Deed, Vinson Knight to Oliver Granger, 15 November 1839–A
Source Note
, Deed for property in , Iowa Territory, to , 15 Nov. 1839; printed form with manuscript additions in the handwriting of ; signature of ; witnessed by ; certified by R. S. Campbell and John H. Lewis; dockets and notations in unidentified handwriting; two pages; Hiram Kimbal Collection, CHL.
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PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE CARTHAGENIAN, , ILLINOIS.
THIS INDENTURE, made and entered into this Fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine BETWEEN and his wife, of County, and State of Illinois of the first part, and of the County of and State of Illinois of the second part, WITNESSETH, that the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred and twenty dollars, to them in hand paid, by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have given, granted, bargained, and sold, and by these presents, do give, grant, bargain, sell, convey, and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever that certain piece or parcel of land, situate, lying, and being in the County of and State ofTeritory of Iowa and described as follows, to wit: Being the North east quarter of Section two Township No. Sixtysix north, Range Six west & Containing one hundred and Sixty five acres and fifteen hundredths be the same more or less
TO HAVE and TO HOLD, the aforesaid premises, together with all and singular the improvements, rights, privileges, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining, unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever, free from the claim or claims of themselves, their heirs, or assigns, and from the claims of any and every other person or persons claiming the same by, through, or under them or either of them. And the said parties of the first part, for themselves, their heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, that they are lawfully seized of the above described premises, that they have good right, full power, and lawful authority, to sell and convey the same, and that the above described premises are clear and free of all encumbrances: And that they will WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND the title thereto, and hereby conveyed, against the lawful claim or claims of all and every person or persons claiming the same whomsoever.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the said parties of the first part, have hereunto subscribed their names, and affixed their seals, the day and year first above written.
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SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED,)
IN PRESENCE OF)
Territory of Iowa)
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I <R. S. Campbell> a Justice of the Peace within the sd do certify that on this day whose name appears to the foregoing deed, appeared before me, and acknowledged the signing sealing and delivery thereof, to be his act, and due for the purposes therein expressed, he being personally known to me to <be> the individual person whose name is subsribed to the same In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fifteenth day of November AD 1839