Deposition re the Spanish corsair *Griego* (bound out of order)

Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo LXIX–LXXVII · BANC MSS C-A 19, document 252

Deposition re the Spanish corsair *Griego* (bound out of order): the American James Smith, cook of the schooner *Emilia* of the Sandwich Islands, had crewed the Spanish privateer *Griego* which in 1827 captured patriot (Mexican & South American) ships — a sugar brig sent to Manila, a schooner off Acapulco, a sloop off Mazatlán. Smith deposed he was forced aboard at Cádiz, June 1827; taken via interpreter by order of Cmdt. José Estrada. A post-independence privateering datapoint. Orig. pp.1+ (LXXVII, misbound).

Date1828-09-17 (exact)
FromRomualdo Pacheco (Ayudante de plaza)
PlaceMonterey
SeriesDep. State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoLXIX–LXXVII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo page1+
Savage copy page463
Scan leafn469
Document typeverbatim/deposition
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentRomualdo Pacheco (Ayudante de plaza), Monterey, 1828-09-17, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LXIX–LXXVII, 1+, 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-d252.html
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