Extract of the papers of the American vessel that would raid San Diego in 1803: 'Despacho de la Fragata Lelia Bird de Norfolk, firmado pr. el srio. de Colonias Sn. Jefferson, cuya fragata va al mando de Willian Forsyth, es de setenta y cuatro toneladas y lleva nueve tripulantes' [= clearance of the Norfolk frigate Lelia Bird, signed by 'the secretary of the Colonies Mr. Jefferson' (Savage's wording), master William Forsyth, 74 tons, 9 crew]. Savage notes: 'Al pie de este documto. qe. se estracta, se encuentra una razon puesta pr. el consul Amo. en Hamburgo, en Octe. 22, 1801, donde consta qe. dicho buque lo manda William Shaler' [= a memorandum by the American consul at Hamburg, 22 Oct 1801, recording that the vessel is by then commanded by William Shaler]. Annotated 'en ingles' and '(Cop. pr. Arrillaga Mayo 12-1803)'. Ship name spelled 'Lelia Bird' by Savage throughout [standard modern form Lelia Byrd].
| Date | 1801-04-01 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | United States clearance authority, Norfolk |
| To | ship's papers of the frigate Lelia Bird (copied by Gov. Arrillaga) |
| Place | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XVIII |
| Original tomo page | pp. 631-2 |
| Savage copy page | 255 [stamp] / 252 [hand] |
| Scan leaf | n256 |
| Document type | ship's clearance / register (extract; original in English) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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United States clearance authority, Norfolk to ship's papers of the frigate Lelia Bird (copied by Gov. Arrillaga), Norfolk, Virginia, 1801-04-01, Provincial State Papers, XVIII, pp. 631-2, 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-d289.html