Moraga's overland-naval reconnaissance diary, Bodega, 23 Sep–2 Oct 1810: at the estero de S.n Juan Fran.co, Indians report a frigate at Bodega and that two Unalaska Indians came that morning to check the rumor 'que les habíamos matado 9 compañ.s' (the nine hunters killed inside the port of SF); rancherías of 200 souls under capitán Yolo; on the 27th three Anglo-Americans hunting deer lead them near the ship — a small frigate close inshore, ~60 men, many cayucos for otter-hunting, 3 barracks ashore, no malice, much courtesy: 'La frag.ta no es rusa sino Americana.' Return via a plain 3 leagues wide by 9 long; camped at 'la punta del plan de D.n Fran.co Solano'; 19 unarmed gentiles seek friendship citing 'los valientes de Suyusuyu'; reached SF 2 Oct, 10 p.m. ⚠ Mathes (1990) Doc 11 prints this diary dated 3 Oct 1812 — the manuscript reads 1810 (year digit crop-verified; position and the orig-page chain 744–751 confirm). In 1810 the establishment described is the American otter camp at Bodega, not Ross.
| Date | 1810-10-03 San Francisco (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Alférez Gabriel Moraga |
| To | [Comandante/Gob.] |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XIX |
| Original tomo page | 744–751 |
| Savage copy page | 276–279 |
| Scan leaf | n279–n282 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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