THIS INDENTURE, MADE AND ENTERED INTO, This
between William Parsons and Mary his wife, of
the county of Hancock and State of Illinois, of the one part, and Wilford
Woodruff of the county of Hancock and State aforesaid, of the
other part, WITNESSETH, that the said William Parsons and
Mary his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of fifty five
dollars, to them hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said Wilford
Woodruff his heirs and assigns forever, all that tract of parcel of land, sit-
uate and being in the county of Hancock in the State of Illinois, viz: begining
at the North East corner of the East half of lot
two in block twelve in Wellis addition to Nauvoo
thence West twenty four feet and nine inches thence
South Eleven rods thence East twenty four feet and
nine inches thence North Eleven rods to the place
of begining
Together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging, or anywise appertaining,
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described premises unto the said Wilford
Woodruff his heirs and assigns forever. And the said William
Parsons and Mary his wife, their heirs and assigns,
the aforesaid premises, unto the said Wilford Woodruff his heirs 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 William Parsons and
Mary his wife of the first part, have hereunto set their hands and seals, the day
and year first above written.
Signed sealed and delivered,
in presence of
William ^his mark^ Parsons [L. S.]
Mary Parsons [L. S.]
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
HANCOCK COUNTY,
City of Nauvoo. sct.
I Isaac Higbee a justice of the peace Notary Public.
in and for the City of Nauvoo, County and State aforesaid, do certify that William
Parsons and Mary 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 Mary Parsons
having been by me made acquainted 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
therein conveyed, voluntarily, freely, and without compulsion of her said husband.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I, the said Notary, have hereunto
set my hand, and affixed my Notarial Seal, at the City of Nauvoo, this
thirteenth day of June
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four
Isaac Higbee J. P. NOTARY PUBLIC. [FIGURE] Ls
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Deed of
Willm Parsons
to
W. Woodruff
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