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Numero 6
Reposita

Pearson B. Reading
Buenaventura

Sello Cuarto - Dos Reales

Habilitado previsiónalmente por la Aduana maritima del puerto de Monterrey, en el Departamento de las Californias, para los años de mil ochocientos cuarenta y quatro y mil ochocientos cuarenta y cinco.

Micheltoreña
(Rubrica)

Pedro de la Guerra
(Rubrica)

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Excelentísimo Señor Gobernador

Pearson B. Reading, natural de los Estados Unidos y residente en este pais desde el año 1842 ante Vuestra Excelencia con el mas profundo respeto me presento y dijo: Que hallandome poseedor de algunos bienes del Campo y deseando dedicarme á la agricultura, supico á Vuestra Excelencia tenga la bondad de conséderme el terreno conocido con el nombre de Buenaventura, situado á la orilla del río Sacramento, y con sus linderos; al Norte tierra baldío, al Este el río del Sacramento, al Sur y Oeste tierras baldías y sierras, como manifiesta el adjunto
diseño.


P.T. [?] á Vuestra Excelencia suplico se digne acceder ó esta mi petición en lo que recibre merced y gracia.

Monterey
Pearson B. Reading
(Rubrica)

______________________________________
Diseño
Monterrey Diciembre Primero de 1844
Ynformere [?] al Señor Secretario del Despacho
Micheltoreña
(Rubrica)

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Excelentísimo Señor Gobernador
El interesado en esta instancia es hombre de bien, y por el informe que acompaña, aparese que el terreno que pide está baldío y en estado de poderse conceder, por la Superior disposición de Vuestra Excelencia resolbera lo mejor.
Monterrey Diciembre Primero de 1844.
Manuel Jimeno
(Rubrica)

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Monterrey Dicembre 4 de 1844
Espidase [?] el titulo
Micheltoreña
(Rubrica)
______________________________________
Jurisdiación del}
Río Sacramento }

El Terreno que solicita, el Señor Pearson B.

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Reading en este pediamento, es baldío y desocupado, y es el mas frontero de todos los terrenos que se han pedido enel valle del Sacramento, como manifesta el adjunto diseño; y doy esta certificación para los fines que con__gan [?].
Nueva Helvetia
á 10 Octubre de 1844

J.A. Sutter
(Rubrica)

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Sello Primero Ocho Pesos
Hubilitado previsiónalmente por la Aduana maritima del puerto de Monterrey, en el Departmento de las Californias, para los años de mil ochocientos cuarenta y cuatro y mil ochocientos cuarenta y cinco.
Micheltoreña
(Rubrica)

Pedro de la Guerra
(Rubrica)

______________________________________
El C[omandante] Manuel Micheltoreña, General de Brigada del Ejercito Mejicano, Ayudante General de la Plana Mayor del mismo Gobernador Comandante General i Ynspector [General] Del Departamento de Californias.
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Por cuanto Don Pearson B. Reading, Mejicano por naturalisación, he pretendio para su beneficio personal el terreno conocido con el nombre de Buena Bentura en las margenas del río Sacramento desde el arroya que llaman Lodoso que está al Norte hasta la isla que llaman de Sangre en estensión de seis sitios de ganado mayor practicadas previamente las diligencias y averiguaciónes concervientes, segun lo dispuesto por leyes y reglamentos de la materia usando de las facultades que me son conferidas á nombre de la Nación Mejicana he venido en concederle el tereno menciónado sugetandosea la aprobación de la Excurada [?] Asembles Departmental y las condiciónes seguientes:


Primero: No podra venderlo enajenarlo ni poticarlo [?]; imponer censo vincula ni otro gravemen y mi
poder donarlo.

Segundo : No impidera el cultivo u otros aprovechamientos que por decho terreno adquieram los indigenos de este rembo.


Terciro : Podra sercarlo sin prejudicar las travesias caminos y servidumbres; lo disfrutara libremente destinandolo al cultivo que mas le acomade, pero dentro de in ano fabriacara casa y estara habitada.

Cuartero : El terreno de que se hace donación es de la estención de que ya se ha hecho mención. El Juez que diere la posesión lo hira medir conforme á ordenanza quedando el sobrante que resulte á la Nación para los usos convenientes.

Quinto : Si contravi______ á estas condiciónes perdera su derecho terreno y sera denunciado
por otro.

En consecuencia mando que tomandose por

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_____ el presente titulo se tome rajon [?] de el en el libro respectivo y se entregue al interesado para su resguardo y demas fines: Dado en Montery á cuatro de Diciembre
de mil ochocientos cuarenta
y cuatro.

Manuel Micheltoreña
(Rubrica)
Manuel Jimeno
Srio.
(Rubrica)



Queda tomada rajon [?] de este Despacho en el libre respectivo á
folio 6.
Jimeno
(Rubrica)

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Number 6
Reposit

Pearson B. Reading
Good Venture

Fourth Seal - Two Royals (coins)

Provisionally habilitated by the maritime custom-house of the Port of the King's Forest, in the Department of the Californias (Hot Ovens), for the years of one thousand forty-four and one thousand forty-five.

Micheltoreña
(his flourished mark in red)

Peter de la Guerra
(his flourished mark in red)

______________________________________ Most Excellent Lord Governor

Pearson B. Reading, a native of the United States and a resident of this country since the year 1842 before (in the presence of ) Your Excellency with the most profound respect, he presented and said, That finding myself owner of a few field tracts and wishing to dedicate myself to agriculture, I supplicate (appeal) to Your Excellency to have the goodness of consenting (to) me the land known by the name of Good Fortune, situated at the end of the Sacrament River, and with its boundaries; vacant land to the North, the Sacrament River to the East, and vacant lands and mountains to the South and West, as manifested in the adjunct (enclosed) draft.
P.T. [?] to Your Excellency I supplicate (implore) you to deign in acceding this my petition in which I shall receive (your) mercy and grace.

Monterey
Pearson B. Reading
(His flourished mark in red)

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Draft
Monterey December First of 1844
I shall inform [?] the Lord Secretary of State
Micheltoreña
(His flourished mark in red)

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Most Excellent Lord Governor
The interested party in this instance is an honest man, and by the accompanying brief, it appears that the land he had requested is unappropriated and in a state which can be granted, by the highest disposition of Your Excellency, the best will be resolved.
Monterey December first of 1844
Manuel Jimeno
(His flourished mark in red)

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Monterey December fourth of 1844
Expedite[?] the title
Micheltoreña
(His flourished mark in red)
______________________________________
Jurisdiction of }
Sacrament River }

The land which Mr. Pearson B.

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Reading is soliciting, is vacant and unoccupied, and is the furthermost frontier of all the lands that have been requested in the valley of the Sacrament, as manifested in the adjunct draft; and I give this certification toward the end that you wish to attain [?].
New Helvetia
At the tenth of October of 1844

J.A. Sutter
(His mark in red)

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First Seal - Eight Dollars
Provisionally habilitated by the maritime custom-house of the Port of the King's Forest, in the Department of the Californians (Hot Ovens), for the years of one thousand forty-four and one thousand forty-five.
Micheltoreña
(His flourished mark in red)

Peter de la Guerra
(His flourished mark in red)

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The C.[ommandante] Manuel Micheltoreña, Brigadier General of the Mexican Army, Adjutant General of the (military) staff of the same Commander Governor General and Inspector General of the Department of the Californias.
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In so far as Mr. Pearson B. Reading, a Mexican by naturalization, had attempted to solicit for his personal benefit the land known by the name of Good Fortune, (which is ) within the boundaries of the Sacrament River from the arroyo that is called Muddy which lies to the North up to the island which is called Isle of Blood beyond the length of six cattle spaces; the procedures and conservative arguments having been providently performed according to that which had been disposed per rules and regulation of the matter(;and ) having used the facilities by which have been conferred upon me in the name of the Mexican Nation[,] I have come to grant the aforementioned land intimating to the approval of the Executive Departmental Assembly and to the following conditions:

First: You shall not sell, transfer, nor be able to _____ [?]; (nor) impose an entailed census nor another mortgage nor donate the land.

Second: You shall not impede the culture or other profitable advantages that by said land the indigenous people of this rhombus shall [have] acquired.

Third: You may enclose the land without prejudicing the cattle crossings, roads and right of ways; you may liberally enjoy having been destined to the culture which best suits you, but within one year you must fabricate a home and it must be inhabited.

Fourth: The land which has been granted is of the extension of which has been mentioned. The judge who shall give possession shall measure it in conformity to the ordinance with the resulting surplus remaining to the (Mexican) Nation for convenient uses.

Fifth: If you contravene these conditions, you may lose your right to the land and you shall be denounced of any other (right).

In consequence, I command that the present

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