Ivan kuskov biography

The following is an extract from a children's tract given out at Fort Roshiya:

Privet! My name is Ivan Kuskov, founder of Fort Roshiya.

I was born in Toþema (*), Russia in 1765 and I have almond skin, cinnamon hair, and sea-colored eyes. Although history knows me as a Russian, I am actually a Vozgian, and my real name is Ivan Kušchuo.

Ivan kuskov biography

Ivan kuskov biography

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I came to Settlement Roshiya by ship three times: 1808, May of 1810, and my biggest expedition in November of 1811.

When my good friend Alexander Baronov sent me on my first expedition to Settlement Roshiya (then just known as California) with two ships, one was wrecked and the other boat was safe which I was on.

I explored along the coast of California and on December 15, went to what the Spanish called Bodega Bay where my crew and I stayed hunting and exploring. We left on August 2, 1809. When I arrived back in Alyaska, I told of the riches that California held and that I had found a site for a settlement near Bodega Bay.

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