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AWAIfDS UND1':R HUDSON'S BAY AND PIKJET SOUNJ) AGPJ-
ClJl/flJJtAL COMPANIES' TUEATV.
L E T T E 11
ntoM Jiir,
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
INC LOSING
A letter from the Secretary of State afiJcinff an appropriation to pay the
awards under the Hadson\< Bay and Pityet Sound Ayricidtural Com-
panies^ treaty tcith her Britannic Majenty!
Maucu yi», 1870.— Hefcm!(1 to Mio Coiuiuiftt'O on AppropriatiouH and orderoa to be
])iiiite(l.
Warrant Division, Treasury Departmemt,
March l'(J, 1870.
Sir : I have the honor to indose a k'tter from the honorable Secretary
of State, asUiiiji- an appropriation to jiay th(» "awards nnder the Hud-
son's Bay and Pu<;et Sound A«.;rieultural Coni[)anies' treaty with her
Britannic Majesty."' I alst) send eoi)y of a thauj,dit of an act inakino- the
necessary apiuT»i)riati(in, wliieh was jirepaied at tlie State Department.
The award referred to will be found on paac 'AS of the inclosed i)am-
phlet. ^
I have the honor to be, very respectfidlv, ilc,
GEC). S. ROUT WELL,
Secretary.
Hon. James G. Rlaine,
Speaker of the House of liq}resent<(tires.
DEi^^RT>rE^;T or State,
Washington, March 24, 1870.
Sir: By the treaty entered into on the 1st day of July, 1803, between
the [Tnited States and her Britannic Majesty, for the iiiial settlement ot
the claims of the Hudson's Bay and Ruget's Sound Agricultural Com-
panies, it was stii)ulateil that the sums which niiyht bo awarded by the
commissioners under the treaty should be paid l»y the one government
to the other in two equal ainuial installments, the tirst to be paid within
twelve montlis and the second within twenty-four months after the date
of the award.
Z AWARDS UNDER TREATY.
The coiiunissioiKMvs aiipoiiitcd niidcr tlie troaty, by thoir award dated
Soi)ti>ml)or 10, l<S(i!>, dt'lcruiiiicd that there slumld bo paid in fjjold eoin
by the (rnited States the sum (.f 8 r>(>,()(H) to the Hiidsoirs Bay Com-
pany, and ■"f<21)l»,(ilUi) to the l'ii;;t't Souuil Aj^riciiltiiral Comitaiiy.
I ]n'ii: to call the attention of theTi'easury I)ei)ai'tinent to the taet that
tlie tirst installnient of thi'Si^ awards will IxM-ome payable, luidi'r the
terms of the eonvention, on the 10th day of September next.
I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,
HAMILTON FlSIl.
Hon. CjI'A). S. IJoutwklt.,
iSt'cretari/ of the Treasury.
AN ACT niakin;! iiii aiipnipiiiifHui of nioncy to carrx info i'Dim f the trrafy willi (Ji'iMt
I'll ita ill of .Inly 1. I'^iiX
Whereas, by the ti'eaty entered into on the tirst day of duly, ei<>hteen
liundred and sixty-three, between the United States and her Ibitannic
iMajesty, forth*' linal settlement of theelaimsof the Hudson's IJayaiul Pu-
get Sound Aj^rietdtural Companies, it wassti|)ulati'd thatthe sums whii h
nii^^'ht b<', owned by the commissioners under saiil tieaty should be ]>aid
by the one ^^overiiment to the otiier intwoeiiual annual installments,
th(^ tirst to l»e }>aidwitiiin twelve months, and theseeond within twenty-
four months after the date of award, without interest. And whereas,
the commissioners ap|)ointed under ^aid trt^aty did, by their award
dated Sei)tembei' 10, ISO!), determine that there sliould be i»ai<l in gohl
coin by tlie Cnited States of America the sum of tbiir liumb'ed and tifty
thousand dollars on account of the possessory liohts and claims of the
Hudson's Hay Com])auy. and the siun of two hundred thousand dollars
he ])ossessory rights and claims of the I'ugi't Sound Ayri-
on account of the ])os
cultural Com])any: Therefore
Be if enacted by the ISeiiate and jroime of liepyesentafircs of the
United kStates of Anieriea in ('oii(jn;ss <(s.sei)>ljled, That tlun^ l)e, and
hereby is, a[)propriated from any moiu'y in the treasury not othia'wise
approj)riated, six hundred and lifty thousaml dollars in gold coin for the
]»ayinent to tlie government ot (ireat Hritaiu of the sums awarded, as
atbresaid, in accordance with the fourth articU' of the treaty of duly 1,
Aivard.
At a meeting of the commissioners under the treaty cvf July 1, 1S03,
between the Ignited States of America and her Ibitannic Majesty for the
final settlenu'nt of the claims of the Hudson's I'.a.v and Paget Sound
Agricultural Comi>anies, held at the city of Washington on the 10th day
of Se])teud)er, ISO!).
Present: Alexamler S. ,h)hnson, cojnmissioner on the part of the
United States 61 Amtuiea; John Pose, commissioner on the part of her
Britai'iiic I\Iajesty.
The commissioners baving heard the allegatious and proofs of the re-
spective parties, and the arguuu'uts of their respective counsel, and duly
cousideied the same, do deterndne and award that, as the adecpnite
money consideration for the transfer to the Uuited States of America of
AWARDS UNDER TREATY.
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all the i)()ssossory rights and claims of the Hudson's liiiy Company, and
of the l*u{it't 8ound Aj;ii('ultnral Toinpany, nnder the lirst aiticle of the
treaty of .Inly 1, ISd.'i; ami the third and fonrth articles of tlie treaty of
Jnne 1">, ISJO, commonly called the Orej^on treaty, and in full satisfac-
tion of all such rights and claims, there onyht to be paid in gold coin by
the United States of America, at the tinu's and in the manner i)rovided
by the fonrth article of the treaty of duly 1, ISiiJ, on a(;connt of the
possessory rights and claims of t\w Ilndsnn's ]Jay Company, four hnn-
dred and fifty thousand dollars; ami on accMinnt of the possessory rights
and claims of tlu; I'aget Sound Agricu'tural Comi)any, the sum of two
hundred thousand dollars; and that, at or before the time fixed for the
tirst payment to be miide in pursuance of the treaty and of this award,
each of the snid companies do execute and deliver to the United States
of Anieri(,'a a sutlicient deed or transfer and reh'ase to the U'nited States
of Ameri<'a, substantially in the form hereunti) annexed.
In testimony whereof, we, the sai<l commissioners, have set our hands
to this award in duplicate, on the day and yeai" and at the place afore-
said.
ALEXANDEll S. JOHNSON,
Commissioner on the part of the IJnifeil /States.
JOHN IJOSE,
Commissioner on the part oj her liritannie Maje.stij.
Form of Deed.
Know all men nv these presents: That the Tuget Sound Agri
cultural Company, in pursuance of the award of the commissioners,
under the treaty between her r>ritanni(^ .Ma.jesty and the United States
of America, on the first day of duly, ISlvj, which award bears date Sep-
tember 10, 18(!i), doth, by these presents, transfer to the U^nited States
of America all the possessory rights and claims of the said comi)any
mentioned and s[»ecitied in the tirst article of the said treaty, and in the
third and fourth articles of the Oregon treaty, therein refeired to ; ami
also doth, by these i)resents, release unto and in favor of the United
States of America all claims and demand* founded u])on,or growing out
of, the aforesaid i)rovisions of the said treaties, or the possessory rights
and claims of the said com])any hereinbeti)re referred to.
In testimony whereof, the Puget Sound Agricultural Company have,
in due torn) of law, executed this deed at London, this day of ,
eighteen hundred and .
The sauH' form of deed, mutatis miitamlis, is to be executed by the
Hudson's Bay Company.
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