This Indenture made this the ninth day of May A. D. 1850,
between Jonathan Turner & Maryann Turner, his wife of Alachua County
Florida. Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part being indebted
partys of the 2d part
to Thomas Foleston & William Bloodgood of the City of New York, for
the purchase money of Sec 30 T9 P19 of the Arredondo Grant and in
order to secure a part of the purchase of the same do hereby in consideration
of the Sum of Four Hundred Dollars to them in hand paid the receipt
Whereof is hereby acknowledged grant bargain & sell unto the said
Thomas Fileston & William Bloodgood parties of the second part their
heirs and assigns, a certain negro male slave named Peter aged
about ten years now being on the plantation of said Jonathon
Turner-to have and to hold to said parties of the second
part forever, Provided never the less and these presents are upon
this express condition that if the said Jonathon Turner & his
May Ann Turner her either of them or their heirs a legal
shall well & truly pay or came to be paid to the said parties
of the second part the sum of Four Hundred Dollars, upon the
first day of January 1851 with interest, then this conveyance
shall be void and of no effect.
Witness our hand & seals this day & year
Witness } Jonathan Turner
Witness first about witten } Mary Ann Turner
word partes of the second part }
& also apart of intertined of before signing }
above, }
Elizabeth Martin }
George R Fairbanks }
Alachua County } ss
} Personally appeared befor me
George R. Fairbanks, one of the subscribing witnesses to the
within indenture of Mortgage & being duly sworn says that the
said Jonathon Turner and Mary Ann Turner, signed and executed
the witten instrument in his presents and that of Elizabeth Martin
the other subscribing witness for the purpose therein set forth.
George R. Fairbanks
Witness my hand & seal
John L. Livingston
This 15th May 1850 Ju Peace
Alachua Co.
Recorded May 25th, 1850
S.W. Burnett Clk
By A. Hancock Depty Clk |