JS and , Deed for property in , Hancock Co., IL, to Polly Sherwood, 5 Nov. 1841; signed by JS and ; witnessed by ; certified by . Version copied 24 July 1845 in Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records, vol. N, pp. 552–553; unidentified handwriting; Hancock County Recorder’s Office, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL.
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 Given under my hand and Seal this Eighth day of November in the Year of our Lord, one thousand Eight hundred and forty one