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state. f missour County f Jackson 200. maurice m. Lang horns J.S. Wallow. each of lawful age whom our oaths do Day. that we wend well acquainted with Carry a Lee who in this country for many years prior to 1850. He lived in the ninth Eash past of Independence on a truct of laud lying immediately south of the Lex- mytin road and which was after- wards platted by Richard Johnson and is now Known as Johnsons addition to Independence said back, conlanced several aeno and elapmed to ounit & Lee kept it under fence and ve- entried the house upon N noa res- to idence and the balance of the trach as garden 8 pastures Lee deid while that was his home and afterwards his family occupied the place, about the year 18 the widem e.melem & together they X the children of Lee occuped &controled said profesty until it was sold in 1865. the maurice m. Langhorie Subsinled and summto beformathip 2:day J S. Wallace m if. Burn Clate her havent of sept. 1892. 3 By & wswearm gan W.l.