Signed and sealed in the presence of .—

The State of Illinois, , ss. Before me, an acting Magistrate within and for said , personally came Elisabeth Ann Hills the above named grantor and acknowledged the signing and sealing of the above Deed to be her voluntary act for the use and purposes therein expressed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and placed my seal, this twenty seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three

Fees 1.25 cts Recorded April 27— 1844

to Mary Pierce pt L 8 B 3 in s Add.

This Indenture, made and entered into, this twenty seventh day of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty three, between , and Wealthy [Eddy Pratt] his wife, of the County of , and State of , of the one part, and Mary Pierce of the county of , and aforesaid, of the other part, Witnesseth, that the said , and Wealthy his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars, to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said Mary Pierce her heirs and assigns forever, all that tract or parcel of land, situate and being in the county of , in the State of , viz: Part of Lot No Eight (8) in Block No Three (3) in s addition to and bounded as follows, to wit, beginning at the north east corner of said lot, thence West forty eight feet to a stake, thence South to Ripley Street, thence East along the north side of said street, forty eight feet to Thomas Spear[s]'s land, thence north to the place of beginning. Together will all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining. To have and to hold the above described premises unto the said Mary Pierce her heirs and assigns forever. And the said and Wealthy his wife, their heirs and assigns, the aforesaid premises, unto the said Mary Pierce her 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 and Wealthy his wife of the first part, have hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and year first above written

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of . Thomas Spears.

State of Illinois, , sct. I a Justice of the Peace [p. 135]