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or assigns, at the expiratisih of eigh
monihs, the sum of six thousand dollars
without defalcation. 1t is. expressly nm
I lderstoo between the two cortractiing par
ties, that if the sii.. E iitdfs de Csifs fail.
iojdsiiyer goo sauerel,antdbIesta whel
Ireqtlired to do 50. by the co iHaissars, ahS
icontract is to be considered null and yoit
by the sail Governor Fremont--he pay:
Eingato Eiilojio de Cells ten dolla pei
head for the number delivered; and It i,
further understood, that the hides of th.
above cattle are TO be delivered, on apph
ieation, to the said EuIdjio dessCciis, t.
whom they belong hy agreement.
1 FL testimony of the above, the said par
ties have hereunto set their han,ls and
affixed their seals, at the city de Los An.
geles. the capitol OF California, the day
!. and year before writer.
EUIoJ1o IG Cells. IT'S.
j. G. FREMONT, L. S. I
isfa t8s Goeeasaor Of California;
The foregoing agreement has the 70 :
lowing endorsement ! the date of w!deil is
Important, as viii be seen by reference to
Governor Mason's letter: -
| do hereby certify that Don Enlojio de
<Gelis has complied TO within obligation
iiand contract on his part, by deI,re-ing
1.-The humber of cattle as specified; and u,
payment thereof, have this day executed
to said Cells my note for the sum OF six
Thousand nine hundred and seventy-fve
dollars, including the hides Of the whole
number of cattle J. c. FREMoNr.
Liesst. Coi u S. A,my
ANGELES, April 26, ls47 ~
Taken alone, the above document con-
tains nothing very significant. although it
does look somewhat strange, that the goy-
ernment should be bound to pay cash for
the hides whicA were to be returned ac-
coriing to the terms of the agreement
1t is worth remembering also that on the
day of the execution of the cattle con-
tract Fremont executed, the following pa
/ per: sss,ssss,
No. 8. Eight months after date I, j. G.
Fremont, Governor of California, aud
thereby the legal agent Of the government.
( of the United States of North 4tnerica,
III consideration! of the sum Of two thon
sand five hundred dollars being. borrowed
or advanced 10 me, for. the benefit of tAe
said government Of the Uaited States, hy
Eulojio de Cells, hereby promise ana
oDlige myself, in my f.luciary character as
governor aforesaid. aud my successors in
Office, to- pay to said Ealijio de Cells, and
his heirs. executors, administrators, and
assigns, the aforesaid sum of two, sthou-
sand FIVE hundred dollars, without defal-
cutiol. It is agreed and understood that
If the aforesaid suii of twothonsand five
hundred dollars is not paid on or before
maturity, it is TO draw interest at the rate
of lwp per cent. per mouth from the time
| il falls due. Iateatinloay whereof, have
Ehereunto set my haslt andilave caused the
seal of thesT Territory 40 be affixed. at the
feity of de Los Angeles, the capitol of Cal
ifornia, this Sd day Of March. il the year
Ei547. j. g. FnEMoST,
| lsli Governor Of California.
On the 264h Of a pril, 1l,s II, the same
day that fremont certiied that CsIis had
complied with his contract he executed
! the following document:
+ Ma s. Tais is to certify that there is
due from the United States 10 Don Ealo--
gio. des Celes the sum of six Thousand
nine hundred and sesenty-fve dollars, on
account of supplies Furnished by him foS
I the subsisling United States troops in the
service in this Territory aud under my
command. The above sum, for which this
obligation is given shall be suhject TO ali
interest, of two per .ceat.oper month, -fser
! the expiration of the term of eight months
from the 18th of April, 1917, until paid.
1 j. G. Fremont.
f. asaea Si Lieut.. Col. u. s. Army.
Ea ANGELES, California, April 26.IsIT
Thus far the transaction might be exl
Eplained. perhapssoa the nsupposfiou oi
Honesty, but bearing in, rliiid that Ere.
| imont had certified on thu a6th. of April,
| that the cattle were delivered we come to
lto the folio wing two additional doca-
rnents: IS al :Si7e stes a7gsis5
l. y ~ B.
I have received from Dor. Ealojio de
Cells four hundred and eighty one head o'
cattle on account Of Mr. j. G.. Fremont
Lieatenant Colonel Of hearniy ofshe Uni
ted States, which cattle existsin my pos:
session. ABEL SrEARNs. Is
]ge ANGELES, May 1S47. s.,5.ss.'.
f ARs&
-
I have received from Don E1lejio de
/ Cells, one hundred and nineteen head sol
cattle, on account of Mr.,J. G Fremopt,
Lieut.. Col. of the army of the United
States, and said cattle remain IN my pos
session according to agreement. s's' -
RI xs ia.sa ABEL STEARNs
ANGELES, July I, 1917.
We come now to the full denonemeni
of this matter Fremont left Californis
in June, l S47 ,ssnothiag was heard ofahe
cattle by the com.nissary nor by Col. Ma.
dson. until application was made by the
holder of the agreement, TO know wheth;
Ter the amount would be paid at maturity
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