Know all men by these presents that I, Joseph Smith of the county of and State of , am seized, possessed of and lawfully own, a certain tract of land in said known by the name of “Smith&’sadditionto ,”— as surveyd and plotted by June 29 and July 1st 1841.— Said plat. covering and representing the same piece of ground. so far as it extends, as as is represented by the plots of the City of , and the Town of , all of which is now included within the general bounderies & limits of the City charter of , as specified in the Charter of said . Nowknowye that I Joseph Smith do delare that it is my intention to vacate, & by these presents, I do vacate, so much of said Town of , and also, so much of said City of , as is represented & set forth, on the plot, of “Messrs Smith & s addition to ” as aforesaid, To all intents and purposes, as though the said Town of & City of as aforesaid had never been surveyed plotted and Recorded.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal, at aforesaid this 18 day of January AD. 1842—
Attest.—
Joseph Smith L, S,
State of Illinois)
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I, a Justice of the peace of the city of do certify that Joseph Smith, whose signature appears to the foregoing declaration, and who is personally known to me, to be the person who executed the same did acknowledge that he had excuted the above instrumit [instrument] and declaratin of his own free will and accord, & for the purposes therein specified.
Given under my hand & seal at this 29th day of January. A. D. 1842.—