THE CHINA-TRADE / OTTER-FISHERY REPORT. Heading: *'Comercio en China. Pesca de Nutrias'* — 'Informe que da Dn Nicolás Soler, Ayud.te Insp.or de Pres.os de Californias al Sr Gobernador Dn Pedro Fages como Comd.te Insp.or de la citada Península.' Report in 3 parts: (1º) utilities that could follow to the tropa, their families & settlers if the prohibition on commerce of *efectos de la China* [China goods] on the scale the Nao makes at Monterey were lifted — supplies few/very short, so tropa has very little dinero, & always mantas/camayas[?] that spoil with little use. *(2º)* same parity for settlers if faculties [freed]: first who inhabit the province — Religiosos, Soldados y Pobladores — mounting greatest value in utensils of both poblaciones, resumiéndose á 300 pesos, & this apertura de comercio of muchos puertos sin Nao para la codicia. (3º) proposes commerce be prohibited to whoever, always until the future when [peltry-necessity]... says if the peltry (peletería) were free it would be better, then it would suit as *comercio de gamuza/gamblueche[?]* [OTTER-FISHERY / peltry-trade proposal]
| Date | 1787 Enero 14 (year) |
|---|---|
| From | Nicolás Soler |
| To | Gov. Pedro Fages (Comd.te Insp.) |
| Place | Monterey |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | VII–VIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | pp.(start ~424); title-leaf |
| Savage copy page | 139/136 |
| Scan leaf | n138 |
| Document type | ⭐⭐REPORT |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Nicolás Soler to Gov. Pedro Fages (Comd.te Insp.), Monterey, 1787 Enero 14, Provincial State Papers, VII–VIII, pp.(start ~424); title-leaf, Archives of California, C-A 4, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [page interpolated; verify at the leaf] [the tomo is given as the volume’s full range: this entry has not been resolved to a single tomo within VII–VIII]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/ca4/ca4-d197.html