The Charles Laing contraband investigation. Laing, jailed & accused of smuggling; Echeandía (12 Feb) had Tte. Juan Mª Ibarra depose the foreigners — 2 Americans + 2 Kanakas (Hawaiians) who landed at San Quintín (Baja Cal.). Their ship was the frigate *Rambler* (out of Nantucket); Laing (a U.S. native & navigator) had come from Oahu on the brig *Alabama* to settle in Baja or Alta Cal. by permission, was put off into the launch after a falling-out at Isla Redonda, survived on sea-birds & fish, traded the soldiers' game for silver; effects landed at the ensenada de Todos Santos; sailor Winslow Lewis, Kanakas Espen/Carena[?]. Echeandía's decree (26 Feb 1829): return Laing's víveres/clothes/papers, hold the powder/balls/arms in deposit, the rest in the Aduana; the launch to the port commander; copy to the Tribunal de circuito for sentence. Orig. pp.431–461.
| Date | 1829-02-26 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Echeandía |
| Place | San Diego |
| Series | Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | LXIX–LXXVII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | 431–461 |
| Savage copy page | 11–14 |
| Scan leaf | n11–n14 |
| Document type | verbatim/investigation |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Echeandía, San Diego, 1829-02-26, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LXIX–LXXVII, 431–461, Archives of California, C-A 19, 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 LXIX–LXXVII]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/ca19/ca19-d15.html