Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-13
Gov. Frai-mong's Beef Erteters
ES.esn0ssi's ErpfOits f.nnn-
cidiiv) IA (UtilOS stia-- 01s
lie became Rich.

Es'esno,,i's ErpiOits (f.nnn-
cidiiD) IA lUiiI0I sti0--f-0"
lie became Rich.
Two Dollars n bay, asS Rnn-f pr"s
..-rhe vcMl thrown Into i!.c i-as-
gum.
We invite attention & the following
official documents relating 70 the Genre
OF Lieut.. Col John &. Fr.s, mt, ~nlis
acting, or protesting to act a. Governor
Of California. These official Jochint'.
were sen. TO the House OF Representative
BY Preridenl Taylor in losU, III coh.Fa'
ancc with q resolution Of that body. Ia
order that our readers may fee! as full
force Of the evidence whIch They cfal,a'n,
1t WILL DO necessary to reMctnber that
Gen hcarney arrived in CaitiUrliA 10
December, 1876; that he hsi authority
from the war department to establish q
civil government in Lai.iornia. ami that
10 communicated to Com. Stockton the
nature u hts inrtiuctlons. the 50 act
"A together 10 the battles on tho i.io y 80
Gabrlel AMI on the Plans oi III" Mn,
0'h end 9Th January, lHil, III sssi" 4
ter severe fght, trr1u Ytt h0t bch. at,h
them, however, they zero yictortus
Iaey took Cuitlad d. Los Angcla' al
few days afterward t'ren, ont arrived ere
with his part of the ba,ta!i'1. Na The
10Th Of January, Gen kearney m.la a
formal demand Of cGm,no1ore etet. ION
that be should cease any iurtier : occa l.
ipes relating 30 the formation Of cttt.
government IN California. CaAAo.'nyo
>tocHton left tie Territory, Snort .it.r
wards.-Gen kearncy made pfocl NATION
az Governor Of California, aud il l.
worthy to be remembered that al this
took place pt,or to the date vi iAs fc.i q
ny interesting document.
This article OF agreement, made ard
entered into this third day Of March, IN
the year lS41, by and between Fuio'Js
te Celis, a rcsl.ent of the city de ..os
Angeles, capitol Of Upper C"iifosn "a. Of
,bs first part, AMI }. G.. Fremont, Gov
! trn1r Of California, ani legal reIrc-sn
tative Of tho government Of the United
>.a'es o. N.r;b America, en- tho stcpn'.
part, wi,nesseth, that the said Euleja) De
chs has sold to J & Fremont, CovEkN +
81 California aforesaid, IA lot of SIX hun
: if.i bead Of catt,e, Of good nerchauia-
: to Kind unl suitable for beef, to be de-
hy.rei o the c0mpi-s.rv OF the TROOPS
under IN. mediate command VI GOV
crnar frelaou' IA number carresp ming
With tho Teqalsiilon Of tie c"nmis'
AIRY; ana tie sai1 Governor Fremont,
bad. himself aud lis successor. IN oihcc
- paw 10 SAID leiuji, d. CHS, III, here,
rgecut9rs, aJnl nistrators, oras sigus, at
tls expiration IT eight N .tha, the -uul
= six thousand dollars, without d.saica-
t!on. !, - expressly understood DetN cen
the aboTe con'rac'!ny rirt;oa, that II the
saij EUlpj,o Il. Cch- fa}.5 TO deliver good
merchan.able cattle, when required to Ia
50 by the comrsissarv, tho contract is Il
he considered null and void BY tho said
Governor FremonI-he payirg to Eu!ojlc
do Cells ten dollars per head for the
nnmher delivered and it is further IN
derstood, that the hides Of the above at
tie arc to be delivered. on application, t1
The said Eulcj,o 10 els, " whom they
belong by agreement.
In testimony Of the abov-, the eat
parties have h.reunto set their hands and
affixed their seais, al the city De los An
geios, Tho capitol Of California, the daJ
AMI year before written.
Iul.oJ'o ps CELls, l.. E
D Z. FasNoNr, l.. s.
Governor Of California.
The foregoing agreemen, has the fol
loving endorsements, tho date Of wh,cE
is important, as VIII be seen By referenc,
to Governor Mason's letter.
] DO hereby certify that Don Euleiio d
ellis has implied with the within oh!is,
ton aud contract On his part, by deliver
ing the number OF cattle as specified; an,
in payment thereof, have this day exc.
cntei to said Cells my note for the sun
II s;x thousand nine hundred a, 4 sever.
~ five dollars, il Glazing the hides If Il.
whcie ruulbcr Of cattle.
John C. Fremont.
ANcrL"s. April o5. loi1.
Lieutenant tolenol, tnir.d States Army
Taken alone. the above document con
tains nothing very significant, althoue
it does LOOK somewhat strange, tia: III
government should be bound TO pay cs~l
for the hii,s which were to DO returnc
according 10 the terms Of the agreem ent
II IA worth remembering also that on III
day Of the execution OF the cattle contrac
: Fremont executed the following paper
NJ. ;. Eight mon rs after date, J. G
Fremont governor Of California, AM
thereby the lie ,al agent Of the g1rerrme I'll
, of the Cniiel States Of North America
in consideration Of the sum Of two thous
and five hundred dollars being bo,rowo
or advanced to me. for the benefit OF tn
said government. Of the United State b
Eulojio dc Cells, hereby promise an.
obliee myself, in nv fduoiary characte
as governor aforesaid, and my successor
in Once, to pay TO said Euloiio lie C,li
. and his heirs, executors, andministra
tms, and assigns, the aforesaid some o
two thousand five hundred dollars, With
out dedication. Il is agreed and IN Ter
etood that il tho aforesaid sum OF tw
Thousand five hundred dollars 10 not pal
90 or before maturity, it is to draw in
terest at the rate Of two per cent. pc
month from the time it tall. duo. In ties
timony whereof, have hereun,o set m
my hand and have caused the zeal Of L
Territory to be affixed, at the CITY de 10
Angeles, the capitol Of California, thi
Sd day Of March, in the year lS4;.
; JIG. Fremnnt.
. Governor of California.
On the Goth of April, Is47, the sam
day that Fremont certified that Cells ha
; complied With bis 1ntract, be execute
S tbs following document 4.
$ No. 5. This ia to certify that there i
~ GAN IL =.