English. Demands the *Lydia* be sent to San Blas to claim justice

Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Custom House), tomo I–VIII · BANC MSS C-A 41, document 11

English. Demands the *Lydia* be sent to San Blas to claim justice; protests the 'excesos' aboard & the poor boat given him; cargo taken ashore though hatches were not sealed 'as is customary'; complains he has nothing to eat — lived on fishing 3 weeks & is now barred from fishing, 'tratan de matarle de hambre.'

Date1816-03-05 (exact)
FromCapt. Gyzelaar
PlaceMonterey
SeriesDep. State Papers, Benicia (Custom House)
TomoI–VIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.14–15 (orig. 41, 45–6)
Savage copy page15–16
Scan leafn15–n16
Document typeverbatim
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentCapt. Gyzelaar, Monterey, 1816-03-05, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Custom House), I–VIII, p.14–15 (orig. 41, 45–6), Archives of California, C-A 41, 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 I–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/ca41/ca41-d11.html
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