THIS INDENTURE MADE, AND ENTERED INTO, This Sixth— day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-one between Joseph Smith— and his wife, of the county of and State of Illinois, of the one part, and — of the county of and State aforesaid, of the other part, Witnesseth, that the said Joseph Smith and his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred and twenty 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 Illinois, viz: and described on the plat of the Town of as being Lot No One in Block No One hundred and forty—

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

Signed, sealed and delivered)

I, a justice of the peace for said county, do certity, that Joseph Smith and — 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 — 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 had executed the same, and relinquished her dower to the premises therein conveyed, voluntarily, freely, and without compulsion of her said husband.

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