Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book B, 1843–1846
Source Note
Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, Recorder, Deed Record, Book B, 7 Sept. 1842–Feb. 1846; handwriting of , , John McEwan, an unidentified scribe, and ; 356 numbered pages and two inserted leaves; CHL. Includes notations.
<Lot No 1— B 139Nauvoo> 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 in the State of Viz:— A part of Lot number one (1) in Block No one hundred and thirty nine (139) as described on the plat of the city of commencing at the south east corner of the North East quarter of said Lot thence North thirty four feet; thence West ninety nine feet to the centre of said Lot; thence south thirty four feet; thence East ninety nine feet to the place of beginning on Main Street— Together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining To have and to hold the above described premises unto the said his heirs and assigns forever And the said Lewis Telle and Amelia his wife 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 by these presents defend. In testimony Whereof the said Lewis Telle and Amelia his wife of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Lewis Telle seal
Amelia Telle seal
State of Illinois)
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I. . a Justice of the Peace of said , do certify that Lewis Telle and Amelia 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 Amelia Telle having been by me made acquainted with the contents of the said Deed and examined seperate 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 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
J. P. seal
No 592
to pt of Lot one Block 138 —
This Indenture made and entered into this eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three between and Juliette [Bayles] his wife of the county of and State of of the one part and of the country of and aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said and Juliett[e] his wife for and in consideration of the sum of thirty four and 4/100 dollars to them 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 in the State of Viz:— A part of lot No one (1) in Block No one hundred and thirty eight (138) in the city of commencing one hundred and thirty six feet one and one half inches South from the North East corner of said Lot; thence South twelve feet four and one half inches thence West ninety nine feet: thence North twelve feet four and one half inches: thence East ninety nine feet to the place of beginning be the same more or less— Together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining To have and to hold the above described premises unto the said [p. 340]