Deed from James and Sarah Barker Dunn, 24 June 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds
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and , Deed for property in , Hancock Co., IL, to JS as trustee-in-trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 24 June 1843; sealed by and ; witnessed by ; certified by . Version copied 13 Apr. 1844 in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Record of Deeds, bk. B, pp. 114–115; handwriting of or ; CHL.
This Indenture, made and entered into, this twenty fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three between and his wife of the county of , and State of Illinois of the first part, and Joseph Smith, as sole Trustee in Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, of the county of , and State of Illinois of the second part, Witnesseth, that the said and his wife, party of the first part, for and in consideration of the love and good will they bear to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, of which the said Joseph Smith, party of the second, is Sole Trustee in Trust, and also for the sum of one dollar, to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell, convey, and confirm unto the said Joseph Smith, as Sole Trustee in Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, party of the second part, his successors in office and assigns forever, all that tract or parcel of land, situate and being in the county of in the State of Illinois, known and described as follows, to wit, as being Lot numbered Three (3) in Block numbered Ten (10) in s addition to the City of , 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 Joseph Smith, party of the second part, his successors in office and assigns forever. And the said and his wife party of the first part, their heirs and assigns, the aforesaid premises, unto the said Joseph Smith, as Sole Trustee in Trust, &c. party of the second part, his successors in office 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 and his wife, party of the first part, have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written
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State of Illinois, , ss. [scilicet] I a justice of the Peace in and for the City of , in said county, do certify that and his wife, whose signatures appears 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 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 has executed the same, and relinquished her dower to the premises therein conveyed, voluntarily, freely and without compulsion of her said [p. 114]