| Thomas S. Edwards | |
| To } | Deed |
| Abraham Lincoln |
Know all men by these presents that we Thos S. Edwards & Elizabeth his wife, in Consideration of the Sum of Fifty Dollars to us paid by Abraham Lincoln the receipt of which is hereby Confessed, do grant bargain Sell & Convey unto the
said Lincoln his heirs & assigns all the title we have in & to Lots number Six (6) and Eight (8)
in Block one (1) in the Town of Springfield in the County of Sangamon in the State of Illinois.1
To Have & to Hold the said described Lots unto him the Said Lincoln his heirs & assigns forever. In testimony whereof the Said Edwards & wife have hereunto Set their hands & Seals. Dated this 24th day of March AD. 1836.
Thos. S. Edwards seal [ certification
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03/24/1836
03/24/1836
| State of Illinois | } | SS |
| Sangamon County |
Be it Remembered that on this day Came personally before the undersigned a Justice
of the Peace in & for said County Thomas S. Edwards who is personally Known by said Justice to be the Same Person whose name is Subscribed
to the foregoing Deed of Conveyance & who then acknowledged that he signed said Deed
& Executed & delivered the same freely for the purposes therein Expressed.
Given under my hand & Seal this 24th day of March A.D. 1836.
Thomas Moffett J. P.[Justice of the Peace]1The lots described here were located on Jefferson Street between Sixth and Seventh
Streets in the city of Springfield.
Harry E. Pratt, The Personal Finances of Abraham Lincoln (Springfield, IL: Abraham Lincoln Association, 1943), 59.
Handwritten Transcription, 1 page(s), Sangamon County Deed Book J, 515, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield (Springfield, Illinois)