[], Town Lot Order on vacant lots, [, Hancock Co., IL], ca. Apr. 1840; handwriting of ; notation in unidentified handwriting; one page; JS Office Papers, CHL.
they are the ones & only place whereby the Swamp on the Munson [S]treet can be drained— and is proper to reserve the right to drain the swamp if the should need it in futer [future]— also to prohibit the purchaser from any right to drain it— Making the reserve for the church & them only the worth of said lots
No 2
$550
" 3—
600
I should not sell them or either on any other conditions than the above— a reasonable compensation should be allowed for a right reserved to drain in futer— [p. [1]]