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Friedrich Scheele

Agreement between Friedrich Scheele, as Grantor, and Herman Brandes and his wife, Ernestine, as Grantees, recorded 19 June 1878 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Dodge County, Wisconsin in Volume 401 of Bonds, Page 1879.

In consideration of the deed given to Friedrich, he agreed to provide Herman and Ernestine the following items each year during the remainder of their lives:

  1. $25
  2. 25 bushels of wheat
  3. 20 bushels of good potatoes
  4. 10 bushels of corn
  5. 1 fat hog of 250 lbs. weight
  6. 1 fat sheep
  7. 100 lbs. of beef
  8. 1/2 barrel of salt
  9. 24 dozen eggs
  10. food, pasture, stabling for 2 cows and 1 sheep
  11. all fuel prepared for the stove as demanded
  12. to leave in quiet and peaceable possession of the big room of the dwelling house
  13. the use of 1/2 of the cellar and of the well and all roads and paths on the farm
  14. the use of 1/2 acre west of the well
  15. the use of 1/2 of the garden and 1/2 of the fruits grown on the farm
  16. 2 lbs. of coffee every month and 2 lbs. of sugar
  17. the use of a team of horses from time to time to go to the mill or to pay a visit
  18. to take care of them when they are sick and to do housework, washing and ironing
  19. after either Herman or Ernestine dies, to provide the survivor, one-half of the above-described items