[mclachlan] FLEURY MESPLET 87 



to be inserted in the Gazette, Montreal, of which Mesplet had been 

 printer. 



Documents from the Archives of the Court House, Montreal. P. Lukin N.P. 



Before the underwritten Public Notary for the Province of Lower 

 Canada, residing in the City of Montreal, Personnally came and were 

 present, John Jacob Astor, late of the City of New York, Merchant, at 

 present in Montreal, on the one part; & Phillip Liebert, late a Major, 

 in the service of the united States, now in Montreal aforesaid of the 

 other part. Who voluntarily confessed and declared, that they had 

 made, agreed and concluded, and by these presents do make, agree 

 and conclude by and between them, the following articles of agreement 

 as follows. — 



That the said Phillip Liebert, having given unto the said John 

 Jacob Astor, two Certain Powers of attorney bearing equal date with 

 these Presents, which the said Astor doth hereby acknowledge to 

 have received specially enpowering him the said Astor, in the name 

 of the said Liebert, to ask and receive of and from the Congress of 

 the united States, two respective Claims he hath upon the People 

 of the united States for services done rendered & performed during 

 the late war between Great Britain &. America to wit. His arrearages 

 of Pay amounting as he declares to the best of his knowledge and 

 information to a Sum of Three Hundred and Ninety Silver Spanish 

 Dollars together with a legal Claim, for Pension due unto him for 

 seven years back at the rate of twenty dollars pr. month having been 

 wounded in the service of the said United States. Now it is hereby 

 agreed by and between the said Parties, that if the said Astor shall 

 at any time within the space and term of Twelve Calendar Months 

 from the date of these Presents at his diligence and Costs, take all 

 legal steps to pursue and recover the aforesaid Claims, and that he 

 shall have recovered 1?he same or only the seven years back Pension 

 at the rate of Twenty Dollars as aforesaid, then and in that case, & 

 not otherwise the said Astor hereby binds «& obliges himself His Heirs 

 Executors & administrators to pay or cause to be paid unto the said 

 Phillip Liebert, his lawful attorney. Heirs Executors and adminis- 

 trators, the sum of One Thousand Silver Spanish Dollars, for which 

 payment well and truely to be made & paid, Mr. Alexander Henry of 

 Montreal aforesaid Merchant, present & consenting doth become 

 responsible & for the purpose becometh a party — hereunto testifyed 

 by his signing these Presents, Hereby Binding and obliging himself 

 His Heirs Executors and administrators, for the due payment of the 

 One Thousand Silver Dollars to the Sd. Phillip Liebert, His Lawful 

 Attorney Executors & administrator for and in the name & behalf of 



