Copy of contract, between
HON. S. C. POMEROY AND GEN. A. W. ADAMS,
FOR THE La ABRA SILVER MINING COMPANY.

Metropolitan Hotel,
Washington, D. C.

1884.
May 14th.

I engage the Hon. S. C. Pomeroy to assist in securing the payment of La Abra Silver Mining Company's Award against Mexico and for his services and expenses I agree he shall be paid Twenty Thousand Dollars as a full payment of past and future services for the company.

This shall be paid from the first money received from
the State Department.

(signed) A. W. Adams.

S. C. Pomeroy.

"May 15th. This was shown to Mr. Ely in the hall in front of Adams room at the National Hotel. Mr. said it all right Mr. Adams is authorized to make contracts and if we get the money it shall be paid."

May 15th, 1884.

Mr. S. S. Ely (Pres. of Co) same day from N. Y. Saw
him at Adams room - 146 Metropolitan Hotel. He came with
Adams and myself to the hall. I then showed him this diary
and the memorandum of the contract for the La Abra Silver
Mining Co. Mr. Ely then said it was all right. Mr. Adams
was authorized to make such contracts and he would see it
was paid if the award was ever paid by the State Department.

This Mr. Ely agreed to May 15th, 1884.

S. C. P.

Metropolitan Hotel,

Washington D.C. May 14, 1884.

I, engage the Hon. S. C. Pomeroy to assist in securing the payment of La Abra Silver Mining Company "Award," against Mexico. And for his services and expenses, I agree, he shall be paid twenty thousand dollars, as a full payment of his past and future services, for the company.

This shall be paid from the first moneys received from the State Department.

(Signed) A. W. Adams.

(Signed) S. C. Pomeroy.

District of Columbia, )
City of Washington, )

This is to certify that I have examined the above copy of contract, in the hand of the Hon. S. C. Pomeroy, and hereby certify, that it is a true copy of the original, diligently compared by me, word for word, and letter for letter.

Given under my hand and official seal this 23rd day of August, 1889.

Notary Public.

Richfield Springs, N. Y.,

Sept. 26, 1889.

Hon. Ja's. G. Blaine,

Secretary of State,

Sir:-

In the conversation which I had the honor to hold with
you yesterday relative to the Weil & La Alva Awards against Mexico,
I suggested that, in view of the apparent uncertainty of the Pres-
ident whether he ought to direct you to pay the money to the
claimants, it might be necessary for them to apply for a Mandamus,
and so obtain a final and authoritative decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States with respect to their rights. To
avoid misapprehension, permit me to add that I did not mean to be
understood as admitting that the claimants ought not to be put to the
trouble, expense and further delay of a judicial remedy. On the
contrary, I respectfully urge that in as much as the claimants
present themselves before the Executive as parties bearing an ab-
solute, fixed legal right to the payment of money now lying in the
State Department, the question whether they have that right ought
to be determined by the President without making it necessary for
the claimants to seek a judicial remedy. The Department of Jus-
tice exists, among other purposes, for the purpose of advising the

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Executive in questions of law. If the President would take the
Official opinion of the Attorney General, in writing, on the ques-
tion whether, since the rejection by the Senate of the Frelinghuy-
sen Convention, the claimants have not an absolute, fixed, legal
right to be paid the money now in the State Department, the whole
matter could be brought to a proper test, so far as the action of
the Executive is necessary, and the claimants would know whether
they are to receive the money by a decision of the President, or
to seek a judicial remedy. The President and the Secretary of
State, in the event that the Attorney General answered the question
affirmatively, would be furnished with a full justification for
making the payment. All the materials requisite to be submitted
to the Attorney General are now in the hands of the President.
But until the claimants can know whether the President will or
will not order the payment, they cannot know whether they must
apply to the Court for a mandamus. It is now six months since I
placed in your hands a document showing the question which was to
be decided.

In our conversation yesterday, you asked me, who is to decide
the question of the claimant's legal right to this money? I an-
swered that, in as much as the claimants ask an Executive Depart-
ment of the Government to discharge an official duty of which they

stalments were made down to the time when you were Secretary of State in President Garfield's Administration. The last payment was made by you. The matter was hung up during Mr. Arthur's administration because of the pending of Secretary Prelinghuysen's new treaty in the Senate. Had he been living and in office when the Senate refused to confirm his treaty, he would have doubtless have advised payment and distribution to the claimants. But when that treaty was rejected by the Senate, Mr. Bayard had become Secretary of State under President Cleveland; and Mr. Bayard not only held very disorganizing doctrines about international arbitrations and awards, but he induced President Cleveland to refer those awards to Congress, which in its legislative capacity, can have nothing to do with them. Thus it was impossible for the claimants to get anything done through the whole of Mr. Cleveland's term.

As soon as an Administration came in, last March, from which better things might be expected, we applied for an examination and consideration of this subject, pointing out the grounds on which the payment and distribution can be ordered for reasons that will satisfy the whole judicial mind of the nation and prevent any blame being imputed to the administration. I now therefore respectfully request you to send a copy of this letter to the Presi-

dent, and ask that we may be informed whether it will be necessary
for us to apply for a Mandamus. It is a fact that should be
known to the Executive, that there are estates of deceased persons
awaiting settlement, and that cannot be settled, until this mat-
ter is finally acted on. There are persons who acquired inter-
ests in these Awards, after they were made, and before Mexico had
taken any step to induce the Government of the United States to
unsettle them. These innocent purchasers, some of whom are
foreign bankers, believing and rightly believing that these awards
rested on the faith of the Government, and were as good security
as a bond of the United States, advanced money on them and con-
tracted only for six per cent interest on their advances. Years
have elapsed, since payment of their respective shares ought to
have been made.

I am, Mr. Secretary,

Personal.

Glen Cove, Long Island,

Oct. 16th, 1889.

The Honorable

S. C. Pomeroy.

My dear sir:-

Referring to our conversation in regard to La Abra Award, allow me to say that the course so far pursued by the Administration in the matter, is very surprising and makes me feel very indignant. I have already told you of the hard work done and money spent by Mr. H. K. Thurber, myself and others interested in La Abra award, in the Campaign of 1888, and the returns from my own Congressional District show a gain for Harrison & Morton of over four thousand, and notwithstanding all we have done, it appears that a salaried Attorney for Mexico and a Rebel Senator who also apparently acts as the Attorney for the Mexican Government has more influence with and seems to have entire control of this Administration in this matter the same as every one knows they had over the last, and we who spent our time and money seem to be of no account, and not entitled to any consideration. It seems very unjust and cruel that we who became interested in La Abra after the Award had been made and a final Judgment rendered should be kept out of our money on account of a trumped up claim of newly discovered evidence gotten up by parties holding a contract with the Mexican Government to pay them a certain per centage on any amount that they could cheat us out of.

You know as well as I that the whole issue this

You know as well as I that the whole case was this
got out of our out of it.

to pay them a cent for her centage on any amount that they
up by parties holding a contract with the Mexican Government
of a triumphed up claim of newly discovered evidence. Rotten
went rendered should be kept out of our money on account
ed in Is. Aprs. after the Award had been made and a third Jig
It seems very initial and clear that he who presents his case
is to be of no account, and not entitled to any consideration.

Attorney for Mexico and a Rebel Boston who said apparently
notwithstanding all we have done, it appears that a suit
show a suit for Harrison & Mission of over four thousand, and
1888, and the rest shows my own Congressional District
and others interested in Is. Aprs. award, in the Campaign of
hard work done and money spent by Mr. H. W. Thacker, myself
make me feel very indignant. I have already told you of the
by the Administration in the matter, is very appreciating and
Aprs Award, allow me to say that the course to take futured
Referring to our conversation in regard to Is

My dear Sir:-

R. C. Bostock.

The Honors

Oct. 18th, 1888.

Glen Cove, Long Island.

Personal.

Fall is for us to keep control of the State Senate. The
probabilities are that my District may decide the question
and I am constantly solicited and asked by all the leading
Republicans of this State to save this District. This of
course means on my part a large amount of work and money. I
have always done it heretofore whenever I have been called
upon. But I must confess that I feel very reluctant to do it
this fall while the President insists upon withholding
money that honestly belongs to me, in La Abra Matter.

If my District goes Democratic and thereby a
Democratic United States Senator is elected, the Party must
and will hold the President responsible for it. If I should
get the Abra money that belongs to me and is withheld by the
President on a quibble and very unjustly I will do what I
have done in the past to save my District for our Party.

Very truly yours,

Very truly yours,

Have done in the past to save my District for our Party.
President on a quibble and very minutely I will do what I
get the Adams money that belongs to me and is withheld by the
and will hold the President reasonable for it. If I should
Democratic United States Senator is elected, the Party must
It my District goes Democratic and thereby a
money that honestly belongs to me, in the Adams matter,
this call while the President insinuates upon withholding
when. But I must contrast that I feel very reluctant to do it
have already done it therefore whenever I have been called
into case means on my part a large amount of work and money. I
Republi cans of this State to save this District. This is not
and I am consistently solicited and asked by all the feeding
propapalities are that my District may decide the question
Hall is for us to keep control of the State Senate. The
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Thos.S.Krutz
President.

C.A.Leighton.
Treasurer.

Edwin Fowler.
Secretary.

THE CENTRAL LOAN AND DEBENTURE CO.
INCORPORATED

STEPHENS LITHO. & ENG. CO. ST. LOUIS.

FORMERLY THE CENTRAL LOAN & LAND CO.

PAID UP CAPITAL $ 250,000.

NEW YORK OFFICE
U. S. TRUST CO. BUILDING
45 WALL STREET.

Kansas City, Mo.

March 11-90 18.9

Mrs. M. S. Pomeroy,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Madam:

We enclose copy of application in a mortgage loan for $1100 lately bought by us from Mr. J. K. Crawford, who took the same from the owner and at our request got the application signed of which the enclosed is a copy.

You will notice by reference to the application copy and recommendatory report, it is secured on 3 vacant lots but the valuable location of the property so near the center of old Wyandotte (now Kansas City, Kansas) together with the interest rate and the value of the property at this time, induced us to purchase it, we believing it a safe and desirable security. As you will see by reference to the recommendatory report, these lots are situated very close to the City Hall, and 25-ft. front lots like them are held there to-day at about $1000, which would make the value of this property $3000. We think it safento say that it is worth $2250, or double the amount of the loan, and we do not believe you could buy 3 as good lots for that price. We think it is situated so that it will be sure to increase in value as the city grows, and felt entirely willing to buy the mortgage paper as an investment for ourselves. I send you a copy of the application thinking that every once in a while we can obtain such a loan for you, and that you might feel inclined to invest some money in city securities as we do for ourselves.

We have been located here with our office now about 4 months and during that time we have examined about one hundred applications for loans but at this time have accepted only four, aggregating less than $4000, and I think we place here will prove safe and reliable. We have considered carefully the elevations and depressions of property during the last five years and are inclined to believe that in a good many neighborhoods here property is now reasonably priced, and that there will be some increase in value as the city grows in such localities. In some neighborhoods we think there will be a little more depression in value on account of the city growing away from them and make more valuable business centers some distance from where they were when such property was considered among the most valuable. You will observe that in the loan offered herewith we have

Thos. S. Krutz,
President.

C. A. Leighton.
Treasurer.

Edwin Fowler,
Secretary.

THE CENTRAL LOAN AND DEBENTURE CO.
INCORPORATED.

Kansas City, Mo.

March 11-90 189

M.S.P. 2

little over $300 per lot of 25-ft. front, situated very close to a
valuable center in old Wyandotte, and as it is x slightly ground, we
have great confidence in the security.

As we have not before offered you any city loans we forward
this for your consideration and approval, and request a letter from
you on the subject as to your feeling on this class of securities.
We have no other city loans that we can offer you at present, but
will ship this one to you if you want it and will from time to time
offer others for your consideration in connection with farm loans
if you feel inclined to have us invest a part of your money in
such securities.

At your convenience, please let us hear from you as to this,
and oblige,

Enc.

RECOMMENDATORY REPORT

OF
THE CENTRAL LOAN AND DEBENTURE COMPANY.

Loan No. 7005-51-F To Joe Martin For $ 1100.

Is secured on three lots (75 ft. front by 123 ft. deep) situated in a desirable cottage residence neighborhood within three blocks of the City Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, (old Wyandotte). The location is a slightly one with good drainage, and similar lots are priced at about $1000 at this time. We believe the property is fairly worth double the amount of the loan, and that similar lots could not be purchased there at that price at this time and that the property will increase in value with the growth of the city. Mr. Martin, the owner, borrowed mainly for the purpose of paying a maturing mortgage of $1000. He is engaged in the real estate and short time loan business, and seems to be a very fairly desirable class of borrower. He expects after a time to build on the lots but does not intend to do so this year.

We recommend the lots as safe security for the loan.

The Central Loan & Debenture Company.

THE CENTRAL LOAN & DEBENTURE COMPANY,

We recommend the loans as safe security for the loan.

the loans but does not intend to do so this year,
desirable class of borrower. He expects after a time to build on
estate and adopt the loan business, and seems to be a very fair
having a maturing mortgage of $1000. He is engaged in the real
city. Mr. Martin, the owner, borrowed mainly for the purpose of
that the property will increase in value with the growth of the
 loans could not be purchased there at that price at this time and
is fairly doubtful the amount of the loan, and that similar
interest at about $1000 at this time. We believe the property
is�ably one with good prospects, and similar loans
in a desirable collateral residence neighborhood within three
years in a desirable collateral residence neighborhood within three
years as secured on these loans (AB in front by 182 M. deák) at-


The location is a slightly one with goodProspects, and similar loans
blocks of the City Hall in Kansas City, Mo. (old Wyandotte).
set in a desirable collateral residence neighborhood within three
years as secured on these loans (AB in front by 182 M. deák) at-


is secured on these loans (AB in front by 182 M. deák) at-


Loan No. 1005-31-8 To the Martin Family Notes 1100

RECOMMENDATORY REPORT