Death of David Cooper at San Francisco (24 May, found dead on his porch, attended only by an Indian boy

Departmental State Papers, Benicia, tomo Prefecturas y Juzgados I–VI · BANC MSS C-A 42, document 1119

Death of David Cooper at San Francisco (24 May, found dead on his porch, attended only by an Indian boy; Nathan Spear declared apoplexy; had drunk much aguardiente); goods inventoried pending John (Juan) Cooper's arrival

Date1841-05-27 (exact)
FromJosé T. Castro
PlaceSan Juan
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, Benicia
TomoPrefecturas y Juzgados I–VI (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.iv.246–247
Savage copy page22
Scan leafn372
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentJosé T. Castro, San Juan, 1841-05-27, Departmental State Papers, Benicia, p.iv.246–247, Archives of California, C-A 42, 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 Prefecturas y Juzgados I–VI]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/ca42/ca42-d1119.html
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