Interrogation of Vancouver's 5 deserters: 3 Portuguese artillerymen (Catholic, denied mass), 2 Irish…

Provincial State Papers, tomo XXI–XXII · BANC MSS C-A 14, document 85

Interrogation of Vancouver's 5 deserters: 3 Portuguese artillerymen (Catholic, denied mass), 2 Irish (underpaid). All deserted 'of their own free will and because they liked the country very much.' Hid among rocks with biscuits until departure cannon

Date1793-01-10 (exact)
FromArgüello
ToArrillaga (copy)
SeriesProvincial State Papers
TomoXXI
Original tomo pagep.xxi.238–41
Savage copy page—
Scan leafn94–n95
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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