Iowa-Brown-Crawford County WI Archives Deed.....Paquette, Pierre - Grignon, Marie October 19, 1836
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Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com June 26, 2007, 10:23 pm

actual location today-Lafayette County
Written: October 19, 1836
Recorded: December 10, 1836

Iowa County Deeds, Book B, pages 407-408
Rec’d 10th of Dec’r, 1836} This indenture made the 19th day of October in the 
year of our Lord 1836, between Marie Grignon of the County of Crawford and 
Territory of Wisconsin of the first part, and Pierre Paquette [aka Peter 
Paquette, Pierre Pauquette or Peter Pauquette] of the Portage of the Wisconsin 
in the Territory of Wisconsin of the second part. 

Witnesseth that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of 
the sum of eight hundred dollars to her in hand paid by the party of the second 
part, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged, has granted, 
bargained, and remised, released, aliened and confirmed and by these presents 
unto the said party of the second part in actual possession now being, and to 
his heirs and assigns forever;

All of a certain piece of land containing six hundred and forty acres granted 
to the said Marie Grignon under the treaty made with the Winebago Indians at 
Prairie du Chien on the first day of August, 1829, which said tract of [land] 
has been located in the County of Iowa and Territory of Wisconsin, as is known 
as Section numbered Ten [10] of Township Three North in Range One East of the 
Fourth Principal Meridian, or any other section of land which may be given to 
said Marie Grignon under the provisions of the said Treaty in lieu of the 
section above described; Together with all and singular the 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; To have and to hold the said section of land to the said 
Section [probably should have been ‘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 Marie Grignon of the first part, for her heirs, executors and 
administrators do grant, covenant, bargain, promise and agree to and with 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 has hereunto set her hand 
and seal the day and year first above written. Signed Marie [her mark] Grignon. 
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of H. L. Dousman, J. Brisbois.

Territory of Wisconsin, County of Crawford} Be it remembered that on the 19th 
day of October, 1836, personally came before me, the undersigned, one of the 
Justices of the Peace in and for the county and territory, Marie Grignon, known 
to me as the person who has executed the foregoing deed of bargain and sale 
from her to Pierre Paquette and acknowledged the same to [be] her act and deed 
for the uses and purposes therein mentioned; that the consideration therein 
expressed has been received and that she is therewith fully contented and 
satisfied. Given under my hand this 19th day of October, 1836. H. L. Dousman, 
Justice of the Peace. C. C.

I, John Green, Major in the United States Army commanding the military post at 
Fort Winebago and at present acting Indian Agent at Fort Winebago, do hereby 
certify that on this day, Marie Grignon, known to me as the person who has 
executed the foregoing deed of bargain and sale from her to Pierre Paquette, 
personally came before me and acknowledged that she had executed the said deed 
truly and voluntarily without any fraud, circumvention ore undue influence on 
the part of the Grantee or any other person and that she has received the 
consideration expressed in said deed, having been paid in money or its 
equivalent, is sufficient for the lands therein mentioned and that he said 
Marie Grignon has sufficient knowledge and capacity to transact business, and I 
do therefore recommend that the foregoing and transfer of the land therein 
mentioned be approved by the President of the United States. Given under my 
hand at Fort Winebago,
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