This Indenture made this tenth day of December in the year
of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and forty nine, Between
Benjamin A. Putnam and Helen K Putnam his wife, of the City of St.
Augustine, County of St. Johns, State of Florida, of the first part
and Henry Bauknight of Alachua County, and state aforesaid
of the second part. Witnesseth, that the parties of the first part for
and in consideration of the Sum of Eight hundred Dollars to them in hand
paid at and before the sending and delivery of these presents by
the party of the second part and the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
Have granted, bargained, sold and delivered conveyed
and by this presents do bargain, sell, grant, and convey, unto
the same party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns
all that tract price and parcel of land designated as Section
Thirty two (32) in Township Eleven (11) and Range Twenty (20)
on the Map of Survey of the grant to F. M. Arredendo & son made
by D. H. Barr Horace Merry & Henry Washinton containing
or by said plat six hundred and forty acres, being part and
parcels of land Arredendo grant, and purchased by the said
Benj. A Putnam at the sale of said grant in February 1849, by Messers,
Foward, Child and Payne, and which said sale has been confined
by the Circuit Court for the Eastern Circuit of Florida, by the decree
thereof at the June term 1849, at St. Augustine, together with all and
singular the tenement, here detamen, and appurtenance, thereon and
then to belonging or in any wise appertaining with the reversion
and reversions remainder and remainder and ninty issues and
proffits thereof and all the right litte interest property, and dower and
right title and claim of dower of the said parties of first and each of
them in and to the said premises or any part thereof. To have and to
hold the said described land and premises and every part
thereof with the appartenances unto the said party of the second
part, and to his heirs and assigns forever, and the said
Benj. A Putnam for himself, his heirs and executors and adminstrators
the afore discribed & granted land and premises against
him the said Benj. A Putnam, his heirs, executors and administrators
and all and every other person and person claiming through or under
him unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs & assigns
forever and warrant and by these presents defend,
In witness whereof the said parties of the first part
has herewith set their hand and seal, the day and year.
First above (Witten)
Signed, Sealed and delivered } Benj. A Putnam (L.S.)
In the presence of **** erased before}
Signing Charles E. Putnam } Helen K. Putnam (L.S.)
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