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LOCAL ANNALS OF SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT.

pointed till after 1840. The record of events in town for the decade is well nigh a blank, though I append the summary.^[1] Of industrial progress we know nothing beyond the increase in population for the jurisdiction as already given, and the fact that the sum of $2,000 was spent on a church. No visitors during this period have furnished either descriptive matter or narratives of their visits. The people took but slight part in the revolutionary and sectional warfare of 1836-8; but raiding bands of Indian horse-thieves furnished constant material for excitement and semi-military ardor, most of the vecinos enrolling themselves in two companies of militia.

↑ Summary and index of events, etc. 1831. Part taken by S. José against Gov. Victoria; trial of Alcalde Duarte; adhesion to the S. Diego plan. This vol., p. 187-8, 194-5, 212. 1832. Slight part taken in the Zamorano revolt. Id., 223-4. 1833. Expedition against the Moquelumnes Ind. Id., 359, 394. 1835. Slight reference to exped. against Ind. horse-thieves. S. José Arch., MS., i. 40; Palomares, Mem., MS., 1-13. In June Padre Moreno informed the gov. that he was building a pueblo church with contributions from the citizens etc., and asked for the tithes for this purpose. Figueroa in reply sent a libranza of $30 as a personal contribution, and authorized the people to devote their tithes to the building fund, though the payment of tithes was no longer obligatory. There was some additional correspondence, and in 1838 Gen. Vallejo also authorized the use of the tithes; but it does not appear that any funds were obtained from this source until 1839, in which year $2,050 were received and expended. In 1840 Gov. Alvarado renewed the concession, and in July the work was still going on. Arch., Arzob., MS., v. pt. ii. 9-10, 29; Dept. St. Pap., v. 6; Id., S. J., iv. 170; Gomez, Doc., MS., 29, 38; Vallejo, Doc., v. 206; xxxii. 353; xxxiii. 176; S. J. Arch., MS., iii. 32, 36. 1836. Alvarado here preparing for revolution. This vol., p. 456. 1836-40. Ind. affairs, including one or more expeditions and raids in nearly every year. Vol. iv. 74-6. 1837. Recruiting a militia force. This vol., p. 511. Troubles connected with the arrest of A. M. Pico. Id., 513-14, 523-7. Rumors of conspiracy in Nov. Id., 573. There were two militia companies organized at S. José, each of 44 men, rank and file. The officers of the 1st were capt. Salvio Pacheco, lieut A. M. Pico and Guillermo Castro, alf. Tomás Pacheco and José M. Alviso Jr.; and of the 2d, Capt. José M. Alviso, lieut. Agustin Bernal and Ignacio Martinez, alf. Inocencio Romero and Fulgencio Higuera. Capt. Jesus Vallejo was mil. comandante. Vallejo, Doc., MS., xxiv. 8, 9; S. J. Arch., MS., vi. 26. The force was dissolved in 1840. Dept. St. Pap., Ben., P. & J., MS., iii. 13. 1838. Earthquake in June, a house shaken down. Vol. iv. p. 78. Aug., Juan Carrasco found dead of hunger at Arroyo Mocho. S. J. Arch., MS., v. 32. Nov., celebration of news of accession of Alvarado and Vallejo. This vol., p. 577. 1840. Arrest of foreigners. Vol. iv. p. 11. Ind. making trouble at Sutter's. Id., 138. Douglas, Journal, MS., 88, estimates the exports of hides, tallow, and grain at $80,000.

[1] Summary and index of events, etc. 1831. Part taken by S. José against Gov. Victoria; trial of Alcalde Duarte; adhesion to the S. Diego plan. This vol., p. 187-8, 194-5, 212. 1832. Slight part taken in the Zamorano revolt. Id., 223-4. 1833. Expedition against the Moquelumnes Ind. Id., 359, 394. 1835. Slight reference to exped. against Ind. horse-thieves. S. José Arch., MS., i. 40; Palomares, Mem., MS., 1-13. In June Padre Moreno informed the gov. that he was building a pueblo church with contributions from the citizens etc., and asked for the tithes for this purpose. Figueroa in reply sent a libranza of $30 as a personal contribution, and authorized the people to devote their tithes to the building fund, though the payment of tithes was no longer obligatory. There was some additional correspondence, and in 1838 Gen. Vallejo also authorized the use of the tithes; but it does not appear that any funds were obtained from this source until 1839, in which year $2,050 were received and expended. In 1840 Gov. Alvarado renewed the concession, and in July the work was still going on. Arch., Arzob., MS., v. pt. ii. 9-10, 29; Dept. St. Pap., v. 6; Id., S. J., iv. 170; Gomez, Doc., MS., 29, 38; Vallejo, Doc., v. 206; xxxii. 353; xxxiii. 176; S. J. Arch., MS., iii. 32, 36. 1836. Alvarado here preparing for revolution. This vol., p. 456. 1836-40. Ind. affairs, including one or more expeditions and raids in nearly every year. Vol. iv. 74-6. 1837. Recruiting a militia force. This vol., p. 511. Troubles connected with the arrest of A. M. Pico. Id., 513-14, 523-7. Rumors of conspiracy in Nov. Id., 573. There were two militia companies organized at S. José, each of 44 men, rank and file. The officers of the 1st were capt. Salvio Pacheco, lieut A. M. Pico and Guillermo Castro, alf. Tomás Pacheco and José M. Alviso Jr.; and of the 2d, Capt. José M. Alviso, lieut. Agustin Bernal and Ignacio Martinez, alf. Inocencio Romero and Fulgencio Higuera. Capt. Jesus Vallejo was mil. comandante. Vallejo, Doc., MS., xxiv. 8, 9; S. J. Arch., MS., vi. 26. The force was dissolved in 1840. Dept. St. Pap., Ben., P. & J., MS., iii. 13. 1838. Earthquake in June, a house shaken down. Vol. iv. p. 78. Aug., Juan Carrasco found dead of hunger at Arroyo Mocho. S. J. Arch., MS., v. 32. Nov., celebration of news of accession of Alvarado and Vallejo. This vol., p. 577. 1840. Arrest of foreigners. Vol. iv. p. 11. Ind. making trouble at Sutter's. Id., 138. Douglas, Journal, MS., 88, estimates the exports of hides, tallow, and grain at $80,000.

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