✓ FULLY VERIFIED vs scans n19–n22 (2026-07-06): date/parties, the '9 Nov 1824' Monterey contract, $14,000 round-trip freight, the $10,000 'libre de cámara' clause, and — verbatim on n20 — 'las 375 pieles de nutria en Canton… á $18¾ una con otra' all confirmed. *(This $18¾ Canton resale is the figure cross-referenced for the the C-A 3 survey Doc 445 otter-tariff correction — now independently verified.)* The Cooper/*Rover* otter-contract accounting. Arbitration of the pending accounts from the contract Gov. Luis A. Argüello made (auth. by the Diputación) with Capt. John R. Cooper to send the schr *Rover* to Canton with government otter skins. Panel: Cooper, Juan Bandini (govt), Wm A. Richardson (interpreter/price-expert), w/ Cristóbal Palomares & José A. Carrillo (diputados). 375 skins sold in Canton @ $18¾ each; effects delivered to Domingo Carrillo (habilitado, San Diego). Full contract (Monterey, 9 Nov 1824): Cooper to fit *Rover* for an Asia voyage sailing early Jan 1825; province pays $14,000 round-trip freight; $10,000 duty-free ('libre de cámara'); vessel not to leave Canton overloaded. Echeandía declares the Canton sale/costs 'no plenamente justificada' but leaves liability on Cooper for the Supreme Govt to judge.
| Date | 1826-08-01 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | José M.ª de Echeandía |
| Place | San Diego |
| Series | Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Custom House) |
| Tomo | I–VIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.18–21 (orig. 141–7) |
| Savage copy page | 19–22 |
| Scan leaf | n19–n22 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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José M.ª de Echeandía, San Diego, 1826-08-01, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Custom House), I–VIII, p.18–21 (orig. 141–7), 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-d16.html