The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-26 00:00:00

FREMONT ESTATES and GOLD MINES.
COUNTY of. AIAI4POSA, CALIFORNIA.

SALE to THOMAS DENNY SARGENT, Esq.
We the undersigned Solicitors 'have this day examined the fol-
lowing documents:— • • •
Ist. A Notarial Copy of the rower of Attorney, dated San Fran-
cisco, Ist October, 1851, from Colonel John Charles Fremont to
Colonel Thomas 11. Benton, re,orded in the District Court of Co-
lumbia, on 22d January, 1852, authorising the latter to bargain, sell,
and convey the Mariposas Estate of Colonel Fremont, and gene-
rally giving to Colonel Benton full power and authority touching
the premises, to do, execute, proceed, and finish in all things, in as
maple a manner as he, Colonel Fremont might do if personally pre-
sent, thereby ratifying and confirming all that his attorney, Colonel
Benton, might lawfully do touching all the aforesaid business,
2d. A Notarial Copy of a Deed of Ratification, dated 29th Ja-
nuary, 1852, signed by Colonel Fremont, by Colonel Benton, as his
said attorney, ratifying the Sale, made on 7th July last, by Mr.
Flandin, in New York, to Mr. Thomas Denny Sargent, of the Ma-
riposa Estate, which sale had been accepted by Mr. Sargent on the
Bth of August following.
3d. A Notarial Copy of the Conveyance by Colonel Fremont,
dated the 29th January, 1852, signed by Colonel Benton, as his at-
torney to Mr. T. D. Sargent, of the Mariposas Estates, together with
all rents, royalties, and premiums of every nature whatsoever due,
or accruing due to Colonel Fremont, subsequent to the said Bth day
of August last.
And we have to state that the Notarial Copy of the said deed of
ratification is certified to be correct by George Woodman, Notary
Public, New York, and the Notarial Copies of the said Power of At-
torney and Conveyance, are certified as correct by Charles de Sell-
ing, Notary Public, at Washington, and his Certificate is verified by
the llonourabie James Dunlop, Assistant Judge of the Circuit Court
of Columbia—further by the Honourable Daniel Webster, Secretary
of State for the United States ; and further by the Honourable John
F. Crampton, the present Ambassador • at Washington for Great
Britain.
And we further certify that in our opinion the said several instru
ments do convey all Colonel Fremont's interest in the entire estate
of Mariposas to Mr. Thomas Denny Sargent, his heirs and assigns
for ever, together with alt rents, royalties, and premiums, of every
nature whatsoever, due, or accruing due, to Colonel Fremont, sub-
sequent to the said Bth of August last.
And we farther find by the arrangements made between Mr.
Sargent and Colonel Fremont, acting by Colonel Benton, as his
attorney, that Mr. Sargent has the full power, while the instalments
of the agreed purchase money shall be duly paid, to grant, confirm,
annul, and extend leases, to grant waivers of forfeiture, and to do
all and everything appertaining to the ownership in fee simple of the
estate.
Solicitors of the
HUGHES, KEARSEY, and MASTERMAN, Gold
tdine Mariposac om
pany.
Solicitors of the
WILKINSON, GURNEY, and STEVENS,{ Ave Marla Gold
Mining Company.
JOHN DUNCAN, Solicitor of Thomas Denny Sargent, Esq.
London, 21st Feb., 1852.