Beaubien deeds

This deed made and entered into this seventh day of April A.D. 1864 by and between Maria Paula Lobato, widow of Charles Beaubien, deceased, late of the County of Ta?s in the territory of New Mexico: Luz Beaubien and Lucien B. Maxwell, her husband Theodora Beaubien and Fredrick Miller her husband: Lenora

Beaubien and FidE.l Trujillo her husband: fetra Beaubien and Jesus Abrieu her husband: Juana Beaubien and Joseph Clothier her husband: Paul Cristoval Beaubien a minor by . . his . gii-l..l-rdian u..~ . Fredrick Miller: all of whom are the children of said Charles Beaubien and Maria Paula Lobato, his wife as aforesaid, and all of the said County of Taos and Territory of New Mexico: parties of the first part and William Gilpin of the city of Denver in the Territory of Colorado party of the second part.

Witnet seth, that for and in consideration of the sum of fifteen thousand dollars to them, the said parties of the first part, in hand paid by the said party of the second ·part,

the receipt whereof in full satisfaction is hereby ackowledged the said parties of the first part de all and singular give grant, bargain and sell and by these presents d give, grant, bargain sell and convey into the said party of the second part, all that trac of land lying and being in the County of Costilla

in the Territory of Colorado, in the United States of America: of which the said Charles Beaubien was seized and possessed

~ ' ( ~''"} during his life time and which said tract of land was fOTmal~ in the County of Taos , in the Territory of New Mexico aforesaid and somtimes known and designated as the nsangre de Cristo Grant, " which said trac of land is confirmed to the said Charles

Beaubien by the Act of Congress entitled., "An act to confirm certain private lafffl claims in the territory of New Mexico" Approved June 21st A.D. 1860. Chapter 16 pg. 1 and is known and described by Metez and bemdz as follows :

Beginning on the east bank of the Bio del Norte at a point one league below the confluence of the Rio Costilla: thence following the east bank of the said Rio del Norte to a point onw league above the confluence of the Rio Trinchera: thence Northeast to the Summit of the Sierra Grande: thence south

flowing to the east and to the west to a point on the boundary of Beaubien and Miranda opposite the place of beginning: thence westward to the point of beginning on the east bank of the said Rio del Norte: together with all and singular the assessments, heridements, and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any ~ise appurtaining and the reversions, remainders, rents, and profits thereof: and also all the estate right title est, dower and right of dower, property, possession claim and demand whatsoever, as well in law as in equity of the said parties of the first part of in and to the same, and every and parcel thereof, with the appurtenences:

To have and to hold the above granted, bargained and described premises, with the appurtenances unto

Gilpin, party of the second part, his heirs and assigns and there proper use and benefit in fee simple forever.

And the said parties of the first part, all together and each one severally for themselves, there heirs and assigns, covenant and agree hereby and by these presents to warrant and defend the title and possession ·of the premises to the party of the second part and to his heirs and assignes all lawful claimants what-so-ever.

In testimony whereof the said parties have here unto set there hands and affixed the day and year first above mentioned.

Witnesses for widow Ceran St. Vrain William G. Blackwood John Holland John Holland Ceran St. Vrain William G. Blackwood Vincent St. Vrain Vincent St. Vrain Santiago Abrien Santiago Abrien Ceran St. Vrain William G.· Blackwood

Maria Paula Lobato Louz Beaubien Lucien B. Maxwell Teodora Beaubien Fred Miller Leonor x Beaubien Vidal Trujillo Jesus G. Arbreiu Juana Beaubien Pablo Beaubien Fred Muller J. Cloutuer Etna Beaubien

agreement

made

the second day

of May

A.O.

,

one

eight h~ndred

and seventy se

ved

by and between

the United States

Freehold

Land

and

Emigration

Com

p

any, a

corporation created

under

and by virtue of

an

Act of Con

gr

ess of the Unit

e

d Stated

of the

first part,

and

Francisco

Sanchez of the town of San

Acacia, County

of

Costilla and

State

of Colorado of the s

·

econd

part:

Wi

tnesseth that the said Uni

.

ted States

Freehold Land

and

Emigration

Company

in

consideration of

the

covenants of the

pa

rty of

the

second

part

hereinafter

c

ontai

ned,

doth

covenant

and agree to and

with

the said

Francisco

Sanchez, to relin

qui

sh

all the

right

a

nd

interests

on

all

the

wood

on the Costilla

Estate,

which

the sa1

party

of the

second

p

art

may use

for his

own use and behalf. And the said

Francisco Sanchez in

consideration

of the

covenants on the

p

art o

f

the

p

arty of the first

part

doth

covenant

a

nd ao

ree to

and with

the United

States

Freehold

Land

and Emi

g

ration Company, that

he will not

cut,

haul,

or

sell any timber, except for

his

ow

n ,

use and

benefit,

and in

case

the said

Francisco

Sanchez sho

wld

violate

thi

s

contract,

then and in that

case

this

agreement

shall

be null

an

'In

witness

w.fiereof

the parties he

tt

eby

nave hereunto set

their

hands

and seals the day and

year first

above

written.

{ )

( Se

a

1 )

( )

(sig.)The

Un

ited States

Freehold

Em

igr

ation Company

Francisco Sanchez

In

p

resence of

Gaspar Kranes

i~m. H. Meyer

day of

May

in the year

·

·

Pf our

Lord

.

One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Seven between Juan

Miguel

Vigi.1 of the County of Costilla and the State of

.

Colorado

of the first part and the United States Freehold Land Emigration

. ,·.,.

Company, a corporation creat~d and existing under and

·

by virtue

·

of an Act of Congress of the United St~tes of Colorado and Territory

of New Mexi

.

co of th~ secon,

d

part,

witnesseth that

.

the sai"d party

of the first·

·

part

for and in consideration

·of

the sum of one

dollar to the said ·party of ihe first part in hand paid by the

party

of the

_

se.cond

part

the receipt

whereof

is her;-eby confessed

and acknowledged ha~ remised, released said conveyed and

quit

claimed, and by these

presents

does remise, release,

quit

claim unto the said

party

of the second·

part

his

heirs

and

assigns forever, all the right title, interest, claim and

demand which the said

party

of the first

part

has in and to the

following described real estate situate, lying

.

and being in

State

of

Colorado and Territory of New Mexico to w1t:

All

.

that tract of land containing five hundred

acres situate, lying and being

in

the San

Luis

State of Colorado and Territory of New

Medco

in the United

States of America and called

.

or known as

-

the "Costilla Estate

11

·

which said tract of

land

forms the sciuthern

portion

·

of a larger

tract of land situate in the said San Luis

_{- - - -}

·

of which

Charles Beaubien was seized and

possessed

·

in fee simple during

hi~ lifetime, and which said larger tr2ct of

land was

in

the County of Taos in the Territory of

New

Mexico, and is

known or design,ted as the Sangre de Cristo Grant and was

confirmed to the said Charles Beaubien, by an act of the United

•.

States Congress

₁

appeared the

_

20th day-

of June A.O.

entitled; A~ Act to confirm certain

land

claims in the Territory

of New Mexico, to have and to hol

_

d

.

the same together

.

with a

-

11

,

an

.

d singular the appurtenances and

privileges

.

thereunto belonging

or in anywise thereunto appertaining, and all the estate rights,

.title,

interest

and c,

laim whatsoever, of

.the said

party

of the

forever.

) n. wltness

·.· · I, Christ F. Meyer:, Clerk, in and for said.County· in

·state aforesaid.· do hereby certify that Jua~' r,1.

'

Vigil personally· ' knowh to me to be the j:>ersdn whose· name-~~ subscribed. to the

• ' r ~'

am~nde~ deed, appear~d before me t~is

that he signed, sealed, arid delivered the said inst~ument of_wr.itJng ·as his ·fr.ee and voluntary act, for the uses and

purposes therein set fforth. ,

'

.. Given u'nder ~my

hand

day Of

one thousand eight hundred and seventy

seven

between t~~ United .. ,States Freehol.d"l.and and· Emigra.tion

a corporation cre~ted and exis~ing under nad by virtu~ of an act

of

Congress of. the United State.s of America. of the State Colorado al'.)d the Territory,of New Mexico o-f the first part ·~ "and.Juan Miguel ·.Vigil of the County df Costilla~··and State of

Colorado of the second part; witnesseth that

-first part. ,_:·for ~nd __ ir' cbnside'.a.tfon of the s·um of one

to the said party of the ffrst part in _.hand _• paid by the said '

v party of tri~ second part.·. Th'e receipt· where_of is hereby

aRd acknowledged, has remised, re.leased, sold,··conveyed

. .

quJt clai~ed and by these-present~_~oes ~~mise, relea~e sell·

and quit claim unto the $aid party of the·s~cond part, his he-irs

and assigns ,.·forever all the rights, title, in~ere.sts, .. c.laim and

pemand which· the said party 'of the,first party has in a~d to the following describ~d premises ~nd_parte~

?f

land situate,'lyinq and being in the County of Costilla and Sta.te of Col9rado

Commencing at a cedar post west forty six (46) chains thirty

one half

(32\) links from .the north east formed of section four(4). township thirty three (33) South Range seventy two (72) west thence north eighty (80) chains, thence west sixteen (16) chain~ · sixty four (64) links thence south cne ht.pdred and twenty· (120). chains thence east sixteen (16) chain's sixty four (64) links, north forty (40) chains tp place of beginning, containing ·one

_, hundred and ninety nine and ~even tenths· (199 7 /10) acres of

land and also: conmmc:ing at a c~dar post west six

C6)

cha~s ninety five and me half (95%) links of t~ no~th east come.r secticn

six (6) township thirty three-.1 (33). range seventy two (72) west,

· thence north eighty (80) ·chains, thence west eight (~) chains thirty two links (32) thence south one hundred and twenty (120 ) chains thence· east eight (8) chains thirty two (32) links, thence. forty chains north to place of beginning, ccntaining ninety nine and eight tenths (99 8/10) ·acres and both t~act~ containing in all two hundred and ninety nin_e and· five tenths (299 5/10) acres. To have and to hold the sane together with. all and s:ingular the appertunances and privileges theremto belcnging, or in

anywise thereunto appertain:ing and all the estate rights, title :interest, and claims whatsoever of the said party of the first

,' part, either in law or equity t9 the on proper use., benefit and behalf of the said party of the seccnd part, his heirs and . assigns forever. And the said party of the first part for itself and its successors hereby ._covenants promi~es ·and agrees to and with the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns

that the United States Freeho'id Land and Fmi.gration

Corrpany, tp.e above described premises with the appurtenances unto the said Juan Miguel Vigil party of the seccnd part, his heirs and assigns against _all ~d every person whorrsoeve.r

c l ~ g or to claim the sane by thought or under the party of the first part its successors or assigns, shall and will warrant :·~

- . ..

.

I, Christ H.

M

eyer,

.Clerk'~1n and for s,aid·county ·;n the

a fores.aid, do hereby c~rfi fy th,at A 1 exander S_t, Cl c;1fr and So 1·edad Pacheco

Clair~· his wife, r:>ersona 11 known to me,_. to be the--persons whose names are

subscribed to the ~ecorded de~~'~anoei~ed b~fore

~e

this:aay in oerson and

·a¢knowledqed th~t they:ii~ned,sealed ~rid delivered the .said ihstrume~t

of wntino of t0e._ir f,re~ and vol'untary act, for the uses and nurnoses therein

set forth. And

fh~

said. Soledad Pachecd St. Clair, _., wife _' of the said Alexand~r _{' .} ~

St. Clair, havinq, been by me examined· ·separate a-nd a art and out of ea

of her s,a id h.usba_nd, and _. t,he contents .. and. meani ho o-f. s_a id ins tt;ument of

' .

writin~. havi

be~n

·

b

y

me

made

kno

w

n and

fully

'€X

lained

to

her,

She

wledqes that she 'has freely and. volunt.arily _e;ecuted th.e s~me·, and rel'Jnq- .

Uished her.newer

io

the-lands and tertements therein

of tiei husband~ and that she does DOt wish td retratt the same.

Gi '{en under my . hand and offi

d

al ·s4

ea 1 this. folJrth Sa_y · of

d~ed made thi~ fourth.

d~y

of

M~y

in the year of ' I

thousand eiqht hundred and seventy seven between ·the United

.. /

Land and Emi gra ti or:i. Company, a corooration crea·ted an·~ ~-xi sting under and by

,t:I • : ' I _;;;,4", ~' • • ' ~ '"· : ' ' ,,I '

yirtui of frn Act of Conqress of th~ U~ited S~~t~s of!America bf the State of ' ; : ,•

Colorado and Terri'tory of ti'ew Mexic·o of the fitst oart, and Alexander SL and

~

S0ledad .Pachecp St~· Clair; his· wif~·, of-th·e ·County.

of

Cos\illa ahd

. . . {

State of Colorado of the second nart, for and in considerati:on. of the sum of

. '

. . - ' ,,.

one .do 11 a r to the said oa rty of the·· se·cond p~ rt the ·recei nt wh,ereof is .. hereby ~

.· ' ... - '

confessed and ackow-ledqed, has .. remis~d~. released, ·sold, conweyed and .q,uit tla.i,m unto the said nardes of the second oart, their, h~irs and-. assiqns forever·,

'all. the right, title, interest, ·.claims, at)d_dernands which the s.a,i·d arty of

the first oart-has in . and to the fo 11 ow, nq described nremi ses. and parce 1

• ' • J.

of la~d, situate, -lyinq· and· bein in the County of Cost.ill a a:nd S_t~te·: of

to wit: . .'

. · C.ommenc i nq at . a cedar oos.t thi r.ty nine chains eleven and ·o~e (11 l/2) links ~est from the no.rtheas~ corner of sectio_n fiv~· (5) ,Township thirty th:ee p3). south Ranqe s.eventy ~wo (72) vtest, thence ri-o~~h .ei~hty

cha ins ' thence west four ... (4) ch~ ins sixteen. ( 16.) 1 in ks ' thence~ .s~uth on~ hundred

• • !..

and twenty ( 120) cha i

rt.s

-

,

thence east fo~r (4) chains s i'xteen (16) · 1 inks,

'

-

'

thence north forty (40) chains·to place of beginning, contain,ng in.al~ forty nine and nine; tenths·. (·49 9/ 10). · To have and·: to ho.l d the, same together with air and si~qular the appurtenances and priv~leges -there~nto bel~ngi~g

or in a·nywise thereunto appertainir:,g·, and all .the estate, richt~ .title, fnteres't,

and c 1 aim whatsoever .of the, said · oa rty of .the first oa rt, either in· 1 aw or equity, to th.e· only

or'oper

use;: benefit and beha 1f of the

the second oart, _. their heirs and" assi.qn·s. foreve_r. And the safl ,Party of the

< ~.

. ' ' . ...

first ·oart f r itself and its successor~ .hereby covenants : promis~s aDd · to and wUh the

s.ai.d

parties Qf the second part, . ~ their hei.rs and ass·' i'gns ' 'it, the said Un.it_ed States Freehold Lan'.d and Emigrati-.on Com .any the, above

... :;'

described premises with the ao ~rtenances unto;t~e saqd Alexander St. Clair

and ~oledad Pacheco St. Clair, his wife, part~es bf th~ second part.their

heirs and assiq~s a ainst all and every nerson whomsoever, claiming or to same by,· throuqh or under the party of the first

shall and will

warrant

and forever defend.

In

witness

whereof the said

o

arty of the first

its corporate seal duly assisted by Albert C.

first above

written.

)

) ss

1

.

-Be it remembered

that on the

fourth

say of

May

in the

year of our

one

thousand

and ei

g

ht hundred and seventy seven

before

me, Christ

H.

M

eyers,

a

County Clerk

personally

app

eared

A

lbert

C. Ru

p

e, Presiden

t

of

the United States

·

Freehold

Land and

Emigration

Com

p

any to me

known

to

identical

person,

·

who subscribed to

the

foreg

oing deed in attestation

and

ackno~ledqed

that

'·

he affixed thereto

the

coroorate seal 6f the said

the

United States

Free~old Lan~ and

Emigration

Company and that the above

written indenture

or deed of conveyance

was

duly

by and

as

for the act and deed of the said United States Freenold Land and

Emi

g

ration Com

r

an

y for

th~

uses

and

urooses

therei

n

mentioned.

·~·

W

itness

my ~and

and official seal this fourth

·

aqreement mfde this fourth day of

May

one thousand

.

eiqht

hundred and seventy seven A.O. by and between the Unit~d States Freehold

Land and Emigration Company, a corooration

created

and existing

virtue of an Act of Congress of the

United

States of the first

part

and

Alexander St. Clajr and Soledad Pacheco St. Clair, his ~ife, of the town of

San Luis, County o~ Costilla, State of Colorado of the second

P

.

art,

l~itnesseth

that the said United States

Freehold

Land and Emiqration Company in

of its covenants on the

part

of the

party of

the second

par~

hereinafter

contained does covenant and agree to

,

and with the said Alexander St.

and S0leda9 Pacheco St. Clair his

wife,

to relinquish all its rights and

interest

on

all

the

wood on the Costilla Estate, which the said oariies

of the second

.

cart may

use for their own

St. Clair and Soledad Pacheco St. Clair

~is

wife, in consideration of the

covenants on the

part

of the

party

of the

first part

do covenant and agree

to and with the said United States Freehold Land and Emiqration Company,

-they

will

not c~t, haul or sell any timber except for their own uses and

benefit and in case that said Alexander St. Clair and So

l

edad Pacheco St.

Clair his

wife

shoul

violate

this contract then ~hd in that case

will

be null and void.

f ' • 1'

. -thousand· eight hundred a~d seventy ·sevem between· Harvey E~ -~asterday

County of Costi.11_~. and :S.~ate of.'.~olora9~.of th~ .. first part ·and .~he ~.~i!e~ ·~

., • t • - ."f.... ~ 1...

States ,Fr:·eeho 1 d Land and. Emi qra

tj

on Comp.any a c'orpora ti on cr.~a ted·_ an·d

• .. • ... 'i j • ,.. ... • ~ •. .... , · · ' ~

L under and by virtue' of an;·Act of Congr~ss ·of the ... United States ·Of the

' '

of Co.lorado and Territory o,f New• j ~ -Mexico. of the second·part ; . witnesseth •

the said ··pa'rty oJ the. fi.rs t p.a rt for and in cons i dera,ti on of; . the sum 'of

• ' ~ t • • . .. ' ... '

one dollar

_..

' to

tlie

.

''said party

of

the f,frs·t· part_ ;.~_:ha~d-paid by the said·

party of the second. part the recefot wher;of i

~

.:hereby .~onfessid and,· ·. ''.

acknoy1.l~dqed has r~mised~-

,

r~l~ased

·

,

'sord_, conveyed and' quiet claimed and

•• · , .! : · ,

;

by

.the:se··p~esents doe.s remis~., re·lea;e·, ... sell.·an~d i;;ui.et.'claims,the·said ;··:t .·

~~·

·~·~ ·.~

• , _. •• .. , 4 , 4 I - • , 1. • .... -, ' .. .. ,.~ •

-,

~-party o{ the· second part ... his heirs and· ass i qns ·forever ·an the, rights, title 1 . ·.: :

' , • ~ I •

i~teres't .claim and demand which the-·s·aid party

?f

'th~ .firs~ part has

Jn

~nd '

~

to~ the following.· des~~ibed real· -esta.te· situate·, .lying and betng in tne·.state

~ \ ' . ~ ' . "

.

. '

.of Colorado and l~rritory of Mew· Mex·i·~·o

t

~

~

wit:-~··All

fi've hundred thou.sand acres sj tuate lying· and being in~. ~he San ·1ui s p~rt in • < ., , l .

' .. _, . ,

. the ·state.,of Colorado. and Territory of Mew Mexico in ·the Un-ited States of America and called ·or 'knowri-

as

·the C9stilla Est~te which

.

-the s~u-therr\_portio'n -of a·1ar.g~r tract of land· sit\jated on :the >.~·.·· .. S~n ·Luis part of whic·h Charles" Beaub'i~n was signed· and processed in ·

r • .. • . ~~·. .. •

tee

s_inu.:,le

SJ,Jrinq hi .. s··lif'etlme. ·a~d whJch· Said· Jarge.r tract·9f land

wa~

formerly the County of :Jaos irJ. the Te.rritory oft~New Me.xito and ·-is· .kno~n.·and·.qe'stgna.ted

• I ;

as the··san.q're.de.Cr.isto Grant, a~d was con.firmed to the ·said ·c.harles Bea'ubt~n ..

: ' • " ,~ •. ( •• • - .,' - \, '' '!° .... ' • ~~

by an

/\ct

·

of C_oriq~es s of, the United .St~·tes ~phroved the .. 21st ''.da_y of J·une, A·~ D

~

186•0.ch.apter. 167 ·entitled I _{An Act to -Confirm certain' Land ,claims .. in the'; '.'}

. '

,.

·Terri_tory, of New Mexico.·. t~.· have· and to h~ld.t~e· .sam~ together with an and -s j riqul ar the apourtenance and ori'vil ege thereu.nto belonging.

or

'

in

'( .

thereu.nto: appointing and all the estate rigfrts title in_terest and clafm :

.

.

' . . .. ·, ~

• • • • ,..' • ,., ~·"" • • ,t· ' • " . l - . ,t • ~ :.. ;· • • ; ' • • .;:. •• , ,_ .... • whatsoever-of the·.,s.aid,p.arty of the .. fi.rst-par:t·either i.n·Jaw or equity, ,to_ the only

r • ,. .; ,,.. • • ~ . ,• ' ";· , ' \i

proper us~, benefit and ~ehalf of the ~a1d oattY o~ ~he second ~art·, his

~nd ·assiq.ns f;reve~~<;._In. ki.tn~si

-

~heteof

the sai.'~., paity of the-"firat. pa-r·~ has

' ~ ., .

' : , . . . , • I ' he.reby set hi's' ha'nd ~,ncl;seal the'day and,·~year

frrst

above written;, ••I

. ' I, C~rist F~ Meyer, Clerk in and ~

State a fore·sa id, dq hereby

cett

i fy that K'. C. Easterday

to 'be the p~rson whose nafue· o~ su~scribe~ to the annexed de~d that he signed_, sealed an_d delj_vere.d the said instrument ,of wri-ting· as his free · and vo 1 un ta ry act forr the uses.· ·and th~re set

deed made thts fourth day of May in the year of our

thousand

·-

eight hundred

.

and seventy seven between the United States"

Fr

_

eehold Land and

_

Emi ration Company, a corporation created and

under and

PY

virtue of an Act of Congress

·

of the un

'

ited States of America

of th~ State

·

of Colorado

,-

and Territory

...

of New Mexico

6f

the

"

first

·

part

~

and Harvey E. Easterday of the County of Costilla and State of Colorado

of the second

part, Hitnesseth

that the said

oarty

of the first part

for and

jn

consideration of the sum of one dollar to

the first

part

in hand

paid

by th~ said

party

of the second

part

,the

receint whereof

is

hereby confessed and acknowledged, has remised,

released, sold and conveyed and

qu~t

claimed, and by these

presents

does remise, rel.ease, sell,

·

convey and

quit

claimed, unto

·

the said

the second

part

his heirs and assiqns forever, all the ni

_

ght,

title,

interest, cla

_

im, and de

.

mand which

.

the said

·

party

of the first

part

has

in and to the following described

ptemise~

~nd

parcel

of land

.

situate,

lying and bejnq in th~ County

of Costilla,

and State

of

Colorado

Commencing at the

·

south east corner of the north east

quarter

of

(9)

Township thirty three

·

(33) seventh rang

,

e,

.

seventy

two

(72}

west, through

·

north to a cedar

post

twenty chains

(20)

thence

north

to a cedar

·

post

ei

.

ghteen

. .

chains

to

·

the

place

of begtnning and being

part

of the south east

quarter

,

(1/4)

of the north east quarter of section nine

(9)

Township thirty three

(33)

south range

seventy two

(72)

we?t,

containing thirty six

(36)

acres together with the rights and

privileges

to use all the water reqµired for running two

(2)

runs of bars in his mill,

·

erected

within

th~ above described limits and such rights of way over such other

of the towns of the

party

of th

.

e first mi

11

part

to such race

·

or acequia as may

be necessary to cenvey a sufficient amount of water to said mill to run the said two

(2)

bars as aforesaid. To have and to hold the same together with

·

all and singular the

·

appurtenances and

orivileqes

thereunto belonging or in anywise thereunto appertaining

and all the estate right, title, interest and

quiet

claim of the said

party

of the

first

pa

rt either in 1 aw or equ

·

i ty to the only

proper

use, benefit and beha 1 f of the

said

party

of the second

part,

his heirs and assigns forever, and the said

party

of the

first

part,

for itself and its successors hereby covenants,

promises

and agrees to and

with the said

part_y

of the second

part,

his

heirs

and assigns that it,the United State

-

s

Freehold Land and Emigration Company, tne above de

_

scribed

_

premises

·

with the appurtenances

said Harvey

E.

Easterday

party

of the second

part

.

, his heirs and assi

gns

against

all and every

person

whomever claiming or to claim the same by strength

.

or under the party

Be ft remembered t~at on the fourth day of

M

ay in

thousand

.

eight hundred and seventy seven

·

before

me

Chris~

F

.

Meyer,

a County

Clerk

,

·

oersonall~

a

pp

eared Albert

·

C. Rupe President of the United States

d

Freehold

Land and E

m

i

g

ration Company to

·

me

known to be the identical

person

who

received the for~

goi

n deed in attestation thereof and acknowled

g

ed that

he affixed there to the co;poral seal of the said

,

Unit~d States

Freehold

Land and

Emigration

Com

p

any a~d that the abov~ written indenture or deed

conveyance ~as

duly

signed, sealed and

derivered

.

by

·

and for th~ act and

deed of the

·

said United States Freehold Land and Emi

g

ration Com

p

any for

"

and

pu

rooses therein

mentioned.

1i

tness

my

hand and

made

.

thi_s fo~rth day of

M

ay

ln

the

year

of our

-

Lord one

thousand eight

hun

_

dred and seventy seven

berween

_

M

aria

I

sabe 11 a Cordova and

Yigil,

the wife

of Antonio Viqil, deceased, of the County of Costilla and

State 9f Colorado

of

the firs~

part

and

the

United State~

Freehold

Land and

Emigration Company,

a

corporation created and existing

under

and by virtue

of an

Act of Con

re

·

ss of the

United

States; of the

_

State of Co 1 orado

and

Territory of

Ne

rJ

e

x

i

co of

the second

p

art.

W

,

itnesseth, that the sai

_

d

party

of

.

.

·

the first

p

art

·

in hand

~

aid

by

the said

party

of

·

the secorid

part,

the

I, • • • .:.

·

receipt

where of is

.

hereby

confessed and acknowle

dq

ed, has

remised,

released,

sold and conveyed and

quit

cl~imed; a~d by these

presents

does

sell~ convey

and quit

.

claim the said

pariy of

the second

p

art, his

heirs

and

·

assigns

forever,

all the r4ghts, titles, interest, claim, and demand

which

the

said

narty

of the

first part

has in an-d to the following described real estate.

Situate,

lyin

~

and

bei.ng in

the State of Colorado and Territory

of

New

Mexico

.

'

in the

United States

· .

of Amerjca and called or known as

the

co

·

stilla Estate,

tract of land forms the southern

portion

of a larger

situate

in

the said San Luis

part

of

which

Charles

Beaubien was

si

q

ned

and

oossedsed

in fee simple durinq his lifetime, and

which

said larger tract df

.

was

formerly i

_

n

the County

.

of Taos

.

,

Territory of

New Me

.

xi co and

is

known or

designated as

.

the

San

re de Cristo

Grant

and

was

confirmed to the

said

Charles

Beaubien by ari Act of the United States Cdn ress appeared the 21st day

of

June

A.D.

·

1860, Chapter 167 entitled an act

to

confi

-

rm certain land claims

~

in the Ter.ritory of

New Mexico

to have and to hold the same, together with

all and singular

the

appurten~nces and

ortvileges

th~reunto

:

belongjng

or in anywise thereunto a

pp

ertaining, and all the estate

.

rights, title,

interest

and claim whats6ever, of

the said

party

of the

first part,

either

..

in law or equity,

.

to the only

·

nroper

l •

use, benefit, and

• "'

behalf

of the

p

arty of the second

bart, his

heirs and assi

gn

s forever.

In

witness

whereof the said

party

of the

agfeement made this fourth day of

May

on~ tho~sand

and seventy seven to, by and vetween tne Uni.ted

S~ates

Fre;ehold Land and

Emiqration Co~pany a corporation created and exjstiryq u~der and

an Act of

:

conqress

·

of t~e United States

.

of the

fJrst part

and Har.vey E.

Easterday of the town of San Luis, County

·

of Cos

fi

11 a, State of

.

Colorado

of the second

oart, witn~~seth,

.

that the ~nited

·

states Freehold Land and

E~i

grati

on Company

·

i

_

n cons i derat~o~

.

of the

,

(.c~.venants of

·

the

part

of the

.

party

of the second

oart,

her~in after contained dith covenant and agree

·

to

and

with

the said Harvey E.

·

Easterday,

·

to relinquish all its

rights

and

interests on all the

wood

on

the

Costilla Estate,

which

.

the said

second

pa~t

may use for his own use

·

and benefit

.

And the sairl Harvey E. Easterd

ay

in

consideration

of the

.

on the

part

of the

.

first

part

does covenant

?nd

·

agree to ~n.d with t,he

,

saod United States Freehold

Land

and Emigration Company that

he

~

ill

not

cut, haul, or

·

sell

any

timb

er

except fo~ h1s own use and benefit and

~

that said Harvey

E,

·

Easterday should violate

c

·

ase

,

,

this agreement wi 11 be null and void.

In witness whereof the

parties

.

the day and yeqr

)

l

I Christ F. ~eyer, Cler~ in and for said County in th.e State

·

do hereby certify

·

·

that

M

aria Isabella Cordova y Vi

g

il,

personally known to

me t6 be the

p

erson whose name subscribed to the affixed deed, ~p

peared

me thjs day Jn

p

ersqn ahd acknowledged that she si

gned, sealed and delivered

the said instrum

ent of wrttin

g, as her free and voluntary act for tne

uses

and

,

pur

p

ose

s

t

herei.n set forth.

TtLis deed made ttLis fourt~ day of May in the year of our Lord one

eight hundred and seventy ~even between tne United States Freehold Land and Emigration

Com

o

any, a cor

o

oration created and existin

·

under and by virtue of an Act of Con

g

ress

of tne Unlted States of America of the State of Colorado and Territory of New Mexico

of the first

p

art

,

and Maria Isabella Cor?ova y Vi

g

il, the wife of Antonio Vi

g

il,

deceased, of the County of Costilla and State of Colorado of the second

p

art, wit~esseth

that th.e sald

ra

r

ty

of the first oart, for and in consideration of the sum of on

e

to the said

oa

rt

y

of the ffrst

p

art, in hand

p

aid to the said

p

arty of the second part,

the recei

p

t whereof is here5y confessed and acknowled

g

ed has remised, released, sold

·

conveyed and q

ui

t clatmed unto the said

p

art

y

of

.

the second

p

art, her heirs and

forever, all the ri

g

hts

·

, title

.

interest clai

m

s, and demand, which the

first

p

art has in and to tne followinq described

p

remises and

p

arcel of land, situa

.

te

lyin

g

and 6etn

q

fn

..

the County of Costilla and State of Colorado to wit: Conmencing

at a cedar

o

ost siJ<~Y two

(62)

chain

s ni

nety

_

six and one half

(9.6 1/2)

lin_ks west of

Ute north.east corner of ?ection four

(4)

To~nshi

p

th

_

irty threel33) south range seventy

two

U2)

west thence

.

nort~

·

eighty

(80}

chain

~

, thence west four

(4J

chains, sixteen

·

links thence

·

nortfi forty two chains to

p

lace of beginnin

g

, containing in all

:

forty

nlne and nine tenths (49 9/10) acres. To have and to hold the same to

g

ether with

-and singular tne a

p

urtenances and

p

rivfle

g

es thereunto 5el

<i

m

g

in

g

or in anywise thereunto

a

op

er

t

~inin

q

and

·

a11 the.. estate

,

riqht, title, interes

t,

an

d

clai

m

whatsoever of the

saod

o

arty of the second oart

,

his heirs and assigns forever. And the said

p

arty

first

P

art f6P itself and its successors hereby cove

n

ants,

p

romises and a

g

r

e

es to and

w

ith tne said

·

qrty of the second

p

art, her heirs and ass

ig

ns, that it

,

States Freeh.old Land and Em

ia

ration Com

p

any

, t

he above described ore

m

i.ses

wi

th the

~

a

pp

urtenances unto the

s

a

t

d

M

aria Isabella Codoba y Vi

g

il t~e wife of Antonio Vi

g

il

deceased,

p

arty of the second

p

art, her neirs and assi

g

ns, a

g

ainst

a

ll and

whomsoever claimin

g

or to

·

clai

m

the same

, by

throu

g

h or under the

p

a

r

ty of the first

its successors or a

.

s

·

si

•

g

.._

ns

,

f

shall and w

i

ll warra

I

n

t and forever defend

.

witness whereof the said

p

arty of the fi

r

st

p

art, has hereunto

by Albert C

~

Rupe th.e

p

resident thence

,

the

it

remembered

that on the fourth day of

M

ay in the

year

of our Lord

one thousand ei

ght

hundred and seventy seven before me Christ

F.

M

eyers, County

Cl erk,

personally

appeared Albert C. Ruoe,

p

resident of the

United

States Free ho 1 d

and Emiqration Com

pa

ny, to me known to

be

the identical

person

who

fore oin

g de

ed in attestation thereof and acknowledges that he affixed thereto

.

the

cor

p

orate seal of

the

said the United States

Freehold

Land and Emigration Company and

that the

written

ihdenture or deed

of conveyance was

duly si

g

ned, sealed and delivered

by and

as for

the act an~ deed of the said

United

States Freehold Land arid Emi

g

ration

Company

for

the uses and

purooses

ther~in

mentioned~

~itriess my

hand and official seal the

aqreemen~ made this fourt~day of

May

qne thousand eight hundred and

seventh seven

A.O.

by and between the United States Freehold Land and Emigration

a corporation created and existing under and by

virtue of

an Act of Congress of

the United

States

of the first

oart

and

1aria

Isabella Cordova

y

Vigil, the

wife

Antonio Viqil, deceased, of the town of

San

Luis, County of Costilla, State of Colorado

i

of the second

nart, witnesseth,

that the United States Freehold Land

and

Emigration

Comnany in consideration of the covenants on t~e nait of the

party

of the

'

second

part

hereinafter

contained does covenant and a9ree to and

with

the said

Maria

Isabella

..

Cordoba

y

\/iqil the

wife

of the deceased Antonio Viqil, to relinquish all ,ts rights

and

interests

oh

.

all the wood on the Costilla Estate,

which

the said

narty

of the

second

nart may

use for her own use

arid

behalf.

And

~he

said

Maria

Isabella Cordoba

,

y Viqil, the

wife

o~ the said Ant6nio Vi

~

il, deceased,

in

consideration of the

·

covenants on the nart of the

.

narty

of the first

.

cart,

does

-

covenant on

the part

of

the said United States Freehold Land and Emiqrati

_

on Company that she will not cut,

haul, or se~l any timber excent for her own use and benefit, and

i

n

case that

said

Maria

Isabella Cordova

y

Viqil, the

wife

of Antonio Viqil, deceased, should

.

contract, then and in that case

.

this

.

aqreement wi 11 be null and void.

,

Thes deed seven~h day of May in the year of our

e·qbt hundred and seventy seven ·between l·m. H .. Meyer of the County of C()stilla

and State of Colorado of the first part and Franc'isco Sanchez of the County of . ·

Cos.tilla and State of Colorado of the second nart, witne~seth that the said party of

. . "

the first nart for and in consideration of the· sum of one dollar to the sa_id party of the first part i~ hand. oaid by the said oart of the second part the.recei~t ~~ereof

is· hereby confes·sed and acknowl edqed, has remi sed, re leased, so 1 d, conveyed .quit claimed and by these _presents does re_mis·e, sell,- ~onvey and quit claim

unto the said oarty of the second part,'his heirs and assigns

ririhts, title, interest claim and demand which ·the said oarty of the first has in and to the followinq de~cribed real estate situate, lyinq a~d beinq

in the County of Costilla and ·state of Colorado to wit: Commencinq at a cedar nost fifty two (52) chains, sixty ·one (6i} 1 inks west o·f the northeast corner of s-ec·tio·n .one (1} ·township thirty" three

(33)

south range seventy

(73) west, and beinq the townships corn~r on ~nd also befng the township

co·rner between ·thfrty t~ree (-33) and ~hi rty :two· ( 32) south thence north eiqhteen chains to .. a cedar p,ost, th.ence wes.t t,hirtee'1 (13) ch·ains

five (75) links, then~e so~th

io

a cedar post near the bank of the creek forty two (42) chains then east. thirteen (13) chains seventy five (75) links to. a cedar oost, thence north twenty four (24} chains to the

and beinq part -of the southwest ·quarter of section thirty six (36) to~ns_hip

I '

t~irty two (32) south range seventy three (73) wes,t and ·also part of the north

west quarter of section· one,

tovms hto th

irty three· ( 33 )· south r~rnge seventy

#

three (73) west., containin~t in all ~i9hty six.and one hundredth (86 l/100) acres, to have and to hold together with ali an~ singular the ~ppurtena~ces and privileges thereunto belonging or i.n, anywfse thereu·nto appertaining

and all the estate riohts, ~itl~, interes~ and claim whatsoever of the·said

party· of th.e first· nart, .either law or equity to the proper use

deed made this fifth (5) day of May in the year of Our Lord cne thousand eight hundred and seventy seven between

William M. Carter of the Comty of Costilla and State of Colorado

of the first part, and Jrures T. Maddox of the County of Costilla

and the State of Colorado,· of the second part for and in consd..deration of the sum of four hund:i;ed dollars ($400) to the said party of

the first part, in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknow led ~, hath granted

_.

₍ bargained, sold and cmveyed, and by these presents .... grant, bargam sell, cinvey and confinn unto the said party of the second part,

himself, his, heirs and assigns forever all the following described

lot or parcel of land, situate, and lying and being in the

County of Costilla and State of Colorado, to wit: The northwest one fourth(%) of the northwestern fourth(%) of section eleven

(11) and the southern half

c~

_

of the southwest one fourth

(%) of sectim number two (2) and the southeast one fourth (%) of the southeastern fourth (%) of section number three (3) in

township number thirty seven (37) north of range nurrber ten (10)

'

one hmdred and sixty acres rrore or less,

-togrther with all and singular the hereditaments and of five _ _ _ _ _ thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion or reversions remainder or remaining, rents issues and profits · .

thereof, and all the estate, right, title; interest claim and demand

whatsoever of the first party of the first part, either in

-or equity, of in and to the above bargained premises , with the hereditaments and appurtenances;. to have and to hold the said

premises above bargained and described with the appurtenances of the said party of the secmd part, himself, his heirs and his assigns forever. And the sain William 1. Carter,. party of the first part, for himself and his heirs,executors and administrators, doth covenant, grant bargain and agree, to and with the said party of

at the . time of the ensealing and delivery of these presents, he is well advised of the premises above conveyed, as of good, sure, perfect, absolute and indefeasible estate of inheritance, in law, in fee simple, and

, sales J liens, taxes J assessments and inct.nnbrances of whatever

I •

kind . and nature soever·., and the above bargained premises in :

quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second

j

part, himself' his heirs and assigns, agains all .and. every person

~or perscns claiming or to claim the whole or any part thereof

the said party of the first part shall and will warrant and

I, Solon W. Pengrey, public

all men by their presents, that I, Thomas J . Tobbins

Jr. for and in consideration of the natural love and affection

asked

I

have for my love Thomas J . Tobins Jr. and for the

consideration of one dollar to me in hand fixed do hereby

sell and convey unto said Thomas J . Tobins Jr. all my rights and

interest, claimn and demand in the so called Triffin Ranch

on the north side of the Trinchera and bounded West by the Ranch of Thomas J. Tobins north by the Sangre de Cristo and containing

one hundred and sixty acres. To have and to hold disposing unto

,

Este escritura aentado hiso este el primer o dia de Julio,

mil ochocientas, sesenta y tres. Entre Carlos Beaubien de Tao$.

Condado de Taos y terretorio de Nuevo Mexico, de la primera

parte, y Manuel Chavis, de la plaza de San Pedro Condado de la

Costilla, y teritorio de Colorado, de la segunda parte, Testigara:

Que el dicho partido de la primera parte, por y en consideracion

de la suma de cinso pesos. en su mano pagado por el diach

partido de la segunda parte. el ricivo por lo cual es por esta

reconocido ha tratado y vendido. y por estas presentes hace el

ajuste y venta al dicho partido de la segunda parte, y a sus

herederos y asignados por siempre, todo la propiedad dentro estas

limites. "A saber", unas cincuenta varas de Tierra. de un terreno

donado por el Govierno Mexicano y aprovado por el congreso de

los Estados Unidos dentro las limites que decina la merced.

Deslindado por el norte, el rio de la Culebra. por el oriente

las tierras de Juan Chavis, por el sur la mita de la di stancia

hasta el Rio de La Costilla, y por el poniente las tierras de

Juan de Jesus Gomez junto con todo y singular las bienes heredados y adjuntos a eso pertenecen o en cuales quiera manera pertenecen

y el reversion y reverciones y el resto y sobras, rentas, consequen

-cias y ganan-cias de esto y tambien todo el Estado derecho titulo

interes, pretencion of demanda. cuales quiera de ello el dicho

partido de la primera parte, en derecho o equidad, de, en y al dicho

tratado premisas y a cada parte o porcion de esto. Para obtener

y tener al dicho partido de la segunda parte, a sus herederos y

asignados al unico y solamente uso propio beneficio, y provecho

del dicho partido de la segunda parte, sus herederos y asignados

por siempre, en testigo por lo cual, el dicho partido de la primera

parte ha a esto puso se mano y sello el dia y ano arriba mencionado.

Testigo: L.J . Gasper Teritorio de Colorado Condado de la Costilla ) En el 3rd Districto Judicial) Carlos Beaubien

Este dia aparecio legalmente ante de mi el abajo

Secretario de por al Corte Judicial por el 3rd Districto del Colorado arriba mencionado Carlos Beaubien que

conocido al abajo firmado como la persona que tiene su nombre firmado al arriba dicho documento de. entrega como partido a ello y el dicho Carlos Beaubien, reconocido él mismo por su acto

por el intencion en esto mencionado. Dado abajo ·de mi mano, y el sello de dicho corte esta la primera dia de Ju~io, mil ocho

sesenta y tres.

J.L. Gasper Secretario

Este escrituda dentada hiso este el iegisima dia de Junio

mil ocho cientos, sesenta y tres. Entre Carlos Beuabien, de

Taos condado de Taos y teritorio del Nuevo Mexico del primero

parte, y Juan Manuel Pando de la Culebra. Condado de

y teritorio del Colorado de la segunda part~, testigara que el

dicho partido de la primera parte por y en consideracion de la

suma de Selentag-Cincsperos y medio en su mano pagado. por el

dicho partido de la segunda parte el recivio

esta reconocido, ha tratado y vendido, y por estas presentes hace el ajuste y venta al dicho partido de la segunda parte,

y a sus herederos y asignados por siempre. Todo la propiedad

dentro estas limites "a saber" unas cincuenta varas de tierra de un terreno donado por el Govierno Mexicano y aprovado por

congreso de los Estados Unidos dentro las limites _{---....,....,.._.,...,,-,,:._}

de la distancia hasta el Rio Trinchera por el oriente las de Jose Benito Sanchez por el sur, el Rio de la Culebra y por

el pariente, las tierras de Abadez Sanchez, junto con todo, y

singular las bienes heredados, y adjuntos a eso, pertenecen o en cuales quiera manera perteneceran y el

y el vesto y sobras, rentas . Consequencias y ganancias de esto,

y tambien todo el Estado, derecho, titulo, interes, pretencion

o demanda cual~s quiera de ellas, el dicho por todo

parte, en derecho o equidad, d€ en y al dicho tratado premisas,

y a cada parte o procion de esto, para obtener y tener al dicho

partidos de la segunda parte, a sus herederos.y asignados, al

unico, y solamente uso propio, beneficio, y provecho,

partido de la parte, en derecho o equidad, de en y al dicho tratado premisas obtener y tener, al dicho partido de la

parte·, a sus herederos y asignados al unico, y solamente uso

propio, 'beneficio, y provecho, del dicho partido de 1.la segunda

parte, sus herederos y asignados por siempre. En testigo por

lo cual el dicho partido de la primera parte, ha

Este dia aperecio legalmente ante de mi, al abajo firmado

Secretario de la Corte Judicial por· el tercero Districto del

Colorado, el arriba mencionado Carlos Beaubien, que es personal-mente conocido, al abajo firmado, como la persona que tiene su nombre firmado al arriba dicho documento de entrega, como partido a ello y el dicho C~rlos Beaubien, reconocido el mismo por su acto voluntario, por el intencion en esto mencionado.

Dado abajo de mi mano, y el sello de dicha corte, vigesima dia de Junio, mil ochocientas sesenta y tres.

Secretario de la

This dated writing was made on the twentieth day of June,

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..--flineteQ.A, hundred and sixty three. Between Carlos Beaubien of

Taos and territory of New Mexico the party of the first part and

Carmen Martin of the town of San Francisco, County of Costilla and

Territory of Colorado party of the second part, Witnessed.

said party of the first part with and in consideration of the sum

of five dollars, in his hand payed by the said party of the second

pary, the receipt for which is for, is recognized, has transacted

and sold and by the present, makes this contract and sale to the

said party of the second part, to his heirs and assignates for ever.

All the land in the land donated by Mexican Government and approved

by the Congress of the United States within the limits of said Grant.

Marked in the North by half the distance from the Ballejos Creek,

from the East by the Lands of Di.ego Sandoval, from the South by

half of the distance to the Torcido Creek and by the West by the

Lands of Jose Francisco Martin Jr. Together with everything and

singular to the goods of heirs and assignates to

or to whom they may in any manner belong, and

and

and the rest and remaining, rents, consequences and gains

and every state of right, title interests, pretencion or demands,

which (whichever) the said party of the first part in right or

Equity of, in and to the said treaty premises and every part or

portion of this, to obtain and have a part or portion of this, to

obtain and have to the said party of the second part his heirs and

assignates singular and soley for self use, benefit and utility of

the said party of the second part his heir and assignates for ever.

In witness for which, the said party of the first part has

to this put his hand and seal the day and year above mentioned.

Witness

J. L. Gaspar

Territory of Colorado

County of Costilla

In the 3rd Judicial District

On this day legally appearing before me, the below signed

Secretary of the Judicial Court for the third District of Colorado,

the above mentioned Carlos Beaubien, who is personally known, the

document of conveyance, as part of

this,

and of the said Carlos

Beaubien

recognezed, the same by a voluntary act for the

in this mentioned

.

Given below by my hand, and the seal of said

Court this twentieth day of June nineteen hundred and sixty three.

J

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L.

Gaspar

Secretary of the

District Court

For

the County of

This (written) Indenture made the first day of July A.D.

1863 between Carlos Beaubien of Taos, Taos County of Taos, and

territory of New Mexico, of the first part, and Jose Ignacio Gomez of la plaza de San Pedro, County of Costilla and Territory

of Colorado, of the second part, wittnessed. "That said party

of the first part, by and in consideration of the sum of five

"pesos" in his hand, paid by said party of the second part,

the receit of which is acknowledged here, has contracted and

sold and for these present have made an agreement and sale,

to said party of the second part and to his heirs and asignees r

forever. All the property within these limits "To Wit": some

one-hundred "Baras" of land of terrain, given by the Mexican

Government, and approved by the Congress of the United States

within the limits which are designated by the grant, bordered

by the north, the Culebra River, by the east, the land of

Jesus Gomez, by the south, Rito San Fransisco, and by the west

the land of Jose Ignacio Chavis, together with all and

indiv-idually gained assets and adjoining to this (said land) perta1ns

or in whatever manner they will pertain and the reversion

and reversions and the rest and· remaining, rents, consequences,

and profits of this (land) and also all the estate, right,

title, interest, pretension or claim. Which ever of them said

party of the first part, in right or equity of, in, and to said contracted premises and to each part or portion of

In order to obtain and have said party of the second part

and his heirs and asignees, to the one and only proper use, benefit and enjoyment of said party of the second part, his heirs and asignees for ever.

In witness by which, said party of the first part has

this put his hand and seal, the day and year afore mentioned.

WITNESS: J.L. Gasper Territory of Colorado County of Costilla for and In the 3rd Judicial CARLOS BEAUBIEN

Today he appeared legally before me, signed Secretary

the Judicial Court for 3rd district of Colorado, the afore

mentioned. Carlos Beaubien who is personally known to the

who has signed below as the person who has his name signed

below on the above said document of conveyance ("Entrega")

as party to the document and the said Carlos Beaubien himself

acknowledges the same by his voluntary act, for the intention here reffered to given below from my hand and the seal of said court this the first day of July A.D. 1863.

Ignacio Gomez

State of Colorado )

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County of Costilla )

I hereby certify was paid for and at 1.2 o 'clock M. is duly recorded