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i . .' John s.~~lIlanl'b '.~H:) i-ri;;'.::~.u::(~ s ~~n . on OEl th, says:
,:tnat he no\'/ 1S a resident IP:! th~? '~,JiJ:l~'g~.I9-f:i.?EX~~~~lor; I1ennepin
!,county, !Hnnesota; that hl3.:~was:~r'~;-~;: ~C9;)ia7.:qte<;t:;}!nth and knew
iNehemiah Srni th, ~rantor inl!Lthat .~.c~'r, t:afn:Warr;l;..an1'ij Deed, executed by
iNehemiah Smi th to .Tolrnan \'J~~?I'!OO ~...~ ;":;b:e.1f,.trg:Jl~a t~~ une 11th., 1863, and
!,recorded in the office of l~t1eR~ts~e,~:'\l;.r :~~d~, j Carver County," !
I::.!innesota, september 19th. ~~863,~ ~p~B~o1<:; 'Ep''f pe!~ds ~n.page 602, 1
liCOnveYing the following tr<{lc:t an,'d .:;'paro-.el:.ofi landll, lY1n3 and heing ini
Ithe County of Carver, sta.te of Hinnesota, to-wit: Commencing on the:
lshore of Lake iEnnewanhta between'Lots 5 and 6, Section 5, "Township I
~'116 iTortil, Ran:8 2::) '.','oot, n1nnln.: tIH!llC(~ ",'e/d, 1:.0 ;3'::ct~.on Lj,n(:
'.L:>et,w..een Jections :5 aqtl 6, said .'.l.'ownsl?-ip and .Ral1.ge; Lilenc0 ::est GO
irod.s.in'.S eo.thin f.6, 'said~: Tbwnship"{and:~'RariE'Er'j~:::'i.~'h~ri'o'e:f.fS03.tthlf"'2.4:~.t'Qda.~;...
~hence East 80 rods to Section Line between Sections 5 and 6, saio
,Tovmship and Ran~e; then ce Eas t to Lalce Sho re; thenc e a.lone tile
~hore of said lake to place of be3innin~, containing.20.acres;
H,ha t he knows of hi sown 1010wl ed3e that the said Nehemiah Smith, at
,ithe time of the execution of said de ect, was unmarri ed.
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Affiant further s ta tes that he Imew and 'was well El.cQuain ted wi tll
~ne Joseph S. Aldritt, 3rantor in that certain ~arranty-Deed,
:iexecutect by Joseph S. Aldrit'lJ-to Rhoda Leach, bearin:~ date April 27,
:~866, and recorded in the offtce of the Re~ister of Deeds, Carver
:COlU1ty, j.Hnl1esota, T.lay :5tl1.,1866, in Boole H. .of Deeds, on Pace 366
jiconveying the pram1 ses, hereinabove d escr1 bed; tlla t he knows 0 f
lis own knowlecl3e that the said Joseph'S. Aldri tt, at the time of
I~he execution of said deed, was not married.
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I' Affiant further states that he was well acquainted wi th and knew;
:Arnold 1,,/. seamans, (~rantor in th8.t certl'lin ',1arrenty l)P.Arl. exe011tecl '
;'by Arnold W.Seamahsto Nehemiah Srriith-,-'bearinc date November 15th.,
:1858, and 11ecorcled in the office of the Re~istar of Deeds, August
12th.,1859, in 1300\< C of .0e.~r1ri, on PIl.:30 3J., convey in:: the ~lre~:1i~,;0.S,
Ipereinabove . described;-: ! that...he...;,kpows".of.:his. own Imovyledge .tha t. .tqe I
,Isaid Arnold IN. Seamans at the time of the execution of said warranty,
I: De ed, was no t ma rri ed.
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litJo(~ry rUblic, County, Minn.,
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John Seamans, beinG duly sv/orn oh oath, says;
that he is a resident of the Villa~e of Excelsior, Hennepin County,
:,linnesota; that he knew and \'/as well acquainted wit/ll .Arnold Wilson
:Seamans, also lmorffi as Arnold '.(1. seamans, grantee in that certain
patent, issueo by the Uniteu states, to Arnold ~ilson Seamans, dated!
Hovember 1st., 1859, and recorded in .the office of the Re!3ister 'of ,
ibeeds, Carver County,Minnesota, July 21st. ,1911, in Book U. ~f Deeds~
~n page 521, conveying the Southeast ~larter of the Southeast Quarter
'(SEt of BE'}.') Section 6, Township 116 !Iorth,Ran(Se 23 West, Carver
!Gounty, :: inne f;OtC'. j that he knows of hi B own knor/1 edee that the saiel
~'rnolcl :alson seamans, crantee in said patent, is the Srl.!JJl3 person as
p.rnold "W. . Seamans,. grantor in. that certain r/arranty Deed, executed
by Arnold i'/. Seamans to Nehemia.h 3mi th, bearin[j date November 15,
11858, and recorded in the office of the l'e!3ister of Deeds, Carver
;county,?.11nnesota, on August 12th. ,1859, in Boole C. of Deeds,on
paee 31, conveyins; the followinG tract and.. parcel of land, lying and
beinJ in the County of Carver, state of LIinnesota, described as
follo~s to-wit: .
I Commencing on the shore of Lake !.tinnewashta between Lots 5 and 6,
S ec tion 5, 'l'ovmship 116 North, nange 23 Was t, runnine; thence r/es t to
'section.Line between Sections 5 and 6, said Township and Range; thenee
tlest 80 rods in section 6, said 'l'ov'ffiship anr} Rangejl thence South 24
todsj thence East 80 rods to section Line between Sections 5 anct 6,
SFl.ic1 TO\'ffishi,p and Han~8j thence East. to Lf1.1ee ~hore; thence alon~
the shore of aaid lake to pl&ce 6f bA~1nnin~, containing 20 acres;
that he lcno\Vs of hin orm Imowle(IGa that the said Arnold 'oHlson
~eamans and ^rnold ~. Seamans, referred to ,in the above instruments,
is one and the same person. '
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',: /S..L'ialltfurtiler. states .thRt he wa.s well acquainted wi th"and Imew
~.10i1z0 D. Leach, ::~rantee in that certain Quit ClA.im Deeel, executed
hy ~:f)r1:.on .~. :!nynl1.rcl [1.1.111 r/ife to /.10I1z0 1). Leac:1, beFlri))~ fl:lte
~ugust 7,1886, and recorded in,the office of the Register of Deeds"
~arver County, Hinnesota, !.!arch 16, J.903, in Boole 14 of Deeds on
Y'lBe 384, conveyine the premi ses, here inahove lA.st descr lbed; that
~~e knows of his 0\'Il1 lennY/ledc;e that the sRiel 1,10nzo D. Leach, grantee
in said deed, is tlHl same person as A. D. LeRch, deceased, in that
~ertain Finnl Decre0 of Distribution, in the matter of the Estate
of A.D. Leach, issued by the. Probate Court, in and for the County
f:Jf Carver, State of ?Iinnesota., on the 16th. day of June, 1910, and
teco rdecl in the off ic e 0 f the ReGi s te r 0 f Deeds, Carver County, .
'~Iinnesota, .July 27th. ,1910, in Doole I of Decrees, on P8.~e 104, con-
yeyine the North 12 acres of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
~uar.ter (SE-~ of SE~t) of Section 6, 'l'omlf.lhip 116 North, Range 23 West,
~xcEp ting therefrom the rieht of way of the St.Paul,:11nneapolis and
nianitoba Railway Co., and that he knows of his orm lcnowledc;e that
fhe said Alonzo D. Leach anci A.D. Leach, deceased, referred to in
~he above instruments, is one ano the same person.
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.1 .'\ ff i e.nt further s ta'lJC1s that he Imew and \VB.S \'Iell a.c quaint 'F1 wi tl1
lfreorL3e 71. Leach, one of t,he erantees in that certain finnl d'e of i
listribution~ in the matter of the estate of A.D. Leach, dece s d, :
ssued by the Probate Court, 'in.'and for Carver County, J.!inne~i t, :
'. une 16th. ,1910, 0.11(1 recorded in the office of the rh~Clster of Deeds,
<;:fl.rver County, :Jinnesota, .July 27th. ,1910, in Bool\: I of Decrees on
~?!~~ 10~; t;Hl.t he knows. of .his ovm lcnowledce thnt the said GeorGe . :-...,
,I. Lencn, ~rl'tntee in sald flnal decree, is the same ner-son as Georr.-e
,arorton Leach, grantor in that certain Quit Claim Deed, executed by~
'heor~e 7torton Leach and wife to Simeon Hormrd, bearine date 'April :
iP~h.~1909, Fl.nd recorded in the office of the Reeister of Deeds, ~
learver Con~ty, ?iinnesota, r1ay 8th.,1909 in woolc2l of Deeds, on Page'
,.~9~ c~~veYln~ the Nor~h 12 ~c~es of the SEl of the SEi of Section 6,i.
[IO\'lnS1Up 116 Eo ~th, Ran::e 20 liest; that he knows of hi sown .
~nowledee that the said Georee lI. Leach and George Horton Leach,
i'eferrecl to in said instruments is on'8 and' the same' person.
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Ann e.:j.. ~on, one'o e gran ees n la car a n na ecree 0
IDistribution, in the matter of the estnte of A.D. Leach, deceased, '\.
1 ssued by the _bate Court, in' and for CaAr Coun t~r, frinnesota.,
June 16th.,191 andrecorded in the offic~ the Reeister of Deeds,
"in flnd f011 Carver County, !linnesota, July 27th., 1910, in Boole I of
Decrees on ?a~e 104, conveyin2 the lTorth12 acres of the SE~' of
the SEi Section 6, -ownship 116 Ho rth, Ranee 2?1 r/ilS t, C a.rver C~un ty,
,?.I1nnesotaj end that he lel',ows of ilis own I<:nowledce that the ~.alCl
"Ann Ray ',lilson, sald:~rantee, is the sarne person as Anna R. '.11son,
i:GrEll"'ltor in that certain ,",ui t Claim Deed executed by Anna R. \"/11son
:and husband to Clifford J. Ililson, bearine dnte ilay 20th. ,1909, and
'recorded in the office of the Recister of Deeds, Carver County,
'::5Jlnesota, Jray, 20th. ,1909, in Boo1;: 21 of Deeds, on Pa'se' 71 ''l'convey-
irl" '~,hl~ ;;r)'Cth 12 A.cres of the SE.;,' of the SE~ of Section 6, o rll1 ship
'116'l,!orth, ~ian2e 23 ilest, Carver Connt,y,I:innesotaj t11C.t thl':l said
AnnK Ray:r/i1son and Anna R. lI'i1son, referred to in stUd instruments,
[s one and the same person.
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J.fflfillt fnrtller states thnt he k(10\"/8 and is well f\cqull1nted Vlith
'Anna R. ':lilsOI1 , !1rnntee hl tbRt certain ~uit C1o.il:1 Deed, executed
by Clifford J. ~ilson, single, to hnna R. ~ilson, beRriA~ dnte
Feb1'Llp.ry 7tll. ,191~, recorded in the office of the Re~ister of Deeds,
in and for Co,rver County,!linnesoti'l, Dece:nber 26th.,1913, in Boole 21
of Deeds, on Pac~e 310, conveyin3 tile Horth 12 f\cres of the SE.J~ of the
s:~:~ of Jectlon 6, 'l'ownship 116 North, Ha.n:3e 23 ':/est, Carver County,
pi.nnesotaj that he knows of his o\"ln Imorlledee thnt the sniel ;\nna R.
lo;i1son, crnntee in said Quit Claim Deed, is th~ Dame person as
t,nna Ray '~iilson, erantor in that cel'tain (~l.li t l-lairn Deed, executed
bJ l"li1bert ':/tl~:;on flnrJ Mmo. Ra.y :,'/i1son to Dlanche Lawson, bCH\rinc;
elate :re.rch Itl, 1921 and recorded tn the office of the Re!j.i.stAr of7
De(~ds, CarvGr County, :!innesotn., June 6th., 192J., in Bool" 29 of
Deed s, PCl.ge ,61, c.:onveyii'1~ the Harth 12 fLcres of the SE:: of the SEi, ~
- section 6, .I.ownship 116 iforth, Ran~1e 2~, ',';est, Carver County,
:,::\.,lnE::';;o~c., subject to a right of way, to Carl H. Cross, and his
he i rs, one rod r/ide over and 0.0 ross sa,j.d land j that he knows of
l1i3 o'-m !ci'lOr:18d';c t~J.r'!.t t:H~ sn.icl ~'.nnf\ R. ..'ilson A.rvl Anna Rf\'" ',filson,
/ ,rtderrec1 to hi ~Ooid instruments, i~ one cln~l t.he sOome persoil. '
~ Affiant further states that he was TIe11 acquainted ~ith neor~e
I:. ;"cfl.ch, one of t,he grnnt,ees in that, certnin }'\nn1 Decree of U
Distribution, in tile 100.d,tfJr at the estate of !~.!). Lef:.cil, deceasecl,
issl~ed by the Probr!.te Court" in and for th8 c.;ollnty of Co.rv:::r, :3tate
of r~innesota, on the 16th. clay of June, 1910, ancl recorded i.n the
office of the :~ec'ist8r~)f Deeds, July 27,1910, in Book I of Decrees
on Fnge 104, convey in'.1 the lJo rth 12 acres 0 f the S E~\ of GE~~' Secti on
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6, .I.0\'fllSili.p 116 north, ;1unse 2::1 ':lAst, CArver County, ~:innesota,;
tiw.t iln l~,'tC)',':s of hi~3 arm JmowledJe thfl.t the sai(lleor:~e ::0 Leel.ch,
grr,nt ee ~he rc~i n, is the saIne person as Geor~e i,eacll) Granto r in tlla t
cC1't,fl.:in '~~uj.t C],EJ.L:l Deed, executed by Jeorc;e Lr~[-I,ch al1rl wife to
r.1C:l1che Ut'.'1son, bnc.rin~ c1~.to I!E'.y 2~)th. ,1921, an'] rAcoruec:l in the
0ffice of the IIp.~ister of Deeds, in amI for Carver County, :!innesota
<Tnne 6th., 1921, in Book 2(; of Deeds, on PaGe t03 J conveyin2 the Eorth
~2 acres of the S~~. of the SE~ of Section 6, ownship 116 Horth,
'IF.tn~8 2::i ~':ARt., G81'V":r Cr:>Hilty, !:lnnesota, subject to ri~ht of \'/ay of
~ GarJ. :-1:. Cross, /'l.ne] thnt he knows of his O\'/n )cnow1ed~e tho.t the
~s8.icl ,'1eor~e ~r. Le::',cl-l [l.nel Jeor~e Leach, referred t,o in stnid inntru-
!(lIents, is one and the sarne person.
: :.ffiant furtlH:r st,ll.tes tho.t 110 ':/(\8 well nCClUfd..nted wi th and
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'cnew Toll-Ian ~!. ~;oore, erantee in that certfl.i.n '.:8.rranty Deed, executed
'by HehcllliClh :J1!1 i th to To 11'1o.n :). : :00 re, ])carintj (In. te ~Tune 11 tll. ,1l153,
nnd rc~corc1ec:l in the office. of the L';e~i3ter of .:Jeeds, C:f\rver Countii,
Hinj18f;otl'1.~ on :3eptember 19th. ,1863, in DO ok E of .Jeeds, on PaGe 603,
,?onveyi{12 the follo"'/in:3 tract end parcel of 1a,nd ,1yin: an,1 beintZ
:In Ul(~ County ot Co.rv(~r, ;.:>t.Rt.e O"l :~inne:3otH, to-1'1i t:
I COI:l.!I;:~'u:ing on tilt) sllol'e nt La1ce :ancler//:lshta between Lut,s 5 ancj 5,
13ec~i~n. 5, ~l'O\I'i",lS~~~;~ 11G :'!ortl.l, , RfJ,nee 23 ',:'est, rl.lnnin.~ thence ~':est
to .;:ct.l(m LirH, Ul-ll,ween ,'J(:;c't,lons !) and G; '~ilenCc;} ",'est 80 roels in
See tlon 6; thenc e ::)O'lt th 24 rod s. thence '.;'n st 80 d t .
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'I'between sect~ 5 an~~k~~ ~s~i~ ';l'~f.~'~hip _/: Rance' 'thenQ.e East to
(the'Latte Sh\.""~conta~!~/~g ~n:' rii:r~'2Q apre~,1 more ~r lessj thnt
he Imows of hi~ or/fl 1~:l;9i\~.~~~e;e:;~[1aji!tth~ei sa:i~. TolmenW. ;.ioore, 131'f.ll1tee
in said deed, 15 tL1e'f:\aJ:l~2:p.'~~~O':':!tfl.:".qo~ma4:J/. :,ioore, !3rantor in
tl1r.t certain i'iE'.rranty:;:peect,.: execu't~~l:~b~' Jo).~an i~'. :,ioore Iillcl rlife,
to .10 s eph S. A 1d ri t t , i~b(~:~.r in g d c. t C') 84.p:'t.~ 1:'l1?::~t I J. th 0 , 1863, uncI ,__.... _..
recorded in the o"fic;e,:of the'B,e~~,:iJ:,f,lf.:'of::P.peds, Carver County,,~: <.-::,~'
~!innesote., SeptAr1ber ~9'th. ,:18Q;3', '1IJ.~"~~(?:o~\: ~;ii of Deeds, on Pa~e 56./ ",-
conveying tilt; 20 acreis.:;of 1?hE.l."~.rli.c~;il'~~~pil?:~'Pove last describedj!';':: ....'
t:1o.. t he knows 0 f hi s :o'.l'f-l lcr(C?\"~ ~,d~e ~:th&.;~:; t[~~lisaid TolmanW.. ~Ioo rEi .,' i
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