arrival of the first American overland party — an 'Inglés ó Americano' [Jedediah Smith] with 14 men of…

State Papers, Sacramento, tomo X–XIX · BANC MSS C-A 56, document 477

arrival of the first American overland party — an 'Inglés ó Americano' [Jedediah Smith] with 14 men of his nation reached Mission San Gabriel from the Great Salt Lake (Lago Salado), guided through the Mojave (Amajava) rancherías by runaway neophytes, carrying 40 beaver pelts & many traps; Smith presented his diary & itinerary; Echeandía finds 'no bad faith,' judging him culpable only for unauthorized entry through the desert, & holds him pending a reply

Date1826-12-30 (exact)
FromJosé Mª Echeandía (San Diego)
ToMinistro de la Guerra
SeriesState Papers, Sacramento
TomoX–XIX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pageXIX·659–663
Savage copy page430–431
Scan leafn429–430
Document typeabstract (corr.)
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentJosé Mª Echeandía (San Diego) to Ministro de la Guerra, 1826-12-30, State Papers, Sacramento, X–XIX, XIX·659–663, Archives of California, C-A 56, 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 X–XIX]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/ca56/ca56-d477.html
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