Business/Financial - Hancock County Land Deed, 1 August 1843 [B-15]

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Deed
from
D. Fullmer
to
W. Woodruff

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This Indenture made and entered into on this first
day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
Eight Hundred and forty three btween David Fullmer
and Rhodaann his wife of the City of Nauvoo Hanc-
ock County State of Illinois of the one part and
Wilford Woodruff of the same place afforesaid
witnessith that the said David Fullmer & Rhodann
his wife for and in consideration of the sum
of fifty dollars to them in hand paid. the Recipt
thereof is hereby Acknowledged, do hereby Grant,
Bargain, Sell & Convey & Confirm unto the said
Wilford Woodruff his heirs and Assigns for ever
all that parcel of Land or Lot of Ground,
being situate and contained in Lot number three (3)
in Block number (3) three of Kimbles ^first^ Addition to
Nauvoo described as follows to wit begining at the
north east corner of the afforesaid Lot number three,
thence runing South three and threefourth rods to the
center of Rippley Street, thence west along the center
of said street, seven rods to the center of Robinson
Street, thence North three and threefourth rods, inter-
secting Wells Addition to Nauvoo, thence East along
said Addition seven rods to the place of Begining-
containing about twenty eight rods of Ground be the
same more or less, together with all and singular
the Appertainences thereunto belonging to have
and to hold the above described premises

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unto the said Wilford Woodruff his heirs and Assigns
forever, and the said David Fullmer & Rhodaann
his Wife their heirs and Assigns the afforesaid premises
unto the said Wilford Woodruff his heirs and
Assigns against the Clam or Claiming of and all
and every person whomsoever do and will warra-
nt and for ever defend by these presents—in testimony
whereof the said David Fullmer & Rhodaann his Wife
party of the first part have hereunto saet their names
and affixed their seals—the day and year above—
the word first being entertined before signed

written
in presenc of

David Fullmer [FIGURE] SS
Rhoda Ann Fullmer — [FIGURE] SS

State of Illinois
City of Nauvoo [FIGURE] I, Saml Bennett Justice
of the Peace ex officio & Alderman of the City of
Nauvoo do Certify that David Fulmer & Rhoda
Ann his wife whose signatures appear to the
foregoing deed & who are personally known to
me to be the persons described in & who executed
the same did severally acknowledge that they had
executed the said conveyance for the uses & purposes
therein mentioned & the said Rhoda Ann Fulmer
having been by me made acquainted with the
contents of the said deed & examined seperate
& apart from her said husband acknowledged

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that she had executed the same & relinquished
her dower to the premises therein con-
veyed voluntarily freely & without com-
pulsion of her said husband

Given under my hand & seal this

Saml Bennett [FIGURE] LS.
Alderman