Signed sealed & delivered in presence of Sarah S. O. Banks. }

State of Illinois, , ss. I Orson Spencer acting Justice of the peace for the City of do certify that Mary Brown whose signature appears to the foregoing deed & who is personally known to me to be the person des-cribed in & who executed the same did acknowledge the same to be her free & voluntary act and deed for the uses & purposes therein mentioned. Given under my hand & seal this twentieth day of October A. D. 1843

Fees 85 cts Recorded May 20th. 1844

& to Elijah Hayden N 1/2 L 2 B 7 of & s 2nd. add

Know all men by these presents, that we and of the County of and State of has this day for and in consideration of the sum of fifty five dollars in hand paid by Elijah Hayden of the and aforesaid bargained and sold unto the said Elijah Hayden a certain lot or piece of land lying and situated in s and s second addition to in said and as will more fully appear by referance to said plat of said addition being the north half of Lot two (2) in Block seven (7) in said addition to the town of . To have and to hold the above described lot or piece of land with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the said Elijah Hayden his heirs and assigns forever. And the said , and Julia [Jencks Thompson] his wife for themselves, their heirs and assigns administrators and executors do warrant and forever defend the title of the lot or peice of Land against every person or persons claiming by, through, or under them in any manner whatsoever, or any other persons whatever. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our names and affixed our seals this twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord 1844

Witness

State of Illinois, . I, a justice of the peace within and for said do certify that , and Julia his wife whose signatures appear to the foregoing deed and who are personally known to me to be the persons des-cribed in and executed the same, did severally acknowledge that they had executed the said conveyance for the uses and purposes therein contained; and the said Julia Thompson having been by me made acquainted with the contents of said deed and examined separate and apart from her said acknowledged that she had executed the same and relinquished her right of dower to the same voluntarily, freely and without compulsion of her said . Given under my hand and seal this 20th. day of May A. D. 1844

Fees 75 cts Recorded May 20— 1844 [p. 157]