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California Becomes Governed United States Style
Statement from Brig. Gen. S. W. Kearny announcing the transfer of civil government to United States authority in California. He pledges protection of religious rights, preservation of laws, and orderly transition toward self government, while absolving inhabitants from Mexican allegiance and promising remuneration for losses.
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