I found a large collection of legal documents that appear to have come from the estate of a Joseph Rhodes. These are the originals and include Deeds of Trust, Will (including his handwritten one and the recorded one), Receipts, Farm Leases, General Warranty and Bank Books.

One of the people that appears in the records is John & Amelia Hipple of Dixon, Lee County, Illinois.

Some names in the documents are Rhodes, Kendig, Dennison, Packard (maybe his banker or lawyer??), Scott, Carp, Miller, Dement, Hipple and many more.

These are the originals including raised notary seals and recording information. I'm trying to get these back to the families and am simply asking for what I paid (50 cents-$1.00/each) plus postage. These are wonderful things to add to your family history collection and I will be happy to email you a complete listing of what I have if you would like. I just couldn't leave them in the antique store knowing what they were!! rlightfoot@socket.net