Transcript of Proceedings, , Sangamon Co., IL, ca. 17 July 1852, U.S. v. Joseph Smith III et al. (United States Circuit Court for the District of IL 1852); U.S. District Court for the District of Illinois, Complete Records, 1837–1856, vol. 4, pp. 486–697; handwriting of ; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21, National Archives at Chicago, Chicago.
Court and ex officio Recorder in and for said do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original deed of conveyance and certificate of acknowledgement from Joseph Smith as sole Trustee in Trust &c, to Robert Burton as the same appears from the records of my Office.
L. S.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at my office in this sixteenth day of November A. D. 1850.
Clerk
“C”
Exhibit “C”
This Indenture made and entered into this 21st. day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven between as administrator of the estate of Joseph Smith deceased party of the first part and of the County of and State of of the second part witnesseth:
That whereas the said as administrator aforesaid presented his petition to the Circuit Court in and for the County of and State of at the May term thereof praying a decree of said Court for authority to sell the real estate of which said Joseph Smith died seized of or so much as would pay the debts of said Estate & whereas at said term of said Court such proceedings were had in said petition that the said Court made the following order and decree thereon (to wit):
“On the petition of administrator of the Estate of Joseph Smith decd. for an order to sell the real estate of said Smith deceased to the debts thereof. Now this cause came on to be heard on the petition and the exhibits of said petitioner and it appearing to the Court that due notice had been given according to law by the said of the application and no one interested appearing herein Court to defend the same. It is therefore ordered by the Court that said bill be taken as confessed, And now again came the said by his solicitor and the Court having fully heard the evidence and due consideration being thereupon had it is ordered and decreed by the Court that so much of the real Estate of said Joseph Smith deceased as was his property at his death or at the time of his decd. be sold by said to pay and satisfy the debts now due against said estate,
It is further ordered and decreed by said Court that [p. 616]