The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-18

public use yet these cattle furnished by formal con-
tract, are delipaed private indiViduaI upon special
term Of three gears have sndeayorsd procure from Mr..
Searns copy Of the agreement he has made with Leuten
ant Colonel Fremont for taking Of these cattle but his
letters marked and 10y positively assert that he regards
those cattle as the private property Colonel FREE
mont bat that the agreement by which he holds them is
verbal one witnessed by Mr. Hensly and Lieutenant Gil
and am applied TO TO know whether payment win be
made upon the paper marked which is certificate that
the Of $6975 is due TO Mr. Cells for supplies furnished
the California battalion thich supplies clearly and
plainly s ot Of sir bundled breeding eOWs noW in he hands
private ndOidGl not Of wheA has been used for
public purposes This note becomes due the 18th day
Of December ls4 and bears an interest Of twenty per
centum per amman after that date. ....
In connexion with this subject call your attention to
the paper marked O. wherein Lieutenant Colonel Fremont
has bound himself and future governors Of California to
pay the of $4,000 the expiration of eight months
from the date Of March g. l847 in default thereof that
the note shall bear interest Of wentyour cent per
annum this too phsa the acting assistant qua,tymaser al
Monterey had been than month in the country eth
supply money applicable 10 TIE proper expenses q he army
IN California.
Mr. Cells states that il was partly to secure this loan
money that Lieutenant Colonel Fremont made with him
the liberal bargain for cattle for which the price is about
per higher than the market Price at the time Both
of these due, and Mr. Cells lie going to make
application for payment be claims have fulfilled his
part Of contract for the redemption OF which the good
faith of the government of the United States pledged by
officer thereof but the whole transaction shown by
the accompanying papers, appears Of such char
act that shall not order payment OF the money to Mr.
Cells but refer all the papers to the department for such
action as they may consider proper in the case.
have the honor to be, &C.,
......a.. Colonel LIST Dragons Commanding.
To General Il. JONES' Washington city,
No.
This to certify that there is due from the United States
to Don Euloo de Cells the of six thousand nine hum
dred and seventy dollars account of supplies fur
nshed by him for subsistng United States troops in
vice in this Territory and under my command The above
interest Of per per month"; after the expiration
Of the term Of eight months from the 18th Of April ls4
until paid I. J. G. FREMONT
.... Lieut. Colonel United States Army.
ANGELES, California, April 26, ls47.
No. g.
Eight months after date l. j. G. Fremont governor of
California and thereby the legal agent of the
Of the United States of North America in consideration of
the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars being bor
rowed or advanced me- for the benefit Of the said
of the United States by Euloo de Cells hereby
promise and oblige myself in my ducary character as
governor aforesaid and my in Office to pay to
said Euloo de Cells his heirs executors administrators
dred dollars without dealcation II agreed and under
stood that if the aforesaid of two thousand five hun
dred dollars is not paid before maturity 1t is to draw
interest ut the of two per cent per month from the
time il falls due In testimony whereof, have hereuno
set my hand ad caused the seal of the Territory
be affixed the city de los Angeles the capital Of Caor
pis this Sd day of March, In the year l847
]. @. FREMONT,
Governor Of California