Perthuis Land Sale

              		

		[MS in English, then in French]

		Territory of Arkansas  } 
		County of Arkansas     }  ss

					Be it remembered that on the
		fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand
		eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared before me
		one of the Justices of the peace, duly qualified and commissioned
							aboved named M..[MS illegible]
		for the aforesaid county, the within and foregoing deed for
                [added line first words unreadable...] that he has signest seal'ed the within and
		the purposes therin mentioned expressed and contained
		In testimony wherof I have, hereunto set my hand and
		day and date above written			

					Eli J. Lewis Justice Peace 
		Received and recorded Feb. 15th 1820

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[English Translation]

Territory of the
Arkansas		
		Let it be known to all those who read this here that 
		we, Etienne Vasseur + Suzanne Pertuis my spouse, with 
		Aimée Pertuis and Eugénie Pertuis, undersigned with our
		common marks and in the presence of witnesses, we have
		this fifteenth day of the month of February 1820
		recognized, and we recognize as good and valuable, both
		in our names and in the names of our assignees, the sale of 
		a land with a house on it, located in the village of the Arkansas;
		this land is three hundred and twenty four feet deep by
		ninety feet wide, bordering on the West side the land of Mr Frederic Notrebe;
		on the East side to two small lots belonging to Messrs John Taylor +
		Fred. Notrebe; to the South to the crossing street and on the North to the other crossing street.
		The sale of the said land + house was made and signed by our father in law Francois Grebert +
		Suzanne Grebert, our own mother, in the name and for 
		the benefit of M. Williams Mabette who sold and
		yielded all his claims to Mr Frederic Notrebe, living
		in the same territory of the Arkansas, in consequence of that	
		which is mentioned above and otherwise, we, cited above, Etienne
		Vasseur and Suzanne Pertuis, my spouse, Aimée Pertuis 
		and Eugénie Pertuis, ratify with satisfaction the said....
				






[Transcription]  


Territoire des 
Arkansas	

		Qu'il soit notoire a tous ceux et celles qui
		verront ces presentes que nous Etienne Vasseur et Suzanne
		Pertuis mon epouse, Aimee Pertuis et Eugenie Pertuis
		soussignes avec nos marques ordinaires et en presence de
		temoins. Avons ce jourd'hui quinze du mois de Fevrier 1820
		reconnu et reconnaissons pour bonne et valable, tant en
		nos noms qu'en ceux de nos ayant causes, la vente d'un
		terrain et une maison dessus, situes au village des Arkansas
		lequel terrain contient trois cent vingt quartre pieds de pro
		deur sur quatre vingt dix pieds de largeur, attenant du
		cote de l'ouest au terrein de M. Frederic Notrebe, du cote
		de l'est aux deux petits lots des sieurs John Taylor +
		Fhed ic Notrebe au sud a la rue de traverse et au nord a
		l'autre rue de traverse, la vente du dit terrein + maison a
		ete faite et signee par notre beau pere Francois Grebert +
		Susanna Grebert, Notre propre mere, au nom et en
		faveur de M. William Mabett lequel a revendu et
		cede tous ses droit au dit Sieur Frederic Notrebe, habi
		au meme territoire des Arkansas, en consequence de ce
		est cite dessus + d'autre part nous sus mentionnes, Etienne
		Vasseur, et Suzanne Pertuis, mon epouse, Aimee Pertuis
		et Eugenie Pertuis, ratifions avec satisfaction ladite	



[Handwritten notes in left margin]

>DEED 
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