"The first instrument recorded after the organization of the county was the following: This deed, made and entered into this the seventeenth day of October, in the year of Our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty nine, by and between Aquilla COMBS and Sarah S. COMBS, the wife of the said Aquilla COMBS, of the county of DeKalb, and State of Missouri, of the first Part, and Lawrence DOY, of the county of Gentry, and State of Missouri, of the second part, witness; that the said parties of the first part for and consideration of the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars, to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged, have given, granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do give, grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract, piece or parcel of land, lying and being in the County of Gentry, and State of Missouri, to wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of John HAYS' land, thence east five rods; thence south sixteen rods; thence west five rods' thence north sixteen rods, to the place of beginning, it being on the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section thirty-three, in township sixty-six, of range thirty. To have and to hold the said tract, piece or parcel of land, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging or in any way appertaining unto him, the party of the second part, and to their heirs, executors and administrators, doth covenant and agree that they will warrant and forever defend the title to the said tract, piece or parcel of land, and every part thereof, unto him the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, against the lawful claim or claims of every person whomsoever. In testimony whereof, the said party of the first part have herewith set their hands and seals the day and year first herein written.

AQUILLA COMBS, [SEAL.]

SARAH S. COMBS, [SEAL.]

STATE OF MISSOURI,

COUNTY OF DEKALB, ss.

Be it remembered that on the seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-nine before me the undersigned Notary Public within and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Aquilla COMBS and Sarah S. COMBS, his wife, who are personally known to me to \be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing and within deed as parties thereto, and severally acknowledged the same to be their act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned; and the said Sarah S. COMBS being by me first made acquainted with the contents of said deed, and examined separate and apart from her said husband, acknowledged on such examination that she executed the same and relinquished her dower in the real estate therein mentioned freely and without compulsion or under influences of said husband. In testimony whereof, I, D. M. McDONALD, notary public aforesaid, have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at office in Stewartsville, on the day and year aforesaid.

D. M. McDONALD, Notary Public

Filed April 15, 1861."