TO SAN DIEGO. 103 
Diego, in Northern California, 3d July, 1769. I kiss 
the hands of your Reverence, and am your affectionate 
brother and servant, : 
“RR. JUNIPERO SERRA.” 
Six miles from the town of San Diego, following 
up the valley, is the venerable Mission of the same 
name, a spot possessing great picturesque beauty, and 
Mission of San Diego. 
surrounded by fertile and well watered lands. It was 
the last of the California missions that was abandoned ; 
and but five years ago its ancient library and its 
