REVENUE STAMPS
This Indenture, Made this ……….24th
day of …………June
To the
amount of
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Sixty Seven Between
50
cents
Tomzen Gholson and Mary E Gholson his wife both of the County of
Hamilton
on
this
… And State of Illinois……………………………………………………of
the first part, and
INSTRUMENT
The County of Hamilton State of Illinois for the use of the
inhabitants of……….
AND CANCELLED
the Rectorville Settlement in Hamilton County State of
Illinois of the second part,
WITTNESSETH, That the said party of the first part, for and in
consideration of the sum of
.in hand paid by the said party of the
second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have
GRANTED, BARGAINED AND SOLD, and by these presents do GRANT,
BARGAIN AND SELL, unto the said party of the second part,..their …
successors, all the following described lot, piece, or parcel of
land, situated in …………..in the County of
…….Hamilton…………………………...and
State of Illinois, to wit;
One acre
off the N W qr. N W qr. Section 16 Township 7 Range 7
East,
Bounded as follows, commencing at N W
corner of said section at Stone
Bearing trees original W O 18 in, N
66 º E 47 links the other W
O 18 in
N 69 º W 35 links from thence S 24 º 15’ E 29 Poles 6 links to the place Of beginning at Stone bearing tree B O S 64 1/2 W 16 links from Stone
East 12 Poles 16
1/5 links to Stake or Stone from thence South 12
Poles
16
1/5 links to a Dogwood for comen 15 in from
thence West 12 Poles
16 1/5 links to Stake or Stone
bearing tree W O 15 in N 71 º
30’ E 17
links from thence North 12 Poles
16 1/5 links to beginning including all of
the Gholson Graveyard
The said lot of land to be used as a Graveyard
by the inhabitants of said settlement,
and to be Known and designated as
the Gholson Graveyard”
TOGETHER with
all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto
belonging, or in anywise apper-
taining, and the reversion and
reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits
thereof; and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and
demand whatsoever, of the said party of the first part, either in
law or equity, of
said premises above bargained and
described, with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the
second part….their
successors FOREVER. And the said
…Tomzen Gholson & Mary E his wife………………………..parties
of the
first part, hereby expressly waive, release and relinquish unto the said party of the second part …their…successors, all right, title, claim, interest and benefit whatever, in and to the above described premises, and each and every part thereof, which is given by or results from all laws of this State pertaining to the exemption of homesteads.
And the said
……Tomzen Gholson & Mary E his wife……………………………………...party
of the first part, for
….their…. heirs,
executors and administrators, do covenant, grant, bargain and
agree, to and with the said party of
the second
part…their…successors, that at the time of the
ensealing and delivery of these presents, …they. are well
seized of the premises above conveyed, as of a good, sure,
perfect, absolute and indefeasible estate of inheritance to law,
and in fee simple, and have good right, full power and lawful
authority to grant, bargain, sell and convey the same
in manner and form aforesaid, and that
the same are free and clear from all former and other grants,
bargains, sales
liens, taxes, assessments and
encumbrances, of what kind or nature soever, and the above
bargained premises, in the
quiet and peaceable possession of the
said party of the second part, ..their…successors against
all and every
person or persons lawfully claiming or to
claim the whole or any part thereof, the said party of the first
part shall and
will WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND.
Part have hereunto set …their….hands
and seals the
Tomzen Gholson
Day and year first above written.
her
………………………………………………)
STATE OF ILLINOIS, )
)
ss
I, I H Clark a justice of the peace
HAMILTON COUNTY) in and for said County, in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Tomzen Gholson who is personally known to me as the same person whose name is subscribed to the annexed Deed, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that he signed, sealed and delivered the said instrument in writing as his free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
And the said Mary Elizabeth Gholson wife of the said Tomzen Gholson having by me examined, separate and apart, and out of hearing of her husband, and the contents and meaning, the said instrument of writing having been by me fully made known and explained to her and she also by me being fully informed of her rights under Homestead Laws of this State, acknowledged that she had freely and voluntarily executed the same, and relinquished her dower to the lands and tenements therein mentioned, and also all her rights and advantages under and by virtue of all laws of this State relating to the Exemption of Homesteads, without compulsion of her said husband, and that she does not wish to retract the same.
Given under my hand and seal, this 16th day of September A.D. 1867
I H Clark J of P. (Seal)
Filed for Record the 18th day of April A.M. 1876, at 9 o’clock A.M.