Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Lewis C. Bidamon, 9 April 1851–B [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.]
Source Note
, Deed for Property in , Hancock Co., IL, to Lewis C. Bidamon, 9 Apr. 1851, U.S. v. Joseph Smith III et al. (United States Circuit Court for the District of IL 1852). Copied 10 Mar. 1856; Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records, vol. 43, pp. 384–386; handwriting of ; Hancock County Recorder’s Office, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL. Includes seals.
James Downing, M Shifkin John Tillson Sophus K Holstein Henry Swank Michael Beagle Anton Wittick J[ohn] L Hanna W[illiam] Hanna Mary Eagan John M Eagan her husband Michael S[ch]midt, [blank] S[ch]midt his wife Jabez J Piggott James Clark Reuben H Loomis John Wilkie John C Bidamon Bryant Gilbride John Griffith[s] William Powers Christopher E Yates, William McLennan, Joseph Sibley, J. C Hoagland [Hogeland], Julia [Julius] C Wright, George Beagle J A Chadsey, Christian Bidamon and others were defendants by which decree the sum of $7870.23 was found to be due from Joseph Smith deceased by Judgement to the said Complainants, and the following described lands and town lots adjudged to be liable to the payment of said debt and ordered to be Sold for the payment of the same, all said lands and Town Lots being Situated in the County of and State of To wit
S.W qr of the, SE qr of Sec 6 Township 5 North range 8 West
SE qr [sec] 26 [Township] 7 [North range] 8 [West]
SW qr [sec] 25 [Township] 7 [North range] 8 [West]
W hf of NE qr [sec] 35 [Township] 7 [North range] 8 [West]
the South qr of Lot 3 & 4 in Blocks 88— 89 & 90
All of Lot 1 in Block 63
Lots 1, 2, & 3 in [Block] 100
Lot 1 in [Block] 101
Lot 1 in [Block] 102
Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4 in [Block] 103
Lot 1, 2 & 3 in [Block] 104
Lots 1 2, 3 & 4 in [Block] 105
Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4 in [Block] 106
Lots 1, 3 & 4 and Lot 2 except 61¾ feet wide north Side of N <North> W qr in Block 107
Lot 4 N qr of Lot 3 and all of Lot 2 except 50 feet Square in the NW corner in Block 108
Lots 1 & 2 in [Block] 111
Lots 1 & 2 in [Block] 112
Lots 1 & 2 in [Block] 113
Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4 in [Block] 115
Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4 in [Block] 128
Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4 in [Block] 129
Lot 3 in [Block] 134
Lot 1 in [Block] 136
Lot 1 & 2 & 3 except 75 feet wide E side in Block 150
Lots 2 & 3 in Block 151
Block 153
The Undivided four fifths of Lots 1 2 & 3 in Block 95
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 1, 2, 3 & 4 [in Block] 96
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 1, 2, 3 & 4 [in Block] 97
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 1, 2, 3 & 4 [Block] 98
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 1 & 2 [in Block] 99
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 4 [in Block] 104
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 2 & 3 [in Block] 109
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 1 2 3 & 4 [in Block] 110
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 3 [in Block] 111
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 3 [in Block] 112
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 3 & 4 [in Block] 113
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 1, 2 & 4 [in Block] 131
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 1 & 2 [in Block] 135
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 2, 3 & 4 [in Block] 136
[The Undivided four fifths of Lots] 1, 2, 3 & 4 [in Block] 137
All the above Lots and blocks in the Town (now City) of in Said according to the plat of said .
And Whereas by Said decree the undersigned was appointed a Special commissioner to Sell and Convey Said Lands under said decree first giving due notice of the time place and terms of said sale and of the property to be Sold, and whereas as such commissioner I gave due notice of said Sale as required in Said Decree by advertisement of the time place and terms of said sale and of the property to be Sold by publication for four weeks Successively in the Quincy Whig and Popular Tribune two newspapers published, one in the County of and the other in the County of in said State of the first of Said publication in each paper being more than five weeks prior to said Sale, and Stating in Said advertisement that said Sale would be made upon the 8th day of April AD 1851 in front of the Public House known as the in the City of in Said . And whereas I did on the <said> 8th day of April AD 1851 offer for Sale in Said City of at the place aforesaid at Public to the highest bidder for cash the premises aforesaid in separate parcels as heretofore described according to the directions of Said Decree, and as set forth in said advertisement. And whereas at Said Sale Lewis C. Bidamon of Illinois became the purchaser of an undivided four fifths in each of the following described lots bidding therefor the Sum of 2.25 for the first Lot and 5.05 for the [p. 385]