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State of Illinois, , sct. I a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said , do certify that , and Sarah L. 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 Sarah L. Taylor having been by me made acquainted with the contents of the said Deed, and examined separate and apart from her said , acknowledged that she had executed the same, and relinquished her dower to the premises therein conveyed, voluntarily, freely, and without compulsion of her said . In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th. day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three. . J. P. L. S.

Fees 81 cts— Recorded Decr. 30th. 1843

Joseph Smith to E 1/3 L 3 B 125 in

This Indenture made and entered into, this twenty eighth day of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty three, between Joseph Smith, as Sole Trustee in Trust, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, of the county of , and State of of the first part, and of the county of and aforesaid, of the second part, Witnesseth, that the said Joseph Smith, party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred dollars, to him in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell, convey, and confirm unto the said , party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, all that tract or parcel of land, situate and being in the county of , in the State of known and des-cribed as follows, to wit: the East undivided one third part of Lot number three, in Block number one hundred and twenty five of the City of , together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining. To have and to hold the above [p. 46]