Instrucciones for the voyage: sail to San Diego; there Enrique (Henry) Fitch to load all cargo he can

Departmental State Papers (Juzgados / Naturalization), tomo XVII–XX · BANC MSS C-A 33, document 12

Instrucciones for the voyage: sail to San Diego; there Enrique (Henry) Fitch to load all cargo he can; carry to the Sandwich Islands, leave cargo & repair the schooner; take aboard Enrique Fitch as sobrecargo who is to consign the cargo; Fitch & Cooper to agree on refit; proceeds from otter skins to be deposited in the Islands for the ship's repair; if opportunity to trade the vessel for a better one, Cooper may do so 'aun cuando haya que dar 4 á 6 mil pesos'; return to Monterey; misc. matters left to 'los conocimientos y experiencia del Capn. Juan Cooper' (15 arts.)

Date1840-01-30 (exact)
FromJuan B. Alvarado
ToCapt. John (Rogers) Cooper (Capitán of the goleta nacional *California*)
PlaceMonterey
SeriesDepartmental State Papers (Juzgados / Naturalization)
TomoXVII
Original tomo page35–37
Savage copy page8
Scan leafn8
Document typeverbatim
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentJuan B. Alvarado to Capt. John (Rogers) Cooper (Capitán of the goleta nacional *California*), Monterey, 1840-01-30, Departmental State Papers (Juzgados / Naturalization), XVII, 35–37, Archives of California, C-A 33, 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/ca33/ca33-d12.html
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