Pedro de Arriquibar letters
An introduction to the letters taken from the Diocesis y Obispos de la Iglesia Mexicana
Collection area: Borderlands
Collection dates: 1796
Two holograph letters, dated Aug. 6 and Dec. 6, 1796, Presidio de San Agustín del Tucson, to Bishop Fray Francisco Rouset de Jesus, Diocese of Sonora, Mexico. Contains brief description and inventory of his church; and mentions Native Americans, civilians, and military in the area, and the needs of the church. Accompanied by typed transcriptions and English summaries.
Chaplain of the Presidio de San Agustín del Tucson.
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