Supreme court of the United States. No. 135. The United States, appellants, vs. John A. Sutter. Appeal from the District court U.S. for the Northern district of California.

816 The United States vs. Sutter.
Endorsed: Received for record December 29, 1857, at 2 o'clock p.
m., at the request of the grantee, and recorded January 3rd, 1858,
in book 12 of deeds, pages 221 and 222.
D. C. BENHAM, Recorder,
By R. R, WICKERSHAM, Deputy.
1192 Filed August 13th, 1861.
W. H. CHEVERS, Clerk.
Garrison Exhibit No. 2. Certified copy of deed from J. A. Sutter to H.
H. Hackney et al.
Know all men by these presents that I, John A. Sutter, of Hock
Farm, on Feather river, Upper California, for and in consideration of
the sum of five thousand four hundred and sixty-eight dollars and
twenty-five cents, to me in hand paid by H. H. Hackney and G. W.
McCullough, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargained, sold, and conveyed, and by these presents do bargain, sell,
and convey, unto the said Hackney and McCullough, all that certain
piece or parcel of land lying and being in the district of Sacramento,
State of California, and bounded and described as follows: beginning
at a point on the east bank of Feather river, which point is marked
by one twelve-inch oak tree, bearing north eighty-six degrees west,
distance ten feet, and one twenty-four-inch sycamore tree, bearing
north seventy degrees east, distance 49 feet, one mile below
1193 "Plumas;" thence down to mouth of Bear creek; thence up
Bear creek to a point which shall be upon a direct magnetic
meridian east of the point of beginning; thence west (magnetic) to
said point of beginning, on Feather river, containing eighteen hundred and twenty-two and three-quarters acres, more or less: to have
and to hold the above granted land and premises unto them, the said.
Hackney and McCullough, their heirs and assigns, to them and their
sole use and behoof forever. And I, the said Sutter, for myself and
for my heirs, executors, and administrators, hereby covenant and
agree to and with the said Hackney and McCullough, their heirs and
assigns, that I am well and truly seized of the above granted land and
premises, and have lawful right and authority to convey the same, and
that I will, and that my heirs, executors, and administrators shall, and
will warrant and defend the same against the lawful claims and demands of all persons whomsoever.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
1194 [ ] seal on this the third day of April, A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty.
JOHN A. SUTTER.
By his attorney, FREDERICK EMORY.
Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence ofWITTS JOHN WARREN.
S. S. HACKNEY.