Información vs Juan [John Rogers] Cooper, captain of the frigate 'Rover,' for throwing papers overboard

Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo LIII–LXVIII · BANC MSS C-A 18, document 303

Información vs Juan [John Rogers] Cooper, captain of the frigate 'Rover,' for throwing papers overboard: on his 2nd voyage to Canton ('Catón'), at Guam a drunk sailor told the governor the *Rover* was not American but Mexican, belonging to Cal. Gov. Luis Argüello; fearing the same at Manila (Spanish), Cooper threw overboard the Spanish-language papers — the contract/sale of the schooner made with Argüello, invoices — and the national flag; escribano José Ant° Gaviola; no outcome recorded

Date1826-12-23 (exact)
FromVicente Sánchez; fiscal Rodrigo del Pliego
PlaceLos Ángeles
SeriesDep. State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoLIII–LXVIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pageLXIII.554–81
Scan leafn291
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentVicente Sánchez; fiscal Rodrigo del Pliego, Los Ángeles, 1826-12-23, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LXIII.554–81, Archives of California, C-A 18, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [the tomo is given as the volume’s full range: this entry has not been resolved to a single tomo within LIII–LXVIII]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/ca18/ca18-d303.html
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