Rover

Instructions & contract of the schooner Rover (Capt. Juan Rogers [John Rogers] Cooper) to trade to the Sandwich Islands

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 27, doc 130 (scan n127)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1823 (Santa Bárbara)
• Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Rover, 1823' (Monterey, 1823-07-19)

(2 docs) ⭐⭐ 1º the Russian war-frigate *Kreiser* (Capt. Miguel [Mikhail] Lazarev) arrived from Sitka (38 days) + the sch

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 56, doc 262 (scan n234–235)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1824 (Bodega, San Francisco)
• Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade: Ogden 1941, appendix s.v. 'Rover, 1824-1825' (Monterey, 1824-03-23)

⚠️ DUPLICATE + 'sin interés' run — Savage himself flags these: the Pacheco-Colorado narrative continues (dup of doc 94);

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 27, doc 136 (scan n133–n136)

[C-A 40 d38] goleta Amⁿ 'Rover', Capⁿ Juan (John R.) Cooper, arrived Monterey from CANTON; unloaded & sold

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 40, doc 38 (scan n39)

Demands the cargo manifiesto of the schooner Rover (kinds of effects, quality & prices) per the captain's representation

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 27, doc 148 (scan n142)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1826 (Monterey)

Can't stop the *Rover*'s departure, having asked Capt. [John] Cooper for a note of her goods & prices

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 18, doc 204 (scan n231)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1826 (Monterey)

order to take juridical *informaciones* on the sale of the schooner *Rover* between Capt. [John R.] Cooper & Capt. Luis

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 56, doc 211 (scan n200)
• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 56, doc 236 (scan n215)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1826 (Monterey)

Sale of the schooner Rover: the contract of Luis Antonio Argüello & Juan R. (John) Cooper (14 Jul 1823) — sold for 9,000

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 27, doc 152 (scan n143–n144)
• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 27, doc 164 (scan n156)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1826 (Monterey)

✓ FULLY VERIFIED vs scans n19–n22 (2026-07-06): date/parties, the '9 Nov 1824' Monterey contract, $14,000 round-trip fre

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 41, doc 15 (scan n19–n22)
• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 41, doc 31 (scan n31)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1826 (Monterey)

expenses of the schooner *Rover*, property of Luis Antonio Argüello ($1,743 + 25%); the duties account held by comisario

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 56, doc 131 (scan n115)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1826 (Monterey)

Re the goleta *Rover* — a disposition to ship ¾ of the effects to SD was not carried out, contravening the Comandante Ge

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 18, doc 203 (scan n231)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1826 (Monterey)

Movement of ships (Oct 1826). Entradas: *Courrier*, *Washington*, *Solitude*, *Rover*, Eng. *Inca*, whalers *Illeri*(?)/

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 41, doc 17 (scan n22–n23)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1826 (Monterey)
• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 40, doc 68 (scan n65): [C-A 40 d68] SB customs ledger: frag. Amⁿ 'Rover', 20 Oct 1826, $812.3 — the duty entry behind this Oct-movements report

Ship movements: Russian brig *Baikal* from Sitka (Capt. Egor Chernov), sailed to San Diego; the *Rover* (Cooper) re-ente

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 41, doc 22 (scan n25–n26)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1826 (Monterey)

Información vs Juan [John Rogers] Cooper, captain of the frigate 'Rover,' for throwing papers overboard: on his 2nd voya

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 18, doc 303 (scan n291)
• Bancroft, History of California: Bancroft HoC II narrates this vessel in 1826 (Monterey)

On the claim the schooner Rover makes against the Territory; orders that once she finishes her commerce in port she sail

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 27, doc 141 (scan n138)

customs duties on the American merchant schooner *Rover* — import 25% on $1,058 of goods sold to missions & individuals

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 56, doc 150 (scan n129)

foreigner's declaration — native of London, age 22, single; disembarked sick in 1826 from the schooner *Rover* (from Man

• Archives of California (BANC MSS C-A), C-A 56, doc 183 (scan n182)