Borica → Viceroy — the Otter incident (first U.S. ship in CA). — ⭐⭐⭐ The American frigate (Savage 'el otro Boston'; Captain 'Door' = Ebenezer Dorr of the *Otter*) — the first U.S. ship to visit California, Oct–Nov 1796 — after being refused permission, forcibly landed English convicts/deserters at gunpoint on deserted beaches 'fuera de la vista de la batería' (5 on 6 Nov, 5 more on 7 Nov, 'con un par de pistolas en la mano'). ⭐ Borica's admission: with no naval force and only '30 ó 40 hombres,' he 'no podía resguardar la parte de costa que hay de este puerto para abajo.' The stranded English (carpenters, smiths, tailors, sailors) set to work at 1½ reales/day. → the Bay Area borderlands dossier (American perspective; the open coast), the presidio-decay dossier. ⚠️ Verify 'Dorr'/'Otter' reading.
| Date | 1796, Nov 10, Monterey (year) |
|---|---|
| From | Doc IV-32 |
| Series | State Papers, Sacramento |
| Tomo | I |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 388–389 |
| Scan leaf | n387–n388 |
| Document type | Transcription |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Doc IV-32, 1796, Nov 10, Monterey, State Papers, Sacramento, I, —, Archives of California, C-A 54, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.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/ca54/ca54-d222.html