Iowa-Brown-Crawford County WI Archives Deed.....GRignon, Antoine - Paquette [aka Pauquette], Peter [aka Pierre] September 24, 1836
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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.

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