Whereas David H Mead did about two years ago procure from the united States Eighty acres of Land adjoining the Lands belonging to the Infant heir Daniel Dry Deceased Late of Perry County State of Illinois and [shortly?] Built a house and now lives in said house and supposed it to be in his own land but when he had his land [Surveyed?] the said house proved to be on the Lands belonging to said heirs now [?] under agreed do Pray [ ?] honorable [?] pass a Law to grant a sale of six or Eight acres of said Land to include said Building by the administrator of said Daniel Drys Estate to David H Mead as will not [?] said farms belonging to said Estate for which are your humbile petitioners feel in duty bound to Pray.