JS and , Deed for property in , Hancock Co., IL, to , 1 Apr. 1842; signed by JS and ; witnessed by and ; certified by . Version copied 19 Jan. 1844 in Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records, vol. M, pp. 116–117; unidentified handwriting; Hancock County Recorder’s Office, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL.
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ises unto the said his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Joseph Smith and his wife, their heirs and assigns, the aforesaid Premises, unto the said his heirs 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 Joseph Smith and his wife of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and year above written.
Joseph Smith L. S.
L. S.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
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State of Illinois)
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I, , a Justice of the Peace, of City of do certify, that Joseph Smith and 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 having been by me made acquainted with the contents of the said Deed, and examined seperate and apart from her said husband, acknowledged that she had executed the same, and relinquished her dower to the premises therein conveyed, voluntarily, freely, and without compulsion of her said husband. Given under my hand and seal, this First day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand Eight hundred and forty two—