Business/Financial - Hancock County Land Deed, 24 April 1843
THIS INDENTURE MADE, AND ENTERED INTO, This Twenty-Fourth day of
April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty Three, between
Wilford Woodruff and Phebe W. his wife, of the county
of Hancock and State of Illinois of the one part, and John Horlick
of the county of Hancock and State aforesaid, of the other part
Witnesseth, that the said Wilford Woodruff and Phebe W.
his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty
dollars, to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell,
convey, and confirm unto the said John Horlick his heirs and assigns forever, all
that tract or parcel of land, situate and being in the county of Hancock in the State of Illinois viz.
The South Half of Lot No. Four in Block
No. Twelve of Kimball's second addition to
Nauvoo.
Together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described premises unto the said John
Horlick his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Wilford
Woodruff and Phebe W. his wife, their heirs and assigns,
the aforesaid premises, unto the said John Horlick his heirs and assigns,
against the claim or claims of all and every person whomsoever, do and will warrant and forever by these
presents defend.
In Testimony whereof, the said Wilford Woodruff and
Phebe W. his wife of the first part, have hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and
year above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Wilford Woodruff [L.S.]
Phebe W. Woodruff [L.S.]
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Hancock County, } ss.
I Ebenezer Robinson a Justice of the Peace
of said county, do certify, that Wilford Woodruff and
Phebe W. 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 acknow-
ledge that they had executed the said conveyance, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. And the
said Phebe W. Woodruff having been by
me made acqauinted with the contents of the said Deed, and examined separate and apart from her said
husband, acknowledged that she had executed the same, and relinquished her dower to the premises there-
in conveyed, voluntarily, freely, and without compulsion of her husband.
Given under my hand and seal, this Twenty-fourth day of April in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.
E. Robinson, J. P. [L.S.]
