This Indenture MADE AND ENTERED INTO, This Twenty second— day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-one between & his Wife of the county of & state of Illanois of the one part, and of the county of Iowa Teritory of the other part, Witnesseth, that the said — for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred & twenty— dollars, to them him in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell, convey, and confirm unto the said — his heirs and assigns forever, all that tract or parcel of land, situate and being in the county of Lee, in the Territory of Iowa, viz: the south quarter East quarter of the North West quarter of sec. 26 Township 66 North Range 5 West containing forty acres

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described premises unto the said his heirs and assigns forever. And the said & their heirs and assigns, the aforesaid premises, unto the said 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 & of the first part, have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written.

Signed, sealed and delivered)

in presence of)

I, Justice of the Peace, of said county, do certify, that whose signature appears to the foregoing deed, and who is personally known to me, to be the person described in, and who executed the same, did severally acknowledge that he had executed the said conveyance, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

Given under my hand and seal, this first day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty one