"In Testimony, whereof, I, James Buchanan, President of the United States of America, have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereto affixed. "[SEAL.] "Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty, and of the Independence of the United States the Eighty-fifth. "By the President: JAMES BUCHANAN. "By J. B. LEONARD, _Sec._ "G. W. GRANGER, _Recorder of the General Land Office_. "Recorded vol. 468, page 53." The following copy of the warranty deed from Robert T. Lincoln and wife to Henry Edwards is recorded in Deed Record 13, page 208. Robert T. Lincoln at this time was minister from the United States to Great Britain, under President Benjamin Harrison's administration: "WARRANTY DEED. "Filed April 26, A. D. 1892, at 2:10 P.M., W. W. Cushman, Recorder. "_Know All Men by These Presents_: "That we, Robert T. Lincoln and Mary H. Lincoln, his wife, of Cook County, and State of Illinois, in consideration of the sum of Thirteen Hundred Dollars ($1,300) to us in hand paid by Henry Edwards, of Crawford County, and State of Iowa, do hereby sell and convey unto the said Henry Edwards the following described premises, situated in the County of Crawford, and State of Iowa, to-wit: "The east half of the northeast quarter, and the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section eighteen (18) in Township eighty-four (84), north of Range thirty-nine (39), west of the Principal Meridian. "And we covenant with the said Henry Edwards that we hold said premises by good and perfect title, that we have good right and lawful authority to sell and convey the same, that they are free and clear of all liens and all encumbrances, whatsoever, excepting the taxes levied, or to be levied, for the year 1892, and excepting also a lease of said land expiring on or about the fourth day of May, A. D. 1894, and we covenant to warrant and defend the title to said premises against the lawful claims of all persons, whomsoever, excepting as against the said taxes, and the said lease, the obligation and discharge of both of which are hereby assumed by the said Henry Edwards. "The said Robert T. Lincoln hereby declares that his title to said land is wholly by descent, and derived as follows, namely: