Deed from Wilford and Phebe Carter Woodruff, 26 April 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds
Source Note
and Phebe Carter Woodruff, Deed for property in , Hancock Co., IL, to JS as trustee-in-trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 26 Apr. 1843; sealed by and Phebe Carter Woodruff; witnessed by ; certified by . Version copied 26 Apr. 1843 in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Record of Deeds, bk. A, pp. 129–131; handwriting of or ; CHL.
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, of the county of , and State of Illinois of the second part, Witnesseth, that the said and Phebe his wife party of the First part, for and in consideration of the love and good will they bear to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, of which the said Joseph Smith, party of the second part, is sole Trustee in Trust, and also for the sum of one dollar, to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell, convey, and confirm unto the said Joseph Smith as sole Trustee in Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, party of the second part, his successors in office and assigns forever, all that tract or parcel of Land, situate and being in the county of in the State of Illinois known and described as follows, to wit the North half of Lot number four in Block number Twelve of s second addition to . Together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining To Have and to Hold the above described premises unto the said Joseph Smith, party of the second part, his successors in office and assigns forever. And the said and Phebe his wife, party of the First part, their heirs and assigns, the aforesaid premises, unto the said Joseph Smith, as sole Trustee in Trust, &c. party of the Second part, his successors in office and assigns, against the claim or claims of all and every person whomsoever, do and will Warrant and forever defend by these presents. In Testimony Whereof, the said and Phebe his wife, party of the First part, have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written. Seal Phebe W. Woodruff Seal signed sealed and delivered in presence of . State of Illinois , ss. [scilicet] I, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said county do certify that and Phebe W. his wife, whose signatures appear to the foregoing deed, and who are personally known to me to be the persons described in, and who executed the same, did severally acknowledge that they had executed the said conveyance for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. And the said Phebe W. Woodruff having been by me made acquainted with the contents of the said Deed, [p. 130]