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, 
“FR. 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 
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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 
