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California War News and Fort Stockton Reports in 1846
The issue covers Castro's proclamations and Mexican resistance, Monterey appointments of Wom. H. Davis as agent for the Sandwich Islands and Tatsor H. Gare as Monterey port collector, a drill at Upper Barracks under Lt. Geo. Minor, and plans for American troop movements. It also describes Fort Stockton’s fortifications, Stockton’s plan, and local military actions, plus news from Castro’s camp and English war fears with California’s push toward a civil government and possible U.S. statehood.
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Geo. Minor
Lieut
Minor
Fremont
Angeles
Sonora
Pueblo
Castro
Pico
Washburn
Weaver
California
England
Congress
Mexico
Texas
United States
Washington
American Congress
Bay of
San Francisco