'Visita á los rusos': Teniente Gabriel Moraga visited the Russians north of Bodega, returning 27 Jan without incident; infers their object was trade in provisions on Rezanof's terms; quotes a paper Kuskov ('Coscof') handed Moraga; woodcutters across the port brought in a deserter (fled harsh punishment); Kuskov asked Moraga to return Russian deserters; vivid troop-nakedness report ('bastantes soldados no tienen camisa… ni chupa ni calzones… la desnudez y la miseria me la está experimentando'). Appended at pp. 343–4: Moraga's certified copy of the 15 Mar 1810 RAC letter to the inhabitants of the Californias ('Es copia á la letra… Nova Rossa… 25 de Enero de 1813. Gabriel Moraga'), with Savage's cross-note 'vide pp. 271–3 de este tomo' (= doc 329).
| Date | 1813-01-31 San Francisco (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Luis Argüello |
| To | Arrillaga |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XIX |
| Original tomo page | 1151–2, 1156–7, 1153–5 |
| Savage copy page | 342–344 |
| Scan leaf | n349–n351 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Luis Argüello to Arrillaga, 1813-01-31 San Francisco, Provincial State Papers, XIX, 1151–2, 1156–7, 1153–5, Archives of California, C-A 12, 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/ca12/ca12-d424.html