Iowa-Crawford-Brown County WI Archives Deed.....Paquette [aka Pauquette], Peter [aka Pierre] - Barrette [her Maiden Name Brisbois], Louis And His Wife Madelain September 24, 1836 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com June 27, 2007, 1:32 am Written: September 24, 1836 Iowa County Deed Books, Book B, pages 247-248: This indenture made the 24th day of September, in the year of our Lord, 1836, between Antoine Grignon of Prairie du Chien, in the County of Crawford and Territory of Wisconsin, of the first part, and Peter Paquette [aka Peter Pauquette, Pierre Paquette, Pierre Pauquette] of the second part. Witnesseth that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars in hand paid by the party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained, and sold, remised, released, conveyed, and confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, remise, release, alien, and confirm unto the said party of the second part in the actual possession now being and to his heirs and assigns forever, all that certain piece or parcel of land lying and being situated in the County of Iowa [now located in Lafayette County] known and designated in the survey made by the United States as Section 16 of Township Three North of Range 4 East, together with all and singular hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim, and demand whatsoever of the said party of the first part, either in law or equity of, in and to the above bargained premises with hereditaments and appurtenances; To have and to hold the said Section of land to the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said party of the first part for his heirs and executors and administrators, do grant, covenant, bargain, promise and agree to and with the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, the above bargained premises in quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns against all and every person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim the whole or any part of the above mentioned and described premises will forever warrant and defend. In witness whereof the said party of the first part hath set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. Signed Antoine [his mark] Grignon. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of G. Low, D. Bushnell. Territory of Wisconsin, County of Brown} Be it known that on the 24th day of September, 1836, before me, Daniel Bushnell, Esq., one of the justices of the Peace in and for said County, personally came the within named Antoine Grignon and acknowledge the within indenture to be his act and deed, and desires that the same might be recorded as such according to law. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. D. Bushnell, Justice of the Peace. I do hereby certify that the accompanying deed of conveyance has been made by Antoine Grignon to Peter Pauquette in the consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars having been paid in money and otherwise to the said Antoine Grignon, the said Peter Pauquette as the said Antoine now in my presence acknowledged. The said Antoine Grignon further acknowledges that the above named sum of eight hundred dollars was paid and secured as above stated by the said Pauquette at Fort Winnebago on the 24th of September, 1836. I further certify that I have known the said Antoine Grignon several years and that he is fully competent to manage and take care of his property, and that, in my consideration above named is a fully fair price for the land conveyed. I further certify that I did not see the money paid; from my personal knowledge of the parties, I have not the least hesitation in believing that it was done as stated above, and that the whole transaction is altogether fair and correct. Given under my hand at Fort Winnebago, W. T., this 24th day of September, 1836. G. Low, Captain 5th Infantry, acting Agent, Indian Affairs. Test. Robt. Dougherty, Register} See pages 3-4 and 5, Book B. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/iowa/deeds/barrette38gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 4.8 Kb