Exhibit No. 4.

Ministerio de hacienda. Section 2. Num. 2803. T. Núm. 5346. Dada cuenta al Escmo. Sr. presidente sustitute con el ofico de V.SS. núm. 201 de 17 del que rige en que consultan si al venderse las haciendas [Page 410] de Ciénaga del Pastor y San Agustin de los Amoles, pertenecientes al fondo piadoso de Californias, se tuvo presente el valor de los llenos, ecsisteneia deudas y mejoras; se ha servido acordar S.E. diga á V.SS. en contestacion, como lo verifico, que teniendo en consideration el supremo gobierno que se computaron los llenos de las haciendas referidas para apreciar sus arrendamientos, á los que se acomodó el preci ó valor contenido en el contrato celebrado con los liquidatarios y demas socios de la estinguida empresa del tobaco, para la venta de las fincas espresadas, cuya aprobaeion comunique a V.SS. bajo el núm. 2711, en 25 del último Octubre, no se insiste en que sean pagados por separado. En consecuencia dispone S.E. se admita la propuesta que han hecho los interesados verbalmente, reducida á ecshibir tres mil pososen el ceto, y con calidad de que si los llenos aparecieren pertenecer á tercera persona, será de cuenta de los mismos su devolusion ó contenta, sin que esta incluy responsabilidad alguna que tenga que cubrir el gobierno. De suprema órden lo comunico à V.SS. para su intelegencia, y que desde luego se proceda à otorgar la correspondiente escritura de enagenacion. Dios y Libertad. México, Noviembre 23 de 1842. Trigueros. Señores encargados de la tesoreria general. Noviembre 24. Seccion de créditos. Rubricado por el Sr. Fagoaga. En esta fecha y en protocolo de esta tesorería general otorgaron los Señores ministros la escritura de venta prevenida.
México, Noviembre 29 de 1842.
Ramon Villalobos.
Department of finance (hacienda Section second, number two thousand eight hundred and three. T. Number five thousand three hundred and forty-six. His excellency the provisional president having been notified by the letter of your excellencies, No. 201 of 17 instant, in which you discuss as to whether or not account was taken of the utensils (llenos), stock, debts, and improvements of the hacienda Ciénega del Pastor and San Augustin de los Amoles belonging to the Pious Fund of Californias at the time of their sale, his excellency has seen fit to say in reply to your honors, to which I attest, that inasmuch as the supreme Government took into consideration the farming utensils (llenos) on the said estates in order to determine their rents, by means of which the price of value contained in the contract made with the liquidators of the extinct tobacco monopoly for the sale of the aforesaid estates was computed, the approval of which contract I communicated to your honors under number 2711 on the 25th of October last, it is not required that the utensils be paid for separately. Therefore his excellency orders the acceptance of the proposal made verbally by the parties interested, provided three thousand dollars be paid down, and with the understanding that should the utensils (llenos) thereon belong to a third party it will be the duty of the purchasers to restore the same or give satisfaction, relieving the Government from all responsibility. By supreme order I communicate the same to your honors for your information and that you may forthwith proceed to execute the corresponding deed of sale. God and liberty. Mexico, November 23, 1842. Trigueros gentlemen in charge of the general treasury. November 24, department of credits. Signed by Señor Fagoaga. On this day and in the record of this general treassury the ministers executed the deed of sale aforesaid.
Mexico, November 29, 1842.
Ramon Villalobos.
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Before the arbitral court under the Hague Convention in the case of The United States of America (on behalf of the R. C. Church of Upper California) against the Republic of Mexico. For identification:

John T. Doyle.

Exhibit No. 4 to the deposition of John T. Doyle.

Jas. T. O’Keefe,
Notary, Public.