Sumaria against a foreign brig poaching sea otter (nutrias) off the California coast without license — an unknown foreign bergantín (~200 tons, 4–6 cañones, 20–25 crew) seen hunting nutrias at los Cayucos, otter skins aboard; Alvarado orders averiguaciones; sworn declarations gathered from Abel P. Stearns, [Henry] Fitch, Jorge (George) Nidever, Pedro Cárdenas, Esteban (Stephen) Simmons, Julián Carrillo, Francisco Ortega — the brig is named *Lima*, capitán Banewell [Bramwell/Bancroft?]; ⭐ 22 armed Indians (naturales de la costa del Brissel [Brazil?]) landed from it, hunting otter all along the coast, refusing to enter any port; Simmons saw six cannons mounted; a related note that in the otter-hunt some armed groups inflict harm on the cattle-owners (see Expanded Entry 6)
| Date | 1838-06 → 1839-01 (month) |
|---|---|
| From | Antonio Rodríguez (Juez), Diego (Domingo) Olvera, Julián Carrillo, Francisco Ortega, Gob. Juan B. Alvarado |
| To | Gob./Comandancia |
| Place | Santa Bárbara |
| Series | Departmental State Papers (Juzgados / Naturalization) |
| Tomo | XVIII |
| Original tomo page | 332–338+ |
| Savage copy page | 54–60 |
| Scan leaf | n150–n156 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Antonio Rodríguez (Juez), Diego (Domingo) Olvera, Julián Carrillo, Francisco Ortega, Gob. Juan B. Alvarado to Gob./Comandancia, Santa Bárbara, 1838-06 → 1839-01, Departmental State Papers (Juzgados / Naturalization), XVIII, 332–338+, 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-d169.html