WILLS:  George SMITH Estate Settlement, Ettrick, Trempealeau Co., WI

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Settlement of the Estate of George Smith

Law Offices of G. Y. Freeman, Galesville, Wis., April 7, '97 Robert W.
Smith, Esq. Yakima County, Wash. 

Dear Sir:-
I suppose your brothers have written to you about the matter, but I am not
sure. On your late fathers's property there are mortgages amounting to some
$1400, and the only way we can save any thing is to borrow the money and
pay off the heirs.

Your brother in-law Larson holds a contract for 160 acres and the mortgage
covers his land as well as the old farm on which John lives.  They propose
to deed the quarter section to Grace and then she borrow some on her land,
and John borrows on his and pay off the heirs.  Before the money can be
borrowed Grace must have a deed to the land so she can give a mortgage. The
deed must be sent back to me, or to the Bank of Galesville, and we will hold
it until the whole business is done, and it must all be done at the same
time. There is no other way out so that the heirs can all get their share....

(hand written at bottom of page) Larson was to pay $2000 for the quarter.
Grace takes her share out and pays the balance to the heirs, and John does
the same.

This Indenture, Made this 7th day of April in the year of our Lord on
thousand eight hundred and ninety seven between George H. Smith and Andrine
Smith, his wife, John W. Smith, widower of the County of Trempealeau and
State of Wisconsin and Robert W. Smith*, single of the County of Yakima and
State of Washington, children heirs of George Smith, deceased late of
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin as party of the first part and Grace E. Larson
of the County of Trempealeau and State of Wisconsin as the party of the
second part,

Witnessed: That the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration
of the sum of Fifteen hundred Dollars, to them in hand paid by the party of
the second part, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do hereby
give, grant, bargain, sell, release and quit-claim unto the said party of
the second part, her heirs and assigns forever, the following described
premises and real estate lying and being in the County of Trempealeau and
State of Wisconsin, to-wit:

The Northwest quarter of Section eleven (11) Township Nineteen (19) North of
Range Seven (7) West containing 160 acres of land more or less.
(snip)
To have and to Hold the said premises above bargained and described, with
the appurtenances, unto said party of the second part her heirs and assigns
forever.

In Witness Whereof, The said parties of the first part have hereto
set....and seal the day and year first above written.
signed---George H. Smith, Robert W. Smith, Andrine Smith, J. W. Smith

Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of
G. Y. Freeman, G. R. Freeman, Chas Anderson, John Rud

Trempealeau Co. WI, signed and dated 7th April 1897
Yakima Co. WA, signed 21 April 1897
Received for Record this 12 day of July A. D. 1897, at 12 o'clock signed H.
N Halvorson

*Robert W. Smith was married. He and his wife never divorced, just
separated.