State of Florida
County of Alachua
                        To all to whom
these presents shall come Greeting.
     Know ye that at the County afore-
said on the 9th day of October in the year
1855 before Henry Bradford Esq. Judge
of Probate in and for said County
the last will and Testament of
Washington W. Geiger late of the said
County deceased was proved and is
now allowed and approved by us
and the said deceased having while
living and of the time of his death
goods chattels rights & credits within
that state and county the means whereas
the proving and registering the said Will
and granting administration of all
and singular the goods chattels rights
and credits and also the auditing al
lowing and finally discharging the ac
count thereof doth by law belong to us
Now therefore the administration of all and
singular the goods chattels rights & credits
of the said deceased and in any way
concerning the last will and testament
is hereby granted unto M.S. Perry
and George R. Fairbanks
executors in said will named after
having first taken and subscribed an
oath before the Judge of this court
faithfully and honestly to discharge
the duties of such executors.  Here
requiring you the said executors
before said to make or cause to be