✓ opening VERIFIED vs scan n81 (2026-07-06): '1839 Nov 16 Mont… sobre Contrabando entre Ross y San Franco — Medidas de un empleado en frontera'; 'de Ross introducen á S. Franco cantidades considerables de mercancías sin pagar derechos; antes había un Receptor en…' *(the Aduana-fronteriza + Leese recommendation + Alvarado's marginal note are on the n82 continuation, not yet re-read.)* 'Contrabando entre Ross y San Francisco.' Considerable merchandise introduced from Fort Ross to SF duty-free, 'por tierra y mar'; the SF receiver who once watched this is long gone; ships entering SF unload without duties. Per the latest reglamento a 'Aduana fronteriza' (frontier customs house) should be set up; meanwhile place an administrator there. Recommends Jacob (Jacobo) Leese as 'persona única para el puesto.' ⭐ Marginal note in Gov. Alvarado's hand: 'Contestado, y que se debe prevenir la Recept.a en la frontera al S.mo Gob.o.'
| Date | 1839-11-16 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Osio |
| To | Gob. Alvarado |
| Place | Monterey |
| Series | Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Custom House) |
| Tomo | I–VIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.V.1–2 (orig. 4–6) |
| Savage copy page | 81–82 |
| Scan leaf | n81–n82 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Osio to Gob. Alvarado, Monterey, 1839-11-16, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Custom House), p.V.1–2 (orig. 4–6), 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-d90.html