Signed and Delivered in presence of [blank]

This day personally appeared before me an acting Justice of the peace in and for said and his wife the parties grantors to the foregoing Deed of conveyance, who are personally known to me to be the real and identical persons who signed the Same and signed and acknowledged the foregoing Deed as their voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned and expreseed The said wife of the said being examined seperate and apart from her said having been informed by me of the contents of the foregoing Deed of conveyance she freely acknowledged the same as her voluntary act and Deed without the fear of compulsion of her said and relinquished her right of dower to the same. In testimony Whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two

& to pt of Sec 3 T. 6 R 8 W Forty acres

This Indenture made this the Eleventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty five between of the county of Rock Island and State of of the first part and of the county of and state of — Witnesseth that the said for and in consideration of three hundred dollars lawful money of the to him in hand paid well and truly paid by the said the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has granted bargained. sold and by these presents do grant, bargain sell release convey and confirm unto the said and his heirs and assigns forever, all that tract or parcel of Land lying and being in the county of and State of Viz:— The East half of the East half of the North East quarter of Section three in Township No Six North of Range Eight West of the fourth principal Meridian to contain forty acres more or less— And all the Estate right title interest claim and demand both at law and in equity of him the said of in and to the said premises and every part thereof Together with all and singular the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining and the rents issues and profits thereof To have and to hold the said premises hereby bargained and sold or meant or intended so to be with the appurtenances to the only proper use and behoof of the said and his heirs and assigns forever And the said for himself and for his heirs executors and administrators doth promse Covenant and agree to and with the said and his heirs executors administrators and assigns that before the ensealing and delivery hereof he was the true and lawful owner of the premises hereby granted and had good right full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner and form aforesaid And further that he the said and his heirs executors and administrators will warrant and forever defend the aforesaid premises with their appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof unto the said and his heirs and assigns forever against all persons claiming or to claim by, from or under him them or any of them, [p. 327]