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books, every word and line of which he knew
far better than he knew his prayers, his act in

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he lobbied through, will strike the unsophisti-
Gated reader as being no more nor less than
bargaining with them to commit perjury in
order to defraud the Government for his and
their mutual benefit; for they were required,
ere they could obtain their coveted pre- emption
titles, to take the oath printed above, after
having come to an understanding with Smith |
to give him three-eighths of the land they might |
get on taking the oath
Some of them complied with that agreement, |
and others did not; claiming, we presume, that
to do 50 would be to vitiae their title to the land
and render them liable to punishment for per-
jury, under the pre-emption law. However,
he made q great fuss through his agent or
agents about being cheated by them. and had
infinite trouble to get anything out of more or
less of them. All the facts of his efforts to
that end, his complaints that they had failed
to observe their contracts with him, &C., are
well remembered by hundreds now residing on
the original Reserve. Nevertheless, be by no
means came out of the transaction empty
handed, as will be realized on glancing over
the following abstract of his transactions in
Minneapolis property, which we caused to be
made from the records of Hennipen county,
Minnesota showing how much of the property
has been decided to him from first to last:
| Abstract of Deeds of Propertv in MINNEAPOLIS.
10 Robert Smith.
| United States-N. y =. E. u and E1, F. J..
ana >. W. N E. Of section 3d. township IS, rans
Chas. l.. Chass-Undivded s1ths of 10 acres in the
N. z oil N r. a of section %6, TOWNSHIP % range
| Chas. h. Rupeil-Undvd-d 1sths of lot n in sec
aon 80, township ~ range "a containing 20 ~ 100
nereS, except lot block q, and lot block 90, aud
| lou block ", tnneapulIs.
| j. twater-3sths of Government lot TO- IN section
reseving abou, ores heretofore decided to rank,
I'm steele out of the NJ W. of id land al so,
decided to Betsey Jane NorhIup; ex cept lot 10
ana maj part Of lot ~ block A. decided TINS day to
within the limits of the above mentioned Govern
ment lot 10. also decided to said X. p. Russell.
and DIV ~ i MTrpa i and Wlrt block So lots
"a lots 2 s., and block lsa, lot block l76, lot
and 10 block l7s. lot block 1871 lois and block 40
I3fs and block l7S, lot II block IT, lot block 49,
J. Arwater ana wife-In Atwaters addition to
and S"ci lots = + and h!cGs H.
and block u, lots and block l5 lots l. 2, and IN
3oek IT, lot 10 block l7 lots and block ID. lots IS
i'2 a,s and bo.k "a Iots4 and block IS, lots
snH ae 81 soG6 6 sns Il liza: ans block lots
block 81. lots l. ?, and II block g, lots 9,
aaa M GSsn ST. let's Ss and
j. Atwaterand Wift-TO ebert Smith and Uriab
Lots and block S. lots aud block y. lois
II and y block -. lots ), q, and block I5 lots T.
and block l6, lots 6, and Z block il, lots l.
ana block 81 lots 10. and u block Is. lots and
lots IL II and y block 80. lots and 10 block 81 lots
ah ots D a0S ~ f lots aid block 49, lot 10 block
Same as above, quit claim dec To v. Smith
ana ana a.: Thomas n AtwateI's aditionTics B. ~
anu - oek 5, lots g. 10 and II block 6. lots ?, II
and block TO- lots ?, II aud ~ block 9, lots H.
@ s lots G9sf an Si 10 G SSss s.
lots =, . and "a block - lots 4, 5. and block a.
r; X: e. Cornell and Wlie-to Robert smith.
qult clann deed. IN NJ Minneapolis, viz: Lots l. and
10 PICK A. lots u and IS block a lots r. IS
It 9 boet tG lot GSck H. tot lots 49, II and g block
that fractional part of lot section block CD who
ship %. pa lot block i6 lots 3, 10 and Il
Lock 20 o block 81, lots C, g. and block u.s.
~ and IA block a., lots and block 1906 al so those
fractional parts of lots and block 49, and that frac
within the boundary lines of said Government lot
1U SEXTON -, township ~, range "a; also lots I,
ana Dlocx ilo and such parts of lot block lO4. and
lot block los. and lots s, and block lG7 and lot
- as Are contained within the boundary lines
son 10 Shas l.. Chase, AprI25. rs; asO, lot 10 block
sad f bae suH1 aaS 10 parts no Of and
IN Government lot II, section %, township - range
j. Atwater and wife. to Robert Smith. 10 At
water ut ADDITION to MnnespolIs-Lots 10 and II
4 y, T., 81 nu
block 5. lots !, and block C. lots 8 and block =
iots 4 and block q. lots and block g. lots ard
block 10, lots l., aud block 10, lots and 10 block
- Geo. r. Swlft to r obt. Swift: Mrnneapols-Iots
%. lots a. II block 49, lot block III iot block
~, lot block 10, that fractional part of lot Q bocs
range "a lot 10 IN block IC4, amt the rac ron parts
o. lois and y block a. contained within the hounds
R r Russell and wife TO Robert Smith. In Min
infT hncE lIs
M issas Newton AID wife to Robert Smth-In
NJ Jacob ;; Elliot and wife to Robert Smith. In
,.J James Suily and wife. MInneapos-Lot 20 block
BENZ. F FrldIey and wife to Robert Smith. Min
heaPoIs7."t II block leo. lot block H. lots and
DOCK ~ lot block -. lot block lnO lot block 49,
part ofIot block 60 withia the BOUNDARY Of the 10
cd act and the lrac'lonai part OF lot block d.
10 Of section %. township ~ range "a, and these
rae,@na parts of block l4 and lor 10 block i2I
above mentioned. '''' - '''' ''ao'
q; b. Hancock to Robert Smith. In Atwatsr's
snS y Goc Lots l2 and e block T. lots
lots 2 T. and block G, lots l. 9, 5 and 4 block =
JOS l. 4 and block lot.3 a. g. and 10 block
Il block lots ?, s. TO- and IL block T. lots 81 sna
ana - BLOCK g. l"s 2, D. a. and 10 block a. lots
bIoek '6, lots and block =. lots 4, 7sa
anu DOCK III, lots 4, s. g. 10, II and " block Ig
ots T. b. and block al, lots 4, and 10 biock o.
AMI u dn1 s. lots g. TO- II. 49, ~, q IS 26
anu 90 n"ck r. lots T. s. II, ~, ~ and u block ~ lots
10 o. TO- IL and y block n. lots L. 2 & = 4 and
nock %, lots 4, 9, II and u block &C. lots 2 g. g.
~ ana block a. lots 10 aud II b Ock ~ lots 4 a q
aha !" GocS ~ lots j. 4, s. 8, anc block 3d. lots l.
o. o. ind - ock 81 lots g. T. D. 6, 9 and 10 bloc.
t DOCK ~ lots ), I, 5, and block 81 lots l.
- SaGd ~ block 3d. lot II block 81. fractional cor,
LEI, ,el ~ noch % !ots "a s. and block 81 frnc-
!o corner of block 30 lots 4, and block al sub
ject 20 mortgage of S3J,Noo. ecuted by said n
%; maneoek TO Isaac Atwater due in thres equal
annual payments, with interest at " per cent mr.
a"u"' hai OF which payments said Smith rs slImes
John Neninger and wife to Robert smith Mir
ne.,ponsoO ndIylded half of lots ! and 3 bocl ~
a au iots ana block ~ lots and - llGck a. lar
och ~ lots and block &C. lot block rs lot hlnct
psd Sem nv half Of fractional paris OF lots
Lot block h9 '"' "ihheap his-
Nj. l.. ODDS and wife To Robert Smith Ninnaan
S Lot block 49, lot block 90, lot IS block a.
or t parts OF lots and block n7 being
80 huch Oh sad last named lots as were he
zee ned by qut clam from r. X. T. Cornell to Rsni
WARRANTED. " A'o ods ny