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"A lot toward the east corner of the town of Vincennes, join- ing Anthony Dunceford and a street not named. A piece of land four and two-thirds of an arpent in front, running from the King's road to the Wabash, joining Nicholas Cardinal on the one side, and Dominique Bergante on the other side. A piece of land in the old Piankeshaw town, sold by James Croche to Lie- berge, joining Lebanon on one side and Le Beuf on the other. A piece of land near the village of Vincennes, joining Wigg on the east, on the north St. Louis Street, and extending westerly to the village, and south to the great road. Three fields or pieces of land joining the village, running north 42°, west eight perches, then north 26°, east twelve perches, then south 53°, eight perches, and north 34°, east eleven perches. Three pieces of land in the old Indian village, sold by Montour and other chiefs to Spring and Bosseron, in April and May, 1786. Five pieces of land in the old Piankeshaw town at Vincennes, sold by Montour and other chiefs to the same persons as the former. The field lots and land formerly held by the Kettle Carrier, sold by Qui- quilaquia, grandson to the said Kettle Carrier, with the appro- bation of Montour and the other chiefs, to Spring and Bosseron. A piece of land running from the street of St. Louis to a street where Drouet de Richerville lives, joining on one side the last
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concession or acquisition of the town of Vincennes, on the other side to the heap of stones and Mr. Vigo's land, sold by Montour and to François Bosseron and Jean Baptiste Vaudrey. A lot in the ancient village of the Piankeshaws, sold by Centaral to François l'Ognion, joining said Vigo on every side. A piece of land on the little river of the Windmill, joining Mr. Cournoye on one side and said Vigo on the other, fronting the road and running to Jones' field, fifty toises broad and thirty deep, bought of the Widow Boye. A lot in the old Piankeshaw town, joining on one side to Louis Levere and Francis du Mois, two other sides on two streets, and the fourth toward the little river joining James NeNulty. A piece of land fifty-two toises in front and thirty- four deep, to the east of Vincennes, bounded on one side by Christopher Reple, on the other by François Bosseron, and two others by Captain Doyle, bought by Jean Guaries of Joseph l'Ognion. Six lots, twenty-five toises square each, and running back to a street, there joining Pierre Cournoye on one side and Bosseron on the other side, and fronting the river, the other five joining Vigo on one side. Two fields or pieces of land to the east of Vincennes, one nineteen toises in front on the Elm Tree Road and sixty-eight toises deep, joining Louis Boyen on one side, and on the other lands late of Samuel Bradley, and running back to the fields formerly cultivated by the Indians, the other bounded on the north by the Mill Road and by Mr. Bosseron, and run- ning sixty-eight toises to Pierre Gamelin, and thirty toises to the east to lands late of Simon Spring, and having eighty-one toises on a third face and forty-one on the fourth, bought of Louis St. Aubin by James Johnston. A piece of land containing one hundred and eighty acres, part of a tract said to have been grant- ed by the court of Vincennes, 1779, to John Cardine (but the con- cession is lost), situated about five miles from Vincennes, on the road to the forks of White River, and lying between two small water courses that fall into the mill creek, joining lands of the said Gadine to the westward, sold to him by Jean Cardine. Four hundred acres on the north side of the Wabash in the Grand Prairie about a league from Vincennes, granted to him by the court by certain courses, and bounded to the north by John John- son. François Vigo, the following, viz .: A house and lot near the
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town of Vincennes, thirty toises in front, and bounded on one side by Spring and on the other by Montour, a street in front and a public road in the rear, sold by Montour to Leboye, etc. James McNulty, a field or piece of land in Vincennes, fronting on the public road, and joining La Chine on one side and Simon Spring on the other two, sold to him by Grosseblanc and wife. Another field joining Lielarge on the east, Jean Baptiste Vaudrey on the north, fronting on the public road to the barrier, and behind join- ing Pierre Gamelin, sold to him by Montour, chief of the Pian- keshaws.
"Francis Wilson, a lot in Vincennes twenty-five toises square, bounded on the east by Benjamin Bride, on the west and north by streets, and on the east by vacant land. John Small, a piece of land two arpents square on the northeast side of Vincennes, join- ing lands of Bosseron on the southwest, and Johnson on the south- east and northeast, and the great road on the northwest, sold him by Baptiste Dubois. A piece of land on the Wabash above the town of Vincennes, bounded on the north by the river, on the east by Vigo, running sixty-six perches north, 30° east, and forty perches north, 47° west, part of the Indian village. A piece of land two arpents in front and forty deep, in the prairie of the river Du Chien, one side to Jean Baptiste Millcet, another to Jean Baptiste Braton, sold to him by Joseph Pederot, Jr. A piece of land in the prairie of the river Du Chien two arpents in front and forty deep, on the north side to John Decker, on the south to John Small, on the east and west to vacant land, sold him by Jean Baptiste Millcet. A piece of land four arpents in front and forty deep on the saw-mill run, bounded south by Bosseron, west by Starkey, north by the run, east by John Martin, sold him by
Joseph Amelin. Four hundred arpents of land on the little river, joining Daniel Sullivan on the west, Francis Bosseron on the north, vacant lands on the east and south, sold him by Pierre Kerre and wife; Mr. Small has no deed for this, but as it has been proved to Col. Sargent that this (in part) was an ancient concession, you are to satisfy the same with the usual quantity, that is, one hundred and sixty arpents. Laurent Barsadon, a lot in Vincennes twelve toises in front by twenty-five in depth, join- ing Cardinal on one side, Dubois on another, and the other two
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lying on streets, sold by François Brouillet. A lot in Vincennes, twenty-five toises square, joining said Barsadon on one side and Vital Boucher on the other, and to two streets, sold by Joseph Drouen. Four arpents in front by the ordinary depth, on the west side of the Wabash, one side to lands of Deshom, on the other by Pierre Racine, on the third by Andrew Racine, on the fourth by the Wabash, sold by Francis Racine. Robert Buntin, a house and lot in Vincennes, front to the Wabash, back to the Indian fields, one side by Maonaam, on the other by Francis the Cat's Paw, about one acre in length each way. Another lot, and the buildings thereon, in Vincennes, eighty feet in front, and running from the road on the bank of the Wabash to the street St. Louis, one side by lands late of Antoine Marie, on the other by Henry Richard, sold by Maonaam to Richard and wife; two arpents of land by forty deep, on the north side of the Wabash, opposite the Indian village, one side to Du Cherme, the other to Baradi, being a part of four arpents granted by St. Marie to Pierre Barthe. Samuel Baird, one arpent of land in front by forty deep, on the north side of St. Jerome River, running from the river, and leaving a public road on the bank thereof, accord- ing to the custom, joining Pierre Cournoye on one side and Jo- seph Brossard on the other, with a house thereon. Jacob How- ell, a lot in Vincennes twenty-five toises square, on the south and west to streets, on the east by David Howell, and north by an- other street. Michael Barrackman, a lot in Vincennes in the common, twenty-five toises square, on the north and east by streets, on the south by John Day, and on the west by William Morrison. Christopher Wyant claims four hundred acres of land on the head of the south fork of the little river of Mill Creek, one side to Charles Langelo, the other by vacant lands bought of Louis Levron Mettye; it has been proved to Col. Sargent that there was ancient possession upon this tract of one hundred and sixty arpents; this quantity, therefore, must be surveyed for Wyant. The heirs of Joseph Tougas, six arpents of land in front and fifty deep, situated at the Terre Noire, bounded by Nicholas Barjaron on one side.
"François Mallet, a piece of land at a place called the Faux- chenaille. You must endeavor to ascertain the old boundaries;
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the quantity must not, however, exceed 160 arpents, but upon good proof it was originally more. A piece of land on the river Du Chien, and another at Bois Jaune. No boundaries for those are mentioned; endeavor to govern yourself by the old ones; they must not, at any rate, exceed 160 arpents each. Henry Vander- burg, a piece of land, twelve arpents, more or less, being a part of sundry fields formerly the lands of the Piankeshaws, containing, in the whole, about nineteen arpents, lying at the east of the vil- lage of Vincennes; bounded westerly by T. Doyle, north by Francis Bosseron, and others; sold by Simon Spring. A piece of land containing, of two fields joining each other in the old Indian village, sixty toises on one side and forty on the other, bounded in front by the street where Du Betz lives, and on the rear partly by the fields of Alebomane, and partly by that of Nisbreche; part of Samuel Bradley's lot on one side, and on the other the field of Saspacona and Nez du Carbin; sold by the Nez du Carbin to Pierre Gamelin. A piece of land, two arpents in front, in the prairie of the Grand Marais, and forty arpents deep, joining on one side lands now or late of Jean Baptiste Perrot, and vacant land on the other side. John Savage, a piece of land, four arpents in front and forty deep, lying on the mill run; bounded on the east by Bellow, and on the northwest and south by vacant lands. Charles Chartres, 400 acres of land upon the river Du Chien, to the east of Cardinal; bounded south by the river, and west by Louis; granted by the court of Vincennes to Jean Marie le Grand, Febru- ary 19, 1781; by him transferred to Small, by Small to Chartiers, and mortgaged to Small for the purchase money; the original concession lost; the record in point apparently falsified, 1785 be- ing changed to 1781. No survey to be made of this till proof of the early date be established-a forgery. Jean d'Argilleure, called St. Pierre, a lot in Vincennes, twenty-five toises on one side and twenty on the other, joining Pierre Gamelin on one side, a street on the other, the Widow Bosseron on the third; granted by Lieut. Ramsey to Jacque la Tremouille, November 9, 1768. Jacob Pea, 160 acres of lands bought of Frederick Bergen, granted by the court in 1783, and on which he lived in 1795. Benjamin Beckes claims 400 arpents by a grant to Moses Carter, in the year 1780, and conveyed to him regularly. It seems this
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or a part thereof is within the donation tract; if so, it must be satisfied adjoining the same, or otherwise laid off agreeable to the expression of the concession. The heirs of Francis Bosseron claim a piece of land, ten arpents by forty, one side to Vaudrey, the other to Lefevere, granted to Bosseron, by the court, in 1785. This has been well improved, and in the year 1790 it was prom- ised by Col. Sargent that, should it fall within the donation tract, he should receive an equal quantity adjoining the same, the sur- vey to be made accordingly. Four hundred acres of land on the river Du Chien, bounded on the west by Hainton, and on three other sides by vacant lands; granted originally to Thomas Jones. If this has fallen in the additional donation tract, the heirs must be satisfied by lands adjoining the same. Michael Bronliett, a piece of land upon the northeast of Vincennes, on the Chemin du Glaize, joining Charles Villeneuve and Jacque Cardinal, occupied by per- mission from the court, in 1777, four arpents by forty. The widow of Charles Villeneuve claims a grant from the court, in 1777, of 160 arpents, about four miles east of Vincennes, and joining Brouillette upon the east. Depositions prove this, and it must be surveyed accordingly. A claim is made, for Joseph Chertier, of 400 acres of land; Chertier knows nothing thereof, but gave a quit-claim, verbally, to John Westgall, for two arpents by forty, which was once irregularly given to him by Joseph Lerche, an old inhabitant. This land lies upon the south side of the Island road, and may be surveyed for Westgall, upon his producing reg- ular conveyance thereof from Learche, who appears to have been entitled to the same. Benjamin Beckes claims 400 acres of land at the forks of the river Du Chien ; the river upon the east, Asturgas on the west, vacant lands on the south. This, by a grant from the court, January 22, 1785; survey for him 200 acres, English measure. A piece of land, by purchase from François Mallet, lying on the Poplar Ridge, of four arpents by forty; granted by St. Ange, 1760. Joshua Harbin, a piece of land on the river Du Chien, and the island Trace, of four arpents by forty, granted by the court, February 16, 1785, to Bordelaux, by him to Vigo, and from Vigo to Harbin. This piece of land was given by St. Ange to Bordelaux more than thirty years ago. For John B. Delorie four arpents by forty, about ten arpents from the lowest con-
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cessions in the lower prairie. This from St. Ange to Antoine Mallet, and from Mallet to Delorie.
"The heirs of Peter Caunoyer, ten lots, of twenty-five toises square each, situated east of Vincennes, a part of the old Indian lands, and a house and lot, one side to St. Louis Street, the other to the Wabash; Vigo at one end, Marechall on the other. Four arpents by forty, claimed by conveyances from Rouissant and Lemay. By the oath of Mr. Pierre Gamelin, it appears the same was granted upward of thirty years ago, and improved ever since. Henry Vanderburgh, by a conveyance from the heirs of Jean Bap- tiste La Guard, four arpents by forty, lying on the front line of the donation allotted by St. Ange to La Guard thirty-five years ago. Toussaint Dubois, two arpents by forty, on the southwest by Pierre Carter, on the northeast by Jean Baptiste Ouilette, by a concession from the court, 1783, to Pierre Kerre, and from Kerre to him. Seven arpents by fifty, situated below the little rock on the Wabash, bounded on both sides by vacant lands, and granted in 1759, by St. Ange to Marie, Joseph, Richard and Widow Autire; by the heirs assigned to Pierre Gamelin, by Gamelin to Dubois and Vigo, and by Vigo to Dubois. Four arpents by forty, at the rock, beginning on the Wabash, granted by the court to Pierre Gamelin, 1783, and assigned by him to Dubois. Four arpents by forty, joining the aforesaid tract, granted by the court, 1783, to Pierre Gamelin, Jr., and by him also assigned to Dubois. Isaac Decker claims 400 arpents on White River, under a con- cession from the court of June, 1784; from consideration of the improvements, the whole granted. Joseph Decker claims four arpents by forty, on the north side of the Wabash, granted, in 1780, to Hannah Dalton, and assigned to him from Val. Thom. Dalton, and wife Hannah. Thomas Jones claims one and three- quarters of an arpent of land by forty deep, on the north side of the Wabash, by purchase from Du Charme, who purchased of Ruissient, who purchased from Bosseron; Bosseron's grant be- lieved to have been from St. Marie, 1772. Henry Vanderburgh, two arpents by forty, in the lower prairie, purchased from old Louis Levron, called Mettie. Mrs. Gremare obtained this from St. Marie, and sold to Levron, who sells to Vanderburgh. Moses Decker claims four arpents by forty on the north side of the Wa-
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bash; this, a grant from the court in 1783, to Andre Robinson. Dalton assigns it to Decker, but there is no assignment to Dalton. It may be surveyed, but cannot be conveyed to Decker till this error is corrected. Jean Baptiste Vilray, four arpents by forty, on the river Embarras, joining Joseph Page on the south, by a grant from the court, March 14, 1782. The heirs of Mainard Arturgus, 400 arpents in the forks of Du Chi, joining Moses Henry on one side, Benjamin Beckes on another, Johnson on an- other, and Countzs on the other; by a grant from the court in 1785, From the state of improvements in 1791, and other causes, the whole of this is granted. James Johnson, Esquire, claims nine acres in front (more or less) and forty deep, situated on the fork road, bounded in front by Toussaint Codere, and on the other side by vacant land. purchased from Perodo, who had it in right- of his wife, sister to Denoyon, who received it from St. Ange more than thirty years ago.
"Robert Mays claims 400 acres by a grant from the court in 1784, situated between the river Du Chien and White River, one side to Matssou south, north and east by vacant lands. From the state of improvement certified to me, you are to survey for this claim one hundred acres English measure. John Small, four arpents by forty, granted by the court to Cardine, June 12, 1782, on Saw Mill Run, joining Amelin. Cardine sold to Jones, and Jones to Martin, as appears from the testimony of Esquire John- son and John Doret; and a bill of sale from Martin appears to Thomas Small, whose heir is John Small, the claimant. Charles Thorn, by a grant from the court, June 25, 1781, four arpents by forty; front on the Wabash, on the south and southwest by James Bourne, and on the north and northeast by John Beckey. Michael Thorn, by a grant from the court, May 15, 1783, claims four hun- dred arpents, which has fallen in the donation tract; the same to be satisfied where he now lives, provided it does not interfere with any legal claim. Tobias Decker claims four hundred acres, settled upon by permission of the court, which he proves to have been given in 1785, and then, and before 1791, a number of fruit trees had been planted there, and several houses built; some two or more acres of corn planted, and other improvements. One hun- dred acres of land to be surveyed for him; he now lives upon the
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land. Allen Ramsay, a case exactly like the former; living now upon his claim. One hundred acres thereof to be surveyed for him. Jacque Coteau, by a grant of the court in 1782, at the black grounds on the Embarras, joining to Vilray, four hundred arpents. Samuel Watkins, by a grant from the court, of 1782, four arpents by forty, on the other side the river Du Chien, joining the Cypress Swamp. William Hall claims four arpents by forty, a grant from the court of 1780, on the Wabash; one side to Jabee Ruland, an- other to Gabriel Le Grand. William Hall claims four arpents by forty, by a court grant of 1781, on the Wabash; one side to Louis Paine, another side to Thomas Hall. Louis Paine, four arpents by forty, granted by the court, 1781, on the Wabash; joining William Hall on one side, and Depree on the other. Thomas Hall, four arpents by forty, granted in 1781, on the Wabash; joining William Hall on one side, and Henry Cotton on another. Robert Johnson claims four hundred and forty arpents on the river Du Chien, granted by the court to Felix Countz, December, 1783, assigned to Pierre Gamelin, June 16, 1789, for four hun- dred arpents, and by him to Johnson. Four hundred arpents to be surveyed for Johnson.
Four arpents by forty in the common and at the end of Lafoe's tract; one side to Moses Henry, the other to vacant land, by a court grant of 1783, to Henry Stophe, by him assigned to Ann Collins, widow of Moses Henry, now said Johnson's wife. If it should be in the tract reserved by Congress for the commons, it must not be surveyed. Four arpents by forty, granted, in 1783, to Martin Leche, on the north side of Wabash, below the little vil- lage; one side to Martin Spetch, and the other to Henry Spetch, conveyed to the widow Ann Collins, now Johnson's wife. R. Johnson also claims four arpents by forty, granted to Moses Henry in 1783; bounded northeast by Cardinal, southwest by Johnson, on the north side of Wabash. This to be surveyed and deeded to Moses Henry's heirs. Barclay Hoche, four arpents by forty, north side of the Wabash, below the Little Prairie, by Dalton on one side, vacant lands on the other; grant.of the court in 1783. John Rice Jones, four hundred arpents on the north side of the river Du Chien; one side to Countz, south by the said river, the two other sides by vacant lands; by assignment from Dalton, to whom
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the land was granted December, 1783. Four arpents by forty on the north side of the Wabash, within a league of the village; granted by the court to Dalton, November, 1780, and assigned to Jones by Dalton. Thomas Mallet claims two grants from St. Ange, dated in 1760. One of them from St. Ange is four arpents by forty on the river Du Chien, along the Island tract, and to be surveyed; the other not intelligible. If it can be explained, and should not exceed four arpents by forty, it may also be surveyed. Observe if warrants of survey have not been before entered for those tracts. It is believed the claims were exhibited to the gov- ernor. Daniel Sullivan, four arpents by forty, on the banks of the Wabash, one side to Ruland, and another to William Hall; granted to John Bailey in June, 1782, assigned to Sullivan. John Askin, two arpents by forty, north side of the river Wabash, by purchase from Ettienne St. Marie, who held under Joseph Rivet; sold by decree of the court. Rivet purchased of Boisverd. Sup- posed to have been a part of Bosseron's grant. Jacque Latra- moux, four arpents by forty, at the end of the second concession; one side to Baptiste Dubois. Angelique Racine, four arpents by forty, at the Big Hill, granted and allotted to her father, François Racine, upward of thirty years ago, about three miles east of Vincennes. John Small claims four hundred arpents between the rivers Bosseron and Marie; on the west to Thomas Small, on the south and east by vacant land, on the north by Richard; granted in 1785 by the court. Some small improvements are made to
appear; survey for him fifty acres English. Thomas Small claims four hundred acres between the rivers Bosseron and Marie; granted as the former; in the situation also of the former; sur- vey also to satisfy the same, fifty acres. John Small appears the heir of Thomas. Robert Buntin claims four hundred acres on the big hill, about three miles northeast of Vincennes, on the road leading to the lick, by purchase from Jacque Cardinal. By the oath of Esquire Edeline, it is proved that Cardinal had permission to take up this land, and that in 1782 and 1791, there were upon it twenty acres under good cultivation; to be satisfied by four hundred arpents. Robert Johnson, four arpents by forty, in the common at the church land, by a court grant of 1783 to Moses Henry, and Ann, his wife, now the wife of Johnson. If in the
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· tract reserved as commons by the United States, must not be sur- veyed. Patrick Simpson claims four hundred acres by purchase from Racine, where he now lives. Seven acres and a half only seem to have been conveyed even by Racine to Simpson. This must be surveyed for Simpson. The heirs of Paul Gamelin, four arpents by forty, granted in 1783 to Paul Gamelin, being part of a general division of a thirty-two acre tract, which was subdivided into four arpents for eight grantees; lying at the rock above Vin- cennes. For the minor children of Antoine Danis and Josete Naux, a tract of land on the White Oak level, about four miles from Vincennes, four arpents by forty ; a grant from St. Ange. If this is out of the commons it must be surveyed conformably to the ancient boundaries.
"CINCINNATI, January 8, 1798.
"The following you will be pleased to consider as a supplement to my warrants for survey in Knox County, bearing date the 23d of October, 1797: For Abraham Decker, claiming four hundred arpents between the river Du Chien and White River, and joining to Benjamin Beckes by a court grant of March 20, 1785, and some small improvements thereupon; the grant was to John Decker, his father, and assigned by Luke Decker, the heir at law, to the said Abraham; survey fifty acres. For François Bar- rais, six arpents by forty in the Cathalinette, one side to Dumais, and another to the common, granted by Lieut. Rumsey, July 24, 1768, to St. Perthuion, and by him assigned to the said Barrais; survey the same. For Guilliam Page, four arpents by forty on the river Embarras, joining on one side to Joseph Page, by a court grant of the 14th of March, 1782; survey the same. For Joseph Page, four arpents by forty on the Embarras, joining Guilliam Page, by a court grant March 14, 1782; survey the same. For Laurent Barsadon, four arpents by forty, on the north side of the Wabash, one side to Ducharm and another to Lamotte, and nearly opposite the fort, by purchase from the heirs of Jean Baptiste Racine, once commandant of Vincennes, and who improved the same twenty-five years past; survey the same. For Joseph Lamotte, four arpents by forty, joining the above tract, by purchase from Racine's heirs also, and proved by him
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