Interrogation of the 4 captured Peacock crewmen. 1st pilot Tomás Kilven (Thomas Kilby?) of Boston

Provincial State Papers, tomo XIX · BANC MSS C-A 12, document 189

Interrogation of the 4 captured Peacock crewmen. 1st pilot Tomás Kilven (Thomas Kilby?) of Boston; contramaestre/interpreter Juan Pedro (Jean-Pierre) of Bordeaux; sailors Blas Sincam[?] & Blas Sama of Boston. The brig Peacock: 10 R tons, 6×4-pdr + 4 pedreros, 18 crew (14 left). Left Boston 14 Apr 1805 for the NW Coast to trade furs with the natives, thence to Canton; reached the Sandwich Islands 12 Feb (sweet potatoes/dried meat); the San Gabriel coast 19 May. Cargo: 6 bales of batiste, painting supplies, a box of haberdashery. Fed maize/beans/lard since 12 Apr.

Date1806-05-04 San Diego (exact)
FromRodríguez
ToArrillaga
SeriesProvincial State Papers
TomoXIX
Original tomo page470–473
Savage copy page174–175
Scan leafn176–n177
Document typetranscription
SourceSavage abstract

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