THIS INDENTURE MADE AND ENTERED INTO, This
between Wilford Woodruff and
Phebe his wife, of the county of Hancock
and State of Illinois of the FIRST part, and Joseph Smith, as sole Trustee
in Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, of the county of Hancock, and State of Illinois
of the SECOND part, WITNESSETH, that the said Wilford Woodruff and Phebe
his wife, party of the FIRST part, for and in consideration of the love and good will they bear to the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints, of which the said Joseph Smith, party of the SECOND part, is sole Trustee in Trust,
and also for the sum of one dollar, to there in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby
grant, bargain, sell, convey, and confirm unto the said Joseph Smith, as sole Trustee in Trust for the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, party of the SECOND part, his successors in office and assigns forever, all
that tract or parcel of land, situate and being in the county of Hancock in the
State of Illinois known and described as follows, to wit. the North
half of Lot number four in Block number Twelve
of Kimballs Second addition to Nauvoo
together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belong, or in any wise appertaing.
TO HAVE and TO HOLD The above described premises unto the said Joseph Smith, party of the
SECOND part, his successors in office and assigns forever. And the said Wilford
Woodruff and Phebe his wife, party of the
FIRST part, their heirs and assigns, the aforesaid premises, unto the said Joseph Smith, as sole Trustee in
Trust, &c. party of the SECOND part, his successors in office and assigns, against the claim or claims of all
and every person whomsoever, do and will warrant and forever defend by these presents.
In Testimony Whereof, the said Wilford Woodruff and
Phebe his wife, party 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 [SEAL.]
Phebe W. Woodruff [SEAL.]
STATE OF ILLINOIS
HANCOCK COUNTY, ss.
I, Ebenezer Robinson, a Justice of
the Peace, in and for the City of Nauvoo in 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
acknowledge 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
acquainted with the contents of the said Deed, and examined separate and apart from her said husband, acknowl-
edged that she had executed the same, and relinquished her dower to the premises therein conveyed, voluntarily,
freely, and without compulsion of her said husband.
Given under my hand and seal, this Twenty-sixth day of April in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-Three.
E. Robinson, J. P. [L. S.]
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Warrantee Deed
Wilford Woodruff
to
Joseph Smith
For N 1/2 L 4 B 12 of
Kimballs 2nd addition
Filed for Record
April 26th 1843
Sold Back to Kimble
B. H. & Fullmer
Trustees
Page 27
No 125
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Recorders Office April 26th 1843
State of Illinois,
City of Nauvoo, } ss
I, Joseph Smith Recorder in and for
the said city of Nauvoo Hancock county and State
aforesaid do hereby certify that the within Deed and
certificate of acknowledgement were this day duly recorded
in Book A pages 129, 130 and 131 and numbered 125
Joseph Smith Recorder
by Wm Clayton Clerk