The United States Vs. Andres Castillero, Volume 5 |
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Page 87
... forgery ; for it will be found that it is referred to only in copies of letters purporting to have been written by J. A. Forbes to the parties in Mexico . The same suggestions are made for the first time on the 28th Octo- ber , 1849 ...
... forgery ; for it will be found that it is referred to only in copies of letters purporting to have been written by J. A. Forbes to the parties in Mexico . The same suggestions are made for the first time on the 28th Octo- ber , 1849 ...
Page 109
... forgery , as the United States contend , it is surely the most extraordinary , the most complicated , the most easily detected , the most useless fiction and forgery which was ever devised and executed . It calls into its perpetration ...
... forgery , as the United States contend , it is surely the most extraordinary , the most complicated , the most easily detected , the most useless fiction and forgery which was ever devised and executed . It calls into its perpetration ...
Page 110
... forgery , then the documents it refers to must be forgeries , as the United States contend . Take for instance one of them , -the letter of the 14th May , 1846 , from the Junta de Fomento to the Minister of Justice . This letter refers ...
... forgery , then the documents it refers to must be forgeries , as the United States contend . Take for instance one of them , -the letter of the 14th May , 1846 , from the Junta de Fomento to the Minister of Justice . This letter refers ...
Page 111
... forgeries ? Do they thus enlist against themselves an army of living witnesses , and furnish their adversary with ... forgery , and to expose the exorbitant and insane demands upon human credulity which he makes who asks this Court to 111.
... forgeries ? Do they thus enlist against themselves an army of living witnesses , and furnish their adversary with ... forgery , and to expose the exorbitant and insane demands upon human credulity which he makes who asks this Court to 111.
Page 142
... forgery , to render probable that of the 28th March , 1848 - why should I seek by such small standards to gauge his capacity for crime , which is as broad as the road to Hell , after witnessing the scene in his home at Santa Clara ...
... forgery , to render probable that of the 28th March , 1848 - why should I seek by such small standards to gauge his capacity for crime , which is as broad as the road to Hell , after witnessing the scene in his home at Santa Clara ...
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acquired Alcalde Almaden answer April archives Attorney authorities avio barras Berreyesa Birnie brother Randolph California Castillo Lanzas certify cinnabar City of Mexico claim claimant Consul contract copy counsel Court December declared decree denouncement discovered discovery documents dominio dominium Eustace Barron evidence fact fee simple Forbes & Co forged forgery Gamboa give Governor Governor of California Halleck's Honors James Alex James Alexander Forbes John Parrott Junta de Fomento juridical possession Justice land Laurencel letter March Mazatlan ment Mexican Government miner Mining Laws mining possession Minister of Relations Monterey nation Negrete Notary Ordinances of 1783 original owner person pertenencias President President of Mexico prove quicksilver ratification record refer registry Republic respect right of property San José Santa Clara says Señor Castillero signature Spanish square leagues Supreme Government surface Tepic testimony thing three thousand varas tion Trans United vein Walkinshaw witnesses
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Page 77 - In the said territories, property of every kind, now belonging to Mexicans not established there, shall be inviolably respected. The present owners, the heirs of these, and all Mexicans who may hereafter acquire said property by contract, shall enjoy with respect to it guaranties equally ample as if the same belonged to citizens of the United States.
Page 160 - That each and every person claiming lands in California by virtue of any right or title derived from the Spanish or Mexican Government...
Page 77 - ... incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the meantime they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess.
Page 77 - ... incorporated into the Union of the United States, and be admitted at the proper time (to be judged of by the Congress of the United States) to the enjoyment of all the rights of citizens of the United States...
Page 81 - It may not be unworthy of remark, that it is very unusual, even in cases of conquest, for the conqueror to do more than to displace the sovereign and assume dominion over the country. The modern usage of nations, which has become law...
Page 141 - ... the Commissioners, or the claimants, through them, shall, within such period as Congress may designate, make an application in writing for the same, addressed to the Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs, to be transmitted by the Secretary...
Page 3 - That all lands, the claims to which have been finally rejected by the commissioners in manner herein provided, or which shall be finally decided to be invalid by the District or Supreme Court, and all lands the claims to which shall not have been presented to the said commissioners within two years after the date of this act. shall be deemed, held, and considered as part of the public domain of the United States...
Page 63 - ... such a description of merchants. In time of profound peace, when there is no prospect of approaching war, there would unquestionably be nothing illegal in contracting that the whole risk should fall on the consignor till the goods came into possession of the consignee. In time of peace they may divide their risk as they please, and nobody has a right to say they shall not ; it would not be at all illegal that goods not shipped in time of war, or in contemplation of war, should be at the risk...
Page 141 - ... of any claim not embraced by these principles and rules. If, in the opinion of the said board of commissioners or of the claimants, any books, records, or documents, in the possession or power of the Government of the Mexican Republic, shall be deemed necessary to the just decision of any claim, the commissioners...
Page 18 - Corporeal consist of such as affect the senses, such as may be seen and handled by the body; incorporeal are not the object of sensation, can neither be seen nor handled, are creatures of the mind, and exist only in contemplation. Corporeal hereditaments consist wholly of substantial and permanent objects; all which may be comprehended under the general denomination of land only.