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45. It is hereby understood and agreed that wherever the word "pounds" is used in this agree-
    ment, pounds sterling, lawful money of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, are meant.
46. This agreement is entered into by and is to bind the said William H. Webb and Ben Holladay,
    jointly and severally, both as co-contractors and as individuals.
    In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year
    first above written.

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JULIUS VOGEL,
W. H. WEBB,
BEN HOLLADAY
(by W. H. WEBB, Attorney).

Sealed and delivered in the presence of-

[The words "United States," onthe 23rd line of the 1st page,
"may," on the 30th line of the 3rd page, being written
on erasure, and the words "shall be" on the 19th line,
and "knowingly" on the 21st line of the 10th page, and
the words "upon the whole ground of complaint" on
the 26th line of the 14th page being, interlined before
execution.]

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F. F. MARBURY, Junr.,
W. GRAY,
J. B. M. STEWART.

United States of America. }
State of New York. }
City and County of New York. }

On this seventh day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, before me, Francis
F. Marbury, junr., a Public Notary in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn,
dwelling in the City of New York, personally came Julius Vogel and William H. Webb, to me
personally known, and known to me to be the same persons described in and who executed the annexed
agreement, and severally acknowledged to me that they executed the same: And at the same time
the said William H. Webb acknowledged that he executed the said instrument also as the Attorney in
fact of Ben Holladay, and executed the same as and for the act and deed of Ben Holladay therein
described, for the purposes therein mentioned, under and by virtue of a Power of Attorney, duly
executed and acknowledged by the said Ben Holladay, to him the said William H. Webb, bearing date
the tenth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.
Witness my hand and seal of office, at the City of New York aforesaid, the day and year last
above written.

F. F. MARBURY, Jr.,
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Notary Public, N.Y.

Her Britannic Majesty's Consulate, New York.

I, EDWARD MORTIMER ARCHIBALD, Esq., Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the
Bath, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul,

DO HEREBY CERTIFY that F. F. Marbury, junior, Esquire, whose true signature and seal are respectively
subscribed and affixed to the certificate hereunto annexed, was, on the day of the date thereof, a
Notary Public in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, to whose official acts
faith and credit are due.

In witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal of office, at the City of New York,
this seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-one.

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By the Consul.
PIERREPONT EDWARDS,
Vice-Consul.

I HEREBY ratify and confirm the execution of the foregoing instrument as and for my act and deed.
Witness my hand and seal, this seventh day of March, 1871.

(L.S.)
BEN HOLLADAY,
Per pro G. K. OTIS, Attorney.

Sealed and delivered in the presence of
F. F. MARBURY, jr.

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United States of America. }
State of New York. }
City and County of New York. }

On this seventh day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, before me,
Francis F. Marbury, junior, a Public Notary in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned
and sworn, dwelling in the City of New York, personally came George K. Otis, the attorney in fact
of Ben Holladay, known to me to be the individual described in, and who as such attorney executed
the annexed instrument of ratification and confirmation, and acknowledged to me that he executed the
same as and for the act and deed of Ben Holladay as aforesaid, for the purpose therein mentioned,
under and by virtue of a certain Letter of Attorney, executed and acknowledged by him the said Ben