Need Help deciphering 1800's era letters

[andysouthern]

Hello, I have found many very old letters at the bottom of a box my grandfather gave me. I would love some help deciphering what these say. Most are in English but two are in German, if anyone can help deciphering German.

The following links are direct links to the images, if someone could tell me how to embed the links that would be awesome!

[JonathanC]

Always risky to go first!, but...

First page of text:

and without compulsion or under influence of her husband, acknowledged and
declared that she Executed the said deed and Relinquishes her dower(?) to the
Lands and Tenements to to there(?) mentioned, Voluntarily freely and without
compulsion or under influence of her said husband.
In Testimony Whereof I have herinto affixed the Seal of Said
Court at office the day and year aforesaid
                                              Samuel(?) le(?) Osseus(?) ??
State of Messouro(?)
County of Jackson

I Samuel(?) le(?) Osseus(?) Clerk of the ? Court
and Ex officer render(?) within save for the County aforesaid, do herby
certify that the foregoing deed of bargain and sale together with
the acknowledgement therein endorsed(?) from Andrew Belcher
? wife to John Belcher was deposited in my office for ?
on the 16th day of December 1835 and was duly recorded in my
said office on the 18th day of the same month in Book D and
following.
In ? Wharf(?) Shaw(?) herinto affixed the seal
of said Court at office this 18th day of December 1835

[andysouthern]

Okay, these were most likely written in Jackson County Missouri, which would make sense with the first letter. Many of the people from my family, based on my understanding, lived and were influential figures in Independence and Jackson county Missouri, so i'm guessing those first few documents are from there. Still trying to figure out who they were from/sent to.

[JonathanC]

Second page of text

This Indentures made and Entered into this 31st day of
January in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred
and Thirty Five between Andrew Belcher abd Nancy Belcher, his wife
of Jackson and State of Missouri of the one part and Jon(?)
Belcher of the County of Jackson and State aforesaid of the
other part.  Witnesseth that the said party of the first part for
and in consideration of the sum of Thirteen(?) Hundred and Seventy
five Dollars to him by the said party of the Second part paid the
the(sic) Receipt of which is here by acknowlodged to him by Grand
Bargain Sell and convey to the said party of the Second Part
the following Tract and Parsell of land Together with all and
Singular the Lights(?) and apprentices there unto belonging
lying and being in the County of Jackson and State afore said
to witn(?) the South half of Section Twenty Town Ship fifty of Rainge(?)
thirty one containing Three Hundred and Twenty Acres.
To Have and To HOld the Same to him the said John
Belcher and his heirs in fee(?) Simple(?) forever and the said party
of the first for themselves and heirs covenant to and with the said
party of the Second part and his heirs that they will forever
warrant and defend(?) the lands and ? to him the
aforesaid John Belcher and his heirs against them and there

 

[PrueM]

Hi Andy

Embedding the images like this is fine, if you're happy with it - alternatively you can go to the "Attach a photograph or image" link below the "Message" box when you're composing a post, and do it that way.  All those images have to be below 500kb, though.

It would be really helpful if in future you could split up this kind of request into two or more separate threads - that way people on slow connections are able to download the page more easily.

In fact, as the last two documents appear to be in German, and in the old German handwriting (that I forget the name of), you might want to remove them from this thread, and attach them to a new one with a subject line stating that you need decipherment and translation from the German - that will attract the people who know how to read this (and we do have a few on Rootschat).

Cheers
Prue

[andysouthern]

okay, sorry about that. I removed those last two and will put up a different one for them. I tried to attach the photos before but they were to big, so I figured this was the only way to put them up.