[= Entry 1] report on the Russian establishments — refuses the Russian otter-hunting contract…

Departmental Records, tomo IX–XIV · BANC MSS C-A 49, document 357

[= Entry 1] report on the Russian establishments — refuses the Russian otter-hunting contract ('Ulbrikoff'[?]); praises the Russian colonists as 'buena gente' who buy from the country, vs. the 'North Americans' whose beaver-hunting convoys 'han destruido completamente' the rivers; Bodega colony 'en regular fomento'; Ross surrounded by hostile tribes, dependent on its ships; declined the Ross governor's gift of 'old cups'

Date1831-04-13 (exact)
FromVictoria
ToMinistro de Relaciones
PlaceMonterey
SeriesDepartmental Records
TomoIX–XIV (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo page296–300
Savage copy page121–122
Scan leafn120–n121
Document typeverbatim
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentVictoria to Ministro de Relaciones, Monterey, 1831-04-13, Departmental Records, IX–XIV, 296–300, Archives of California, C-A 49, 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 IX–XIV]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/ca49/ca49-d357.html
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