Diego de Borica. Until the new commander's arrival in the Capitol, it is understood that the present Commander, Captain Don Josef Jorquin de Arrillaga, obeying the orders that are hereby communicated, shall announce this change in command and advise me of having executed its public posting. Given under my hand in Monterey on the 2nd day of August, in the Year of our Lord 1794, Josef Arguello", small faults and edge stain A HISTORICAL LETTER FROM THE COMMANDANT AT SPANISH MONTEREY TO SAN JOSE, ANNOUNCING DIEGO de BORICA AS THE NEW GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA. Diego de Borica replaced Jose Jorquin de Arrillago as Governor, who had served 1792 to 1794.
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(Mexican Period) Gobierno Politico De La Alta California. ...más
(Mexican Period) Gobierno Politico De La Alta California. Clear
strike of oval seal with Eagle at center on Apr. 12, 1836 folded
letter signed by California Acting Governor Nicolas Gutierrez to
the administrator of San Diego, relating to treatment of Indians
from the recently secularized missions, including "If one or more
of the Mission Indians emancipated by this from your charge do not
comply with the prohibitions of the Laws of Secularization which is
to utilize their lands or them with other work utilize them and to
the community, they will be kept in their place, in which case you
will bring them into obedience to the community, and you will
emancipate others if they request it and that you know that they
are so entitled. I tell you this in response to your visit about
this subject. Nicolas Gutierrez, Gobernador, Monterey, Apr. 12
1836", waterstaining on lower half of letter but intact FINE
APPEARING LETTER FROM MEXICAN PERIOD CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR NICOLAS
GUTIERREZ RELATING TO INDIANS. From Wikipedia: "Lieutenant Colonel
Nicolás Gutiérrez was twice acting governor of the northern part of
Las Californias (what had previously been Alta California) in 1836,
from January to May and July to November. Gutiérrez served during a
very turbulent period in the history of Mexican California. The
Siete Leyes reforms to Mexico's government had combined the two
territories of Alta California and Baja California into a single
department under the pre-1804 Spanish-era name of Las Californias.
His term began on 2 January 1836, succeeding acting (ad interim)
governor José Castro, and Gutiérrez served as governor ad interim
until the arrival of official appointee Mariano Chico. Chico,
however, was dismissed for abandoning his post, and Gutiérrez
returned to the job in July. Gutierrez himself was ousted in a coup
led by Californios Juan Bautista Alvarado and José Castro, assisted
by a group of foreigners led by Isaac Graham, on 5 November 1836.
The battle was short and surrender was secured after the firing of
just one artillery round at the governor's residence in Monterey.
Gutierrez and his cadre of officers were detained at Cabo San Lucas
on the English brig Clementine before returning to Mexico."
(Mexican Period) FORWARDED BY THOMAS O. LARKIN ...más
(Mexican Period) FORWARDED BY THOMAS O. LARKIN (MONTEREY),
CALIFORNIA. Beautifully clear strike of double-line oval handstamp
with fleuron, struck on flap and neatly folded up, on folded letter
datelined "Boston August 29th, 1843" from Benjamin T. Reed to
William D. M. Howard, care of John Parrott, U.S. Consul at
Mazatlan, possibly carried by a New York forwarder who sent it
under cover to Havana for RMSP packet Thames, departing Havana Oct.
18 and arriving Vera Cruz Oct. 23, 1843, entered mails with "VERA
CRUZ/OCTOBRE 28" large two-line boxed datestamp and "4" reales due
handstamp, Consul Parrot in Mazatlan forwarded letter to Thomas O.
Larkin on the brig Juanita, bound for the Columbia River after a
stop in Monterey, Larkin stamped his forwarding agent handstamp and
added a note "Rec'd from a passenger of the Juanita day after you
sailed. T.O.L." EXTREMELY FINE IN EVERY RESPECT. A VERY RARE
WESTBOUND LETTER FROM THE UNITED SATES TO ALTA CALIFORNIA VIA VERA
CRUZ AND MAZATLAN, WITH A SUPERB STRIKE OF THE HANDSTAMPED MARKING
APPLIED BY THOMAS O. LARKIN at MONTEREY, THE FIRST AND ONLY UNITED
STATES CONSUL TO ALTA CALIFORNIA. Thomas O. Larkin arrived in
California in 1832 and became the U.S. Consul to Alta California
(then part of Mexico) at Monterey on May 1, 1843. Larkin served as
a mail forwarder and performed other diplomatic duties until 1846,
when the Mexican-U.S. war was declared and he was captured by the
Mexican army. This letter arrived in Monterey with another letter
from Reed to Howard dated March 21, 1843, which was offered in our
2024 Vaquero sale (Sale 1331, lot 1012). The March 21 letter was
sent via Panama, while this letter was sent via Havana and Vera
Cruz. Viewed together, the two letters from the same correspondence
present a fascinating comparison of westbound mail routes to Alta
California during the Mexican Administration period. Ex Haas and
Kramer. Illustrated and described in Walske-Frajola Mails of the
Westward Expansion (pp. 67-68).
(Mexican Period) FORWARDED BY/ERNEST ZACHRISSON/PANAMA. Light ...más
(Mexican Period) FORWARDED BY/ERNEST ZACHRISSON/PANAMA. Light but
clear strike of three-line framed handstamp on lengthy folded
letter datelined "Boston Feb. 29, 1844" to William D. M. Howard,
"on board Ship Vaudalia, Upper California", directed care of Juan
Parrott at Mazatlan, red "Boston Mass. Feb. 29" circular datestamp
and magenta "37" manuscript rate, light pencil paid and rate
notations at top, splits inside but intact, Fine and rare early
westbound letter from the United States to Alta, California,
carried to Panama where the Zachrisson marking was struck before
handling by Parrot in Mazatlan, with 2012 Sismondo certificate
(Mexican Period) Los Angeles to London via Mazatlan, Guaymas and
Vera ...más (Mexican Period) Los Angeles to London via Mazatlan, Guaymas and Vera Cruz. Folded letter datelined Mar. 20, 1844 at Estado de Sonora and then again on Mar. 20 at Los Angeles, bold "Via Verra Cruz" directive at top, privately carried to Mazatlan from where it was forwarded to Guaymas with manuscript "Mazatlan 17th of April 44 forwarded by Copman & Lomer", at Guaymas the letter was handled with manuscript notation by forwarder Juan A. Robinson, and "FRANCO EN/GUIMAS" two-line handstamp struck on front, sent to Vera Cruz where struck with "FRANCO EN/VERA CRUZ" two-line handstamp and "Vera Cruz 1844 JY. 1" circular datestamp, carried by British packet on the Thames, finally arriving London Jul. 6 with red arrival datestamp and "2/3" (two shillings 3 pence) due, file fold but overall condition is quite fresh VERY FINE AND RARE 1844 EASTBOUND LETTER FROM ALTA CALIFORNIA TO LONDON, SENT VIA TWO FORWARDERS IN MEXICO AND THEN BY BRITISH MAIL. This is a remarkable artifact of Alta California postal history. It took three and one-half months from writing to go from Los Angeles to London.
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Lote 380
Spanish ...más (Spanish Period) Monterey Aug. 2, 1794. Dateline on letter in Spanish from Josef Arguello, Commandante at Monterey, to mayor of San Jose declaring Diego de Borica, Colonel of Cavalry, the new Governor of California, including: "To the Commander of the Pueblo of San Jose: The Military Command, including all of its Garrisons and all Civil Authorities are hereby ordered to recognize as the Political & Military Governor and as the Commanding Inspector of Both Californias, Lt. Colonel Don Diego de Borica. Until the new commander's arrival in the Capitol, it is understood that the present Commander, Captain Don Josef Jorquin de Arrillaga, obeying the orders that are hereby communicated, shall announce this change in command and advise me of having executed its public posting. Given under my hand in Monterey on the 2nd day of August, in the Year of our Lord 1794, Josef Arguello", small faults and edge stain A HISTORICAL LETTER FROM THE COMMANDANT AT SPANISH MONTEREY TO SAN JOSE, ANNOUNCING DIEGO de BORICA AS THE NEW GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA. Diego de Borica replaced Jose Jorquin de Arrillago as Governor, who had served 1792 to 1794.
3000.00 USD
(app. 2577 EUR)
Vendido
(app. 2577 EUR)
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Lote 381
2200.00 USD
(app. 1889 EUR)
Vendido
(app. 1889 EUR)
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Lote 382
7000.00 USD
(app. 6012 EUR)
Vendido
(app. 6012 EUR)
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Lote 383
1100.00 USD
(app. 945 EUR)
Vendido
(app. 945 EUR)
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Lote 384
Vera ...más (Mexican Period) Los Angeles to London via Mazatlan, Guaymas and Vera Cruz. Folded letter datelined Mar. 20, 1844 at Estado de Sonora and then again on Mar. 20 at Los Angeles, bold "Via Verra Cruz" directive at top, privately carried to Mazatlan from where it was forwarded to Guaymas with manuscript "Mazatlan 17th of April 44 forwarded by Copman & Lomer", at Guaymas the letter was handled with manuscript notation by forwarder Juan A. Robinson, and "FRANCO EN/GUIMAS" two-line handstamp struck on front, sent to Vera Cruz where struck with "FRANCO EN/VERA CRUZ" two-line handstamp and "Vera Cruz 1844 JY. 1" circular datestamp, carried by British packet on the Thames, finally arriving London Jul. 6 with red arrival datestamp and "2/3" (two shillings 3 pence) due, file fold but overall condition is quite fresh VERY FINE AND RARE 1844 EASTBOUND LETTER FROM ALTA CALIFORNIA TO LONDON, SENT VIA TWO FORWARDERS IN MEXICO AND THEN BY BRITISH MAIL. This is a remarkable artifact of Alta California postal history. It took three and one-half months from writing to go from Los Angeles to London.
2700.00 USD
(app. 2319 EUR)
Vendido
(app. 2319 EUR)
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