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California News and Court Notices from Monterey 1816
A Monterey report dated Saturday August 29 1816 records citizen complaints about alcohol traffic on bridges, magistrates handling civil cases, and police duties. It notes Capt Mervine, Stockton’s prize, and reports on Mexican and Chilean events, California destiny as a free state, and debunks English interference. It includes a Spanish discussion on aguardiente rations for sailors and its policy impact.
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Deisorber
Mervine
Mertine
California
Monterey
Angeles
Fremont
Castro
Congress
Stockton
Mazatlan
Raphel Telles
Telles
Acapulco
Santa Anna
Mexico