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Jean Baptist Bertrand’s claim.

NOTICE.-I, Jean Baptist Bertrand, hereby enter my claim, under the laws for ascertaining and deciding upon claims to lands in the Territory of Michigan, to a piece or tract of land situated at Point St. Ignace, in the county of Michilimackinac, in the Territory of Michigan, opposite to the island of Michilimackinac, lying upon the shore of the bay or head of Lake Huron, and bounded as follows, to wit: on the north by land claimed by Pierre Muller, and on the south by land claimed by Augustin Amlin, being about seven arpents in front, and extending back from the margin of said lake eighty arpents, be the same more or less; said piece or tract of land having been purchased by me of one Louis Babba, about three years ago, who is since deceased, and a valuable consideration paid him therefore by me, as appears by the deposition of Joseph Delvare and Antoine Martin, senior, herewith transmitted.

JEAN BAPTIST BERTRAND.

Michilimackinac, August 4, 1823.

Personally appeared before me, Varnum I. Card, a justice of the peace in and for the county of Michilimakinac, in the Territory of Michigan, Joseph Delvare, of lawful age, who, having been duly sworn, doth depose and say that on July 1, A.D. 1812, and for some time previous thereto, Louis Babba had the possession of, and occupied, improved, and cultivated a certain piece or tract of land situated at Point St. Ignace, in said county, opposite the island of Michilimackinac, lying upon the shore of the bay or head of Lake Huron, and bounded as follows, to wit: on the north by lands claimed by Pierre Muller, and on the south by lands claimed by A. Amlin; being about seven arpents in front and extending back, from the margin of said lake, eighty arpents, be the same more or less; that this deponent has heard the said Louis Babba say, during his lifetime, that he had sold and disposed of said piece or tract of land to one Jean Baptist Bertrand, of said county of Michilimackinac, and this deponent verily believes that the said Bertrand did, at the time of purchase, pay the said Babba a valuabl consideration therefore; and that as well said Babba as the said Bertrand have at all times submitted to the authority of the United States of America. And further this deponent saith not.

His mark.

JOSEPH DELVARE.

Territory of Michigan, County of Michilimackinac, ss:

Personally appeared before me, the said Varnum I. Card, justice of the peace aforesaid, the above named Joseph Delvare, and made oath that the facts contained in the foregoing deposition are true, as he verily believes.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 4^th day of August, A.D. 1823.

V. I. CARD, J. P. C. M.

Personally appeared before me, Varnum I. Card, a justice of the peace in and for the county of Michilimackinac, in the Territory of Michigan, Antoine Martin, sen., of lawful age, who, having been duly sworn, doth depose and say that on July 1, 1812, and for some time previous thereto, Louis Babba had the possession of, and occupied, improved and cultivated a certain tract or piece land situated at Point St. Ignace, in said county, opposite to the island of Michilimackinac, lying upon the shore of the bay or head of Lake Huron, and bounded as follows, to wit: on the north by land claimed by Pierre Muller, and on the south by land claimed by Augustin Amlin; being about seven arpents in front, and extending back from the margin of said lake eighty arpents, be the same more or less; that he, this deponent, has heard the said Louis Babba say. During his lifetime, that he disposed of or given said piece or tract of land to Mr. Jean Baptist Bertrand, of said county; and this deponent verily believes that the said Bertrand did pay the said Babba a valuable consideration therefore; and that as well the said Babba as the said Bertrand have at all time, since said time first mentioned, submittd to the authority of the United States of America.

His mark.

ANTOINE MARTIN.

Territory of Michigan, County of Michilimackinac, ss:

Personally appeared before me, the said Varnum I. Card, justice of the peace aforesaid, the said Antoine Martin, senior, and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing depositions are true, as he verily believes.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 4^th day of August, A.D. 1823.

V. I. CARD, J. P. C. M.

I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the beginning of August last I visited the French inhabitants at the Point of St. Ignace, in the vicinity of the island of Michilimackinac, and that I then did see Jean Baptist Bertrand in full possession of a tract of land placed between Augustin Amlin on the south and Pierre Muller on the north side, about seven acres, more or less, in front, and eighty in depth; and that

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in all appearance, he had been in possession for a number of years; that he had built a hewed log-house of about thirty feet by seventy-two, done by said Jean B. Bertrand, about two or three years before the time of my said visit, and that I heard several of the neighbors say that the said J. B. Bertrand had bought and paid to the deceased, Louis Babba, (otherwise Babbo) for the improvement made by him, the said Babba, on the said tract.

GABRIEL RICHARD.

Sworn to and subscribe this 19^th October, 1823, before the commissioners for adjusting land claims, &c.

The commissioners, upon consideration of the testimony above adduced, relating to the claim of Jean B. Bertrand, which conflicts with a claim entered in behalf of the heirs of Louis Babbien, (otherwise Baben) confirm the claims of said Jean B. Bertrand as set fort in the preceding notice and deposition.

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