Deserters from the US whaler *Hopewell* (Capt. George Littlefield)

Departmental State Papers, Benicia, tomo Prefecturas y Juzgados I–VI · BANC MSS C-A 42, document 309

Deserters from the US whaler *Hopewell* (Capt. George Littlefield): 7 named sailors (José Johnson, Luis Hector, Guillermo Marshal, Juan Castle, Eduardo Malloy, Ricardo Reed, Felipe Cronstead + 1) fled all armed with rifles/muskets/pistols/daggers, carrying a map, headed for San Bernardino — vecinos (Juan Machado) didn't dare pursue. Also: 11 Americans landed from a Hamburg frigate unknown to the sub-prefecture for 11 days; port captain let 2 go inland despite laws barring foreigner entry

Date1845-04-16 (exact)
FromS. Argüello (Santiago, Sub-Prefecto)
ToSecretaría
PlaceSan Diego
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, Benicia
TomoPrefecturas y Juzgados I–VI (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.ii.314–315
Savage copy page116–117
Scan leafn115–n116
Document typeverbatim
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentS. Argüello (Santiago, Sub-Prefecto) to Secretaría, San Diego, 1845-04-16, Departmental State Papers, Benicia, p.ii.314–315, 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-d309.html
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