★ FRIGATE *ALEXANDER* AT SAN DIEGO — arrived night of Feb 26, 1803; from Boston Jul 19, 1802; 110 tons, 19 crew + Capt. Brown + 2 pilots; scurvy + lacking provisions; supplied 40 barrels water, beef, salt; sick disembarked far from port; tried to trade furs; Sargento sent with 6 soldiers; despite precautions, large quantity of furs smuggled aboard night of the 3rd; searched vessel and confiscated 491 fur pieces; ordered to set sail immediately without the 8-day stay requested; left Todos Santos on the 7th at night, went ashore with pretext of needing firewood. pp. 617–19
| Date | 1803 Mar 10 (year) |
|---|---|
| From | Manuel Rodríguez (S. Diego) |
| To | Arrillaga |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XVIII |
| Original tomo page | p.243–45 |
| Savage copy page | 246–48 |
| Scan leaf | n247–249 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Manuel Rodríguez (S. Diego) to Arrillaga, 1803 Mar 10, Provincial State Papers, XVIII, p.243–45, Archives of California, C-A 11, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.Cite the document by series, tomo and original tomo page, as the literature does; the C-A number locates it in the repository. To cite this catalogue entry itself, use https://archivesofcalifornia.com/record/ca11/ca11-d282.htmlThe originals of these records burned in the 1906 San Francisco fire. What survives is Thomas Savage’s 1870s copy, and this page describes that copy.
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