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Green Bay June 16 1824 - This special Memorial, or petition, made and signed in our presence -

 H.B. Brevoort Agt of Indian Affairs, James Duane Doly one of the Judges of the Territory of Michigan - Sq. Polier - John Law - Robert Irvin? - 

J.A. Lockwood - Geo Johnston - Agt Grignon - Lamont Fily - Lewis Rouse - Ebenz. Childs, Paul Grignon - L. Grignon -

 Territory of Michigan
 County Brown

Personally appeared before me the subscriber Paul Grignon who being duly sworn despsited and saith that he was present at the time the Treaty or arrangement was held and entered into at Green Bay in August 1821 between Menominies and Winebago Nations and the New York Indians and that he is a native of Green Bay and is well acquainted with the Chiefs and head men of the Menomenie Nation, and that none of the Head Chiefs or principal men of the nation were present at this Council, but that the council was held with several men of little consideration in the nation: that the chiefs and principal men were then absent: that the brother of one of the chiefs come into the council and stated that he was sent by the chiefs of the nation to say that they had no land to dispose of: that they could not part with their lands, or they were already too small and that they were obliged to go on the lands of the neighboring tribes to hunt, and further deponent said not. -

 Sworn and subscribed to before me at Green Bay this 16th day of June 1824
 (Signed)  Paul Grignon

(Signed) Sq. Polier -