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Memorandum of Agreement entered into at St Louis this 8th day of October 1851 between P Chouteau unclear acting for and on behalf of R Crooks President of the American Fur Company of New York and H L Dousman and H H Sibley acting for themselves and Joseph Rolette as follows - Whereas an agreement was entered into at Michilimackinac? on the 15th August 1834? between the said R Crooks of the one part, and H L Dousman, J Rolette, and H H Sibley of the other part for conducting the Indian trade at Prairie du Chien and its dependencies for the term of Six years, and which agreement was by further agreement continued for one year longer on the same terms and conditions. Now therefore as the aforesaid agreement and continuation of same, ended on the 1st? day of August last the parties above named hereby contract and bind themselves to extend and continue the same for the term of one year more from said 1st? August last on the same terms and conditions: with this Exception only Viz? Whereas in article 10 of said agreement it is stipulated that the whole interest of the trade was to be divided into Twenty? equal parts of which the American Fur Company were to have Ten; J Rolette five - H L Dousman three - and H H Sibley Two. The conditions of the present continuation are as follows- The American Fur Company are to retain their one half or Ten shares as originally stipulated, and the remaining Ten shares, are to be divided equally between said H L Dousman, J Rolette & H H Sibley that is, each are to receive the proceeds of Three and one third shares of the trade aforesaid. But in every other particular the terms and conditions of the aforesaid agreement are to remain as originally made. In Witness whereof the parties severally have hereunto set their hands and seals the day & year first above written.