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personally appeared before me the subject Louis Rouse who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was present at the time the treaty or arrangement was held and entered into at Green Bay in August 1821 and that he interpreted the French into English and the English into French at the council held between the Menomenies and Winebagos and the Six Nations and that from a long residence at the aforesaid Green Bay he is well acquainted with the chiefs and principal men of the Menomenies Nation and that none of the Head Chiefs were present at this council, but the council was with men of some consideration in the nation. -

 That the brother of one of the Head Chiefs of the nation came in to the council and stated that he was sent by the Head chiefs of the nation to say that they had no land for sale, that they could not spare their lands or their lands were already so small that they were obliged to go on the lands of their neighboring tribes to hunt. -
       (Signed) Louis Rouse
 Sworn and subscribed to before me at Green Bay this 16 day of June 1824

(Signed) Sq. Polier Justice of the Peace

Personally came before me the subscriber Pierre Grignon who being duly sworn depositeth and saith that he is a native of Green Bay and had resided in the vicinity of the same fo this date and that he is well acquainted with the chiefs and principal men of the Menomenie Nation, and that he well understands and speaks their language and that he was present at the Treaty or arrangement made between the Menomenie nation and the New York Indians and that none of the head chiefs or principal men of the nation were present at the council held in August 1821, but the Chiefs were absent from this place, that during the council the Brother of one of the principal chief came into the council and said that he was sent by the Chiefs to say that they had no lands to