Alexander

two American frigates at SF — *Alexander* (Capt. John Brown) & *Hazard* — forced out with no trade (Alexander sailed 12t

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 52, doc 22 (scan n84–87)
• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 267 (scan n247)
• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 267 (scan n247)
• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 271 (scan n251)
• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 273 (scan n252)
• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 284 (scan n288)
• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 321 (scan n312)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1803 (Monterey, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano)
• Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Alexander, 1803' (San Quintín, 1803)

Frigate *Alexander* at Monterey — anchored to restock provisions, make topmast + sail; facilitated by Capt. of *Princesa

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 272 (scan n252)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1803 (Monterey, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano)
• Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Alexander, 1803' (San Quintín, 1803)

★ FRIGATE *ALEXANDER* AT SAN DIEGO — arrived night of Feb 26, 1803; from Boston Jul 19, 1802; 110 tons, 19 crew + Capt.

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 268 (scan n247–249)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1803 (Monterey, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano)
• Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Alexander, 1803' (San Quintín, 1803)

★ *ALEXANDER* ESCALATED TO WASHINGTON — letters about frigate *Alexander* leaving San Francisco forwarded to the Ministr

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 325 (scan n314)
• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 325 (scan n314)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1803 (Monterey, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano)
• Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Alexander, 1803' (San Quintín, 1803)

Re: Frigate *Alexander* — acknowledges report on entries in Peninsula ports/ensenadas; reiterates order against foreign

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 311 (scan n307)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1803 (Monterey, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano)
• Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Alexander, 1803' (San Quintín, 1803)

Foreign-ship exclusion order: forwards the Viceroy's note (17 Aug) on the entries the American frigate *Alexander* made

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 55, doc 184 (scan n112)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1803 (Monterey, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano)
• Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Alexander, 1803' (San Quintín, 1803)

Account of supplies to Capt. Juan Brown (*Alexander*) — requests reimbursement. pp. 895–6

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 362 (scan n368)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1804 (San Diego)

About Fragata *Alexander* — repeats previous report with little difference; confirms the frigate at Monterey and twice a

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 11, doc 435 (scan n409)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1804 (San Diego)

News: measles did little harm at the presidio but killed many Indians at the nearby missions; the otters embarked on the

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 12, doc 142 (scan n145–n146)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1806 (San Francisco)

encloses two documents: one on the loss of 491 otter skins (pieles de nutria) confiscated from the American frigate *Ale

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 50, doc 311 (scan n301)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1806 (San Francisco)

R.O. on a U.S. ship called the *Eagle*, ~100 tons, 10–12 cannon, being fitted out at New York to sail — intelligence rel

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 55, doc 391 (scan n375+)

Otter-fishing: the skins confiscated from the American frigate *Alexander* were rotten (dumped at sea); CA vecinos may c

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 12, doc 344 (scan n294)