The State of Florida }
Alachua County } Know all men by these Presents:
That I Henry Smith (Bachelor) party of the first part
of the aforesaid County and State, for and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty
Dollars to me in hand paid by Ernest Copeland Irving party of the second part
of the County of Alachua in the State of Florida the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained, sold and
conveyed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and convey unto unto him the said Ernest Copeland Irving
all that certain lot, piece, tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in the County of Alachua, State of Florida particularly known and described as follows, to wit:
Lot number Thirty nine (39) Section Fourteen (14) Township Ten (10) South Range
Twenty (20) East as shown by survey made by N.R. Gruelle C.E.
containing by estimation Ten (10) acres of land, more or less, Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and
appertenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining.
To Have and to Hold the same unto him the said Ernest Copeland Irving
and to his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, in fee simple absolute. And I the said Henry Smith
do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said Ernest Copeland Irving
that I am lawfully seized in fee of the property herein and hereby conveyed, and that have good and lawful right to sell and convey the same; that the same is free from all encumbrances
of any kind whatsoever, and that I will and my heirs, executors and administrators shall and will forever warrant and defend the same unto him the said
Ernest Copeland Irving
and to his heirs, executors and administrators and assigns, against the lawful claims and demands of any and all persons whomsoever now claiming or hereafter to claim the same.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal on this Sixth day of May A.D. 1889
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the }
Presence of us as witnesses: } Henry Smith {SEAL}
William Tinsley } {SEAL}
E.P. Axtell } {SEAL}
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The State of Florida }
Alachua County } I Hereby Certify that on the day of A.D. 18 before
} me personally appeared Mrs.
wife of the grantor in the foregoing conveyance, who being first duly qusetioned and examined by me, separate
and apart from her said husband, says and acknowledges before me that she did sign the said deed of conveyance for the purpose of releasing, relinquishing and renouncing all her right of Dower in and to land in said
Deed described, and that the said Relinquishment and Renunciation of Dower was done and made by her freely and voluntarily, and without any compulsion, constraint, apprehension or fear of or from her husband.
In Testimony Whereof I Have Hereunto Set My }
Hand and SEAL }
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The State of Florida }
Alachua County } Before me personally appeared Henry Smith
and
who acknowledges that he executed, signed and delivered the foregoing deed of conveyance for the uses and purposes therein contained and expressed.
Acknowledged and Subscribed before me this }
Sixth day of May A.D. 1889 } Henry Smith
(seal) E.P. Axtell }
Notary Public }
State of Florida at Large }
Filed for Record 22nd day of January A.D. 1890 } J.A. Carlisle Clerk
Recorded 7th day of February A.D. 1890 } pr E.C. Wimberley D.C. |
