in presence of .—

Before me a Justice of the Peace of said personally came the above named grantors , & Caroline J. Bullard and acknowledged the signing & sealing of the above instrument to be their voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein expressed; and Caroline J. Bullard being examined separate and apart from her said acknowledged the signing and sealing of the same and she declared that she is still satisfied therewith this twenty third day of February 1843 in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this twenty third day of February 1843 J. P. L. S.

Fees 75 cts Recorded Feby 8th. 1844

to Sarah Ripley N 1/2 L 3 B 141 of

This Indenture made and entered into, this Tenth day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty three, between of the County of , and State of of the one part, and Sarah Ripley of the County of of the other part, Witnesseth, that the said for and in consideration of the sum of Three hundred and fifty dollars, to her in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell, convey, and confirm unto the said Sarah Ripley her heirs and assigns forever, all that tract or parcel of land, situate and being in the County of & State of , viz: The North half of Lot No (3) three in Block No (141) one hundred and forty one as recorded in the town plat of in said . Together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining. To have and to hold the above des-cribed premises unto the said Sarah Ripley her heirs and assigns forever. And the said her heirs and assigns, the aforesaid premises, unto the said Sarah Ripley, her 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 of the first part has hereunto set her hand and seal the day and year above written.

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of —

State of Illinois, City of , Hancock County, ss. I, Justice of the Peace of said , do certify, that whose signature appears to the foregoing deed, and who is personally known to me, to be the person described in and who executed the same, did acknowledge that she had executed the said conveyance for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. Given under my hand and seal, this tenth day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty three

Fees 75 cts Recorded Feby 10th. 18,44 [p. 72]