This Indenture made this1
twenty ninth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty three between Silas Watkins of the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois of the one part and Charles Bell of the County and State aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth That the said Silas Watkins for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to him in hand
paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has given granted bargained and sold
and by these presents does give grant bargain and sell all his right title interest
and estate in and to the East half of the East half of the North East quarter
of Section Nineteen in the Township Eighteen North of Range Seven West Containing Forty Acres2 To have and to hold to the said Charles Bell his heirs and assigns forever the above tract or parcel of Land together with all
and singular the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging and the said Silas Watkins does covenant to and with the said Charles Bell to Warrant and forever defend the title of Said land against the Claim or Claims
of any and all person or persons whomsoever
In testimony whereof the said Silas Watkins has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year above written
Silas Watkins
seal
[ certification
]
11/29/1833
11/29/1833
State of Illinois
Sangamo County
Sangamo County
Personally came Silas Watkins before the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace for the State and County aforesaid personally Known to said Justice to be the Identical person that Executed
the within deed and acknowledged the signing and Sealing thereof to be his act and
deed for the purposes therein Contained Given under my hand and seal this 29th November 1833.
Bowling Green
J. P.[Justice of the Peace]
seal
[ docketing
]
05/01/1834
05/01/1834
Recorded May 1st 1834
2The land described here lay in Sangamon County in 1833; in 1839, the General Assembly carved out the northern part of the county to create a new county called Menard. The land described here is now situated in the west-central part of Menard County.
Handwritten Transcription, 1 page(s), Sangamon County Deed Book G, 230, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield (Springfield, Illinois) ,