bounded northeastwardly by Water street, which separates the same from the Mississippi River, northwestwardly by a lot of John W Johnson, on the rear of lot number seventy one, and southeastwardly by a lot formerly of Ninian Edwards; she the said Mary H Kennett being by the Court first made acquainted with the contents of said deed acknowledged on an examination separate and apart from her husband, that she executed the same, and relinquishes her dower in the property thereon conveyed freely and voluntarily, and without any fear compulsion or undue influence of her said husband.

Marshall Brotherton Esquire Sheriff of the county of St Louis, comes into Court here and acknowledges the execution of a deed by him as sheriff as aforesaid in favor of James B Bowlin and William L Sublette, for all the right title claim and inter- est of Charles Kenneday of in and to the following described real estate, to wit, "All that certain tract, piece or parcel of land, lying and being situate in the Township of St Ferdinand, and County aforesaid, and containing twenty arpens; butted and bounded as follows to wit. Beginning at the southeast corner of a tract sold by one Tourville to Auguste Lafave, thence running south thirty degrees east, forty seven poles, seventy five links, to the southwest corner of a tract belong- ing to Pierre Montroy, thence north fifty two degrees, east fifty seven poles, to the north west corner of said Pierre Montroy, and south west corner of a tract of Louis Montroy and south west corner of a tract, belonging to Joseph Thibeau, thence parallel with the first line, forty seven poles, seventy five links, to the north east corner of said Auguste Lafeve, thence fifty seven poles to the place of beginning, containing as aforesaid twenty arpens, it being part of a larger tract of land granted to Pierre Chouteau by the Spanish Government. Also all that tract, piece or parcel of land, situate lying and being in St Ferdi- nand Township, and bounded by and with the following courses and distances to wit. At the nort east corner of a stake, on the Bank of the Missouri River, thence south 38 degrees, east eighty poles, to the south east corner of a persimon bush four inches in diam -eter, thence north fifty two degrees west, 36 poles to the south west corner of a white elm 12 inches in diamter on the Bank of the river, thence down said River by the mean- -ders of the same to the place of beginning, containing ten arpens, said tract is bounded on the East by Louis Montroy, on the south by Joseph Thibeau, on the west by the Mis- souri River, and is a part of a larger tract originally granted by the Spanish Government to Col. Pierre Chouteau". Sold under an execution issued from the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court within and for the County of St Louis, in favor of William L Sub- lette and Robert Campbell, against Charles Kenneday. _ And James B Bowlin and William L Sublette, being the highest and last bidders for the above described tracts of land at the price and sum of Forty two dollars, the same were stricken off and sold to them for that sum

Now at this day come the said plaintiffs by their attorney and say they will not further pros- ecute their suit in this behalf, but voluntarily suffer the same to be discon- tinued at their costs. it is therefore considered by the Court that the said de- fendant recover of the said plaintiffs his costs and charges in this behalf expen- ded, and have thereof execution.

The Sheriff having made return of the warrant issued in this by having the petitioner in Court, and thereupon all and singular the premises are by the parties sub- mitted to the Court, which being seen heard and by the Court here fully under- stood, it is ordered that the defendant relieve the petitioner from the grievances complained of in her petition, and find other employment for said petitioner, and that she be remanded to the care and custody of said defendant.