San Francisco, Feb 3, 1867
Thomas B Dibblee Esq.
Santa Ynez.
Dear Brother,
On 26th January, I happened to notice that the Orizaba sailed at 10 oclock that morning. I had just time to draw my check and enclose it to Judge Maquire, and get a letter on board before she started. Told Judge M who it was, and to return the check if he couldn’t use it. On 29th Jan Judge M wrote as follows:
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Yours of the 26th with check on Parrott & Co. for $700 came duly in hand, which, after some little trouble, I got cashed by F Schirpporpietus, and have duly paid to the county Treasurer the amount of taxes due on the Delinquent List of 1866&67, on land and stock in your name, W.W. Hollister and your brother. Anso also on land in the name of T Sprague—the whole amount with 5% to 688.69 and $1 to the auditor for two certificates leaving $10.31 which has been placed to the credit of your brother.
Yours truly F J Maguire
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So that appears to be all regular and correct. Please advice us upon what interests & what lands these taxes apply, so that our entries here may show the proper facts. Is any part of the above paid upon Hollister and Cooper’s interests or not.
You should always bear in mind when writing to me to make any payment that could properky apply on H&C’s interests, or on any interests other then on Lompoc Sheep a/c, to carefully advise—else we may get mixed up badly.
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In order to help you to keep it straight, I explain how we keep the accounts. In the ledger we have the original acct Lompoc Rancho.
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This is the acct of the lands themselves (Lompoc & Mission Viejo) and we only charge to it payments that are occasionally made for account of the three interest, viz: 1st W.W.Hollister, 2nd Hollister and Cooper, 3rd A and T.B. Dibblee—the blance of the acct. being from time to time squared off by payments form each 1/3rd. The principal account. Being from time to time squared off by payment from each 1/3.
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The principal a/c is “Lompoc Sheep Joint account which is ½ to W.W. Hollister, ½ to A & T.B. Dibblee. In drawing from this account all you need say is charge Lompoc Sheep A/C—or in speaking of it just use these words Lompoc Sheep a/c and we will understand it. This is all we say in the various entries through the books, Lompoc Sheep a/c
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Beside the doubt about the taxes, I have a little about the draft $100 to W Huse, as you said charge /ac Lompoc Rancho. We charged it to Lompoc Sheep a/c, but hause may have arecieved it as a/c of the services for title to Lompoc. Please Advise as to booth items.
Although we make the title Lompoc Sheep a/c, we put into the acct all items that are jointly for Col H and A&TBD, whether related to lands bought recently or to the sheep a/c direct—that is the a/c represents all items that are ½ for Col H and ½ for A&TBD whether acturaly Lompoc Sheep or not.
My last steamer I heard from Nilly. All were well, and very busily employed in preparing for the wedding, which is expected to come off in the spring. My idea is the sooner the better. Williams new firm had been by
by all previous accts, ranther idle—and I judged Wm had begun to feel quite dubious—but by the last letter I hear they were doing more business, and that William ahd been unable to mamke his ususl visits to Kingston on that account. Wouldn’t it be a fine thing if Wm should at last succeed and feel himself of some account. You suggest that he may spend money too fast for his income. There really is danger of this. Instead of waiting for a capital to accumulate in case the business begins to show good results, he will very likely spend with a free hand, feeling about as he would with a liberal salary to be spent as it comes in. this is wiliams grand failing, I sometimes think he never can or will accoumulate a thousand dollars clear of the world, No matter how favorabley he may be situated.
Henry is going on as usual at Callville—his appointment of goods is not ery complete and at this moment there seens little show of replenish. By last acct there were six men at Callville. A company of soldiers wa at El Dorado Canyon 40 miles below and on Jan 1 as order was dispatched for ten of then to go to Callviille and remain there. No doubth they are there all reight before this.
Col H thinks Conway will be true to us in the Rancho case. You know he sent for $250, which I paid, just before he left for Washington. Mr Upron is no doubt on our side, and Wallace, Patterson and Stow are very influential in land cases. Hope all will come right.
As to Mr Sneath—Col H has written
