This Indenture made the twenty fifth day of November in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four Between Charles
Robion of the City of St. Augustine in East Florida as Executor of the
last Will and testament of Fernando de la Maya Arredondo Senior
late of the same City of St. Augustine deceased, of the first part, and
the honorable John Macpherson Berrien of the City of Savannah
in the State of Georgia of the Second part, Witnesseth that the
said Fernando de la Maya Arredondo Senior in his life time, and
for a full and valuable consideration had and recurred by the said
Fernando de la Maya Arredondo Senior in his life time from the said
party of the Second part did by a contract and agreement in writing
made and entered into by the said Fernando de la Maya Arredondo Senior
in his life time with the said party of the second part, contract and
agree with the said party of the Second part to make title in fee
Simple absolute to the said party of the second part to one thousand
acres of land Situate, lying and being in the District of East Florida,
the same being an undivided part and parcel of that tract of land
granted by the Spanish Government to Fernando de la Maya Ar-
redondo and Son, of which association & firm the said Fernando
de la Maya Arredondo Senior was in his life time a member or partner,
by grant bearing date on or about the twenty Second day of
December in the year One thousand Eight hundred and Seventeen,
Which was confirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States
at the January Term thereof holden in the year one thousand
Eight hundred and thirty two, and which is usually called and
known by the "Arredondo Grant"; the said Fernando de la Maya
Arredondo Senior having by his said contract also agreed that
the said party of the Second part Should have the right and
privilege to select the said one thousand acres of land provided
the same should not when selected interfere with town, canals
or prior locations. And whereas the said Fernando de la Maya
Arredondo Senior depated this life without having executed
a conveyance of the said land to the said party of the second part
as he had by his contract aforesaid contracted and agreed to do
Now therefore This indenture witnesseth that the said 
party of the first part as Executor as aforesaid in consideration
of the premises, and for the purpose of fulfilling and carrying
into Effect the aforementioned contract of the said Fernando de
la Maya Arredondo Senior with the said party of the second
part, and in virtue of the power and authority vested in
him as Executor as aforesaid for that purpose by the Statute
in that case made and provided, and also for the further