The depositions are probably part of an expediente in relation to Reuben Ross's petition for a land grant. Included are statements by Horatio J. Offutt and Bernardo Amado y Outon.
Subject (Name):
Amado y Outon, Bernardo , Offutt, Horatio J., and Ross, Reuben, d. 1828
Juan Riobó's diary describes his 1779 expedition from San Blas, Mexico up the west coast of Baja California to discover a Northwest passage. The diary describes local Indians (without identifying them) and the terrain. This item appears to be a contemporary copy.
Description:
Fray Juan Riobó was chaplain of the frigates la Princesa and la Favorita on a voyage under the command of Ignacio Arteaga to discover a Northwest passage north of San Francisco. and Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke.
Subject (Geographic):
Mendocino, Cape (Calif.), Northwest Passage--Discovery and exploration, San Blas (Mexico), and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Riobo, Juan
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--California and Voyages and travels--History--19th century
Four documents concerning the efforts of Reuben Ross to establish a colony on the Red River in Texas. The first, dated May 11, 1826, is by Juan Antonio Padilla, Secretary of the government of Coahuila and Texas, and advises the President of the Republic to grant a colony to Colonel Reuben Ross and Brigadier General Arthur G. Wavell on the Red River. The second, also by Padilla, is dated August 21, 1826 and certifies that Ross fought on the side of the Republic against the Spanish, citing his actions in the battle of Rosillo. The third is a letter by Juan Cameron to the Governor of Coahuila and Texas, dated August 18, 1828. Cameron notifies the government that Reuben Ross is dead and petitions to assume Ross's grant to establish 200 families on the Colorado next to Wavell's settlement. The fourth, signed by José María Vicaria, Governor of Coahuila and Texas, is dated September 15, 1828 and reserves the decision on Cameron's request.
Description:
Purchased from Peter Decker on the William Robertson Coe Fund for Western Americana, 1968.
Subject (Geographic):
Red River (Tex.-La.) and Texas--Colonization
Subject (Name):
Cameron, John, fl. 1847, Coahuila and Texas (Mexico)--Governor (1826-1827 : Arizpe), Coahuila and Texas (Mexico)--Governor (1827-1830 : Viesca), Padilla, Juan Antonio -1839, Ross, Reuben, d. 1828, and Wavell, Arthur Goodall, 1785-1860
Manuscript copy in Spanish of a 1793 Spanish land grant by Louisiana Governor Francisco Louis Hector Carondelet to Don Joseph Valliere, and signed by Carlos Trudeau, Royal and Private Surveyor of the Province of Louisiana. The grant contains a map showing the location of the land on the White River in the present-day states of Arkansas and Missouri, and is impressed with the seal of the State of Louisiana, certified in English, dated December 7, 1840, and signed by L. Bringier, Surveyor General of Louisiana. The land grant copy is accompanied by an English translation of the grant and copies in an unidentified hand of three letters regarding the property including that of John Wilson to W. A. Bradley, Washington City (October 17, 1841); a letter to Wilson from [Beragency?], New Orleans (undated); and to John Wilson from H. H. Williams, New Orleans (June 19, 1841).
Description:
Joseph Valliere was a Captain in the Spanish Army and served in Louisiana; he died in 1799. and Purchased from Fred A. Rosenstock on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1975.
Subject (Name):
Bradley, W. A, Bringier, Louis, Louisiana.--Governor (1791-1797 : Carondelet), Louisiana.--Surveyor General's Office, Trudeau, Charles, Valliere, Joseph,---approximately 1799, Williams, H. H., and Wilson, John,--active 1841
A letter written by the Jesuit Father Ugarte, a member of the College of Mexico, to Padre Provincial Palacios containing a detailed history on the early California missions. Ugarte claims the preceding padre provincials did not provide enough money and the missions of San Isidro and San Bruno have deteriorated. He describes raising money for the missions of San Francisco Xavier and Loreto and hopes for increased support for further missionary work in California. and Accompanied by a handwritten transcription.
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. and Carrie S.Beinecke.
Subject (Name):
Jesuits--California and Ugarte, Juan de, 1662-1730
Papers pertaining to the 1789 Spanish exploration of the Northwest Coast of North America. Under the command of Alessandro Malaspina, the expedition sailed from Cadiz to the west coast of Africa, across the Atlantic to South America, south to the Falkland Islands, around Cape Horn, and north along the west coast to Acapulco, where the documentation ends. In addition, there is material on the shipwreck of the San Pedro Alcantara, a voyage to the China Sea, and a map of the west coast of Central America.
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest Coast of North America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish and Northwest Passage
Subject (Name):
Atrevida (Corvette), Cordova, Luis de, Descubierta (Corvette), Eguia, Manuel de, Fernán-Núñez, Carlos José Gutiérrez de los Ríos y Rohan Chabot, conde de, 1742-1795, Gutierrez de Rubalcava, Joaquin, Malaspina, Alessandro, 1754-1809, Mazarredo, Joseph, Muñoz, Xavier, fl. 1786, Revillagigedo, Juan Vicente Güémez Pacheco de Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, conde de, 1740-1799, Sesma, Fermin, Sevena, Pedro de, and Valdés y Bazan, Antonio, 1744-1816
Detailed reports on the presidios at Santa Barbara (WA MSS S-673;C128) and San Diego (WA MSS S-674;C128) noting supplies and personnel, and commenting on horsemanship, discipline, and the performance of the officers. Both items completely digitized.
Subject (Geographic):
San Diego (Calif.)--History
Subject (Name):
California Governor (1782-1790 : Fages) and Soler, Nicolas
Detailed reports on the presidios at Santa Barbara (WA MSS S-673;C128) and San Diego (WA MSS S-674;C128) noting supplies and personnel, and commenting on horsemanship, discipline, and the performance of the officers. Both items completely digitized.
Subject (Geographic):
San Diego (Calif.)--History
Subject (Name):
California Governor (1782-1790 : Fages) and Soler, Nicolas