Vessel
Mercury
Mercury: 25 recorded visits to the Californias, 1806 to 1826, calling at San Luis Obispo, Santa Bárbara, San Juan Capistrano, Trinidad. Flag United States. Every visit cited to its source.
- Flag
- United States
- Recorded span
- 1806 to 1826
- Recorded visits
- 25
- Name as written
- Mercury (14), Mercurio (10), MERCURIO, Mercurio (1)
- Anchorages
- San Luis Obispo, Santa Bárbara, San Juan Capistrano, Trinidad, Refugio, San Quintín, Bodega, San Pedro, Fort Ross
- Record status
- reviewed
Recorded visits
[Ogden itinerary] Mercury, 1806-1807: San Luis Obispo 1806
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1806-1807'
[Ogden itinerary] Mercury, 1806-1807: Santa Bárbara 1806
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1806-1807'
[Ogden itinerary] Mercury, 1806-1807: San Juan Capistrano 1806
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1806-1807'
Eayrs's Mercury touched Trinidad (and Bodega) on the 1808-09 RAC contract voyage
- Published secondary source: Ogden 1941, ch. IV (the 1808-09 Mercury contract)
[Ogden itinerary] Mercury, 1809-1810: San Luis Obispo 1809
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1809-1810'
[Ogden itinerary] Mercury, 1809-1810: Refugio 1809
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1809-1810'
[Ogden itinerary] Mercury, 1809-1810: Santa Bárbara 1809
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1809-1810'
[Ogden itinerary] Mercury, 1809-1810: San Quintín 1809
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1809-1810'
[Ogden itinerary] Mercury, 1812: Bodega 1812
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1812'
[Ogden itinerary] Mercury, 1812: San Luis Obispo 1812
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1812'
[Ogden itinerary] Mercury, 1812: Refugio 1812
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1812'
[Ogden itinerary] Mercury, 1812: San Quintín 1812
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1812'
'Captura de fragata *Mercurio*': Arrillaga's order to investigate Noé's prize — reconnoiter the captured Anglo-American
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 12, doc 423 (scan n358–n359)
- Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1813 (Monterey, Santa Bárbara)
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1813' (Santa Bárbara, 1813)
THE *MERCURIO*/EAYRS AFFAIR — crew depositions. By Arrillaga's order, José Argüello takes declarations from the Anglo-Am
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 12, doc 424 (scan n360–n364)
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 12, doc 424 (scan n360–n364)
- Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1813 (Monterey, Santa Bárbara)
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1813' (Santa Bárbara, 1813)
Per the Governor's order, furnish volunteers to garrison the frigate *Mercurio* (Don Nicolás Noé) from San Pedro to Mont
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 12, doc 420 (scan n356–n357)
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 12, doc 422 (scan n357–n358)
- Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1813 (Monterey, Santa Bárbara)
- Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Mercury, 1813' (Santa Bárbara, 1813)
Legal ruling on the *Mercurio* seizure: the *Flora* could not lawfully seize her as a corsair — exercising the *derecho
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 12, doc 430 (scan n371)
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 13, doc 102 (scan n96–n97)
- Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1814
Provisioning costs of the *Mercurio* prisoners: per the Consejo de Presidios order (18 Sep 1813), the Habilitación suppo
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 12, doc 428 (scan n369–n370)
- Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1814
Legal dictamen on the *Mercurio*: re Eayrs (owner, seized in the SB Channel by Noé); provisioning for him + family + 4 s
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 12, doc 448 (scan n384)
- Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1815 (San Francisco, San Pedro)
Per the reports, acted on provisioning Jorge Hayes [Eayrs] & holding the corvette *Mercurio* pending the Govt's ruling o
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 12, doc 447 (scan n384)
- Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1815 (San Francisco, San Pedro)
Certified copy of the *Mercurio* dictamen (cross-ref tomo p. 374). [dup]
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 12, doc 451 (scan n385)
- Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1815 (San Francisco, San Pedro)
José de la Cruz → Gov. Alta Calif.: forwards the decree on the capture of the Anglo-American corvette 'Mercurio' by the
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 13, doc 101 (scan n94–n96)
- Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1816 (San Francisco)
The Indian woman captured on the 'Mercurio' with Capt. [George] Ayres and their daughter: María Antonia de la Ascensión
- Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 13, doc 122 (scan n108–n109)
- Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1816 (San Francisco)
José Darío Argüello → Gov. Solá: forwards the representation of the American corvette 'Mercurio' (the subject sought not
[Bancroft list 1825-30] Mercury: usa 340t Wm Austin master;
- Bancroft, History of California, vessel lists: Bancroft, HoC III, List of vessels 1825-30
Movement of ships (Oct 1826). Entradas: *Courrier*, *Washington*, *Solitude*, *Rover*, Eng. *Inca*, whalers *Illeri*(?)/
All vessels in the registry · Search the interactive registry