HISTORY OF GREEN COUNTY. 
 
half of the southwest quarter of section num- these presents. The condition
of the above 
ber thirty-five (35)-in township number two  obligation is such, that if
an election to be 
(2) of range  number seven    (7) east, and  holden on this day, August fifth,
for the pur- 
the -east half of the southeast quarter of pose of locating the seat of justice
of said 
section  number 34, in township     number county of Green, the site which
shall be chosen 
two (2).of range number seven (7) east, then  shall be the north half of
the west half of 
and in that case the above bounden James    the  southwest quarter  of section
number 
LyBrand shall in the course of twenty days thirty-flve(35) in township number
two    (2) 
from this date make or cause to be made a good  of range number seven  (7)
east, and the 
and sufficient warranty deed for the north half north half of the east half
of the southwest 
of the west half of the southwest quarter of sec- quarter of section number
thirty-five (35) in 
tion number thirty-five (35) in township number township number two (2) of
range number 
two (2) of range number seven (7) east, con- seven (7) east, and the  east
half of the 
taining forty acres more or less, to be applied  southeast quarter of section
number thirty-four 
to the erection of a court house and other coun- (34) of township number
two (2) of range num- 
ty buildings, and ordinary county purposes, the  ber seven (7) east, then
and in that case the 
above named Jacob LyBrand reserving the      above bounden Joseph Payne'shall
in twenty 
rails to be removed by him, also this year's  days from this date make or
cause to be made a 
crop, the said county of Green before offering  good and sufficient warranty
deed to the said 
any portion of the whole of the above described  county of Green for the
following described 
lands for sale shall make a good and sufficient land, namely, the north half
of the east half of 
warranty deed to the said Jacob LyBrand for the southwest quarter of section
number thirty- 
one building lot facing on the public square, five (35) in township number
two (2) of range 
which the said Jacob LyBrand may select, and  number seven (7) east, containing
forty acres 
five other building lots from any part of the  more or less to be applied
to the erection of a 
town which shall be laid off on any part of the  court house and other county
buildings, and or- 
above described landsexcept facing on the pub- din ary county purposes. The
public square to 
lie square. The town to be laid off under the  be placed in -the center of
the north half of the 
direction of the following named gentlemen or west half of the southwest
quarter of section 
those among them  who will attend, namely: number thirty-five (35) in township
number two 
Adam   Starr, Daniel Harcourt, John Chryst, (2) of range number seven (7)
east. The above 
James Hawthorn and Allen Woodle, they con- named Joseph Payne reserving the
rails as also 
stituting a committee appointed at a county  this year's crop for his use
to be removed by 
meeting to select sites to be voted for the seat him. 
of justice.                                   "In witness whereof the
said Joseph Payne, 
"In witness whereof the said Jacob LyBrand  Hiram  Rust, Andrew  Clarno
and Stephen 
[Hiram  Rust, Andrew   Clarno and William   Clarno have hereunto set our
seals this fifth day 
Blunt], have hereunto.set our hands and seals  of August, one thousand eight
hundred and 
this fifth day of August, one thousand eight thirty-nine. 
hundred and thirty-nine.                     "Signed, sealed and  Joseph
Payne. [L. S.] 
"Signed, sealed andl Jacob LyBrand [L. S.]     delivered in pres- Hiram
Rust. [L. S.] 
delivered in pres- IHiram Rust [L. s.]      ence of            Andrew Clarno.
[L. S.] 
ence ofis[Ls.                                William Bluntrw            an.
L ~ 
Jaee toAndrew Clarno [L.s.]              Cutlar Wilkint    Stephen Clarno.
[L. s.] 
Stephen Clarno.    William Blunt [L. .           "Attest Win. Rittenhouse,
Register." 
"Attest, William Rittenhouse,      "Know all men by these presents
that I, Wil- 
"Register."   liam S. Russell, of Winslow, in the county of 
'Know all men by these presents that I, Jos- Stephenson and State of Illinois,
am firmly 
eph Payne, as principal, and Hiram  Rust, An- bound unto the county of Green,
Wisconsin 
drew Clarno and Stephen Clarno as sureties, are  Territory, in the penal
sum  of ten thousand 
each all of us firmly held and bound unto the  dollars, and do by these presents
bind myself, 
cO(unty of Green, in the Territory of Wiskon- my executors, administrators
and assigns, to 
sih, in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars, to the payment thereof well
and truly to be made. 
thlepayment of which well and truly to be   The condition of the above obligation
is such 
made, we do hereby bind ourselves, our heirs, that if at an election to be
holden on the fifth 
executors, administrators and assigns firmly by day of August, Anno Domini
eighteen hundred 
 
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