the full Sum of Eight hundred and twenty five and 98/100 Dollars,
with interest at Eight per cent per annum, for the Same from
the date hereof, on or before the first day of January next, ensuing,
then this obligation Shall be null and void, otherwise the
Same Shall remain in full force and virtue.
Signed Sealed and delivered }
in presence of } Leml Wilson ( )
John H. Ellis }
Lewelling Williams }
State of Florida }
Alachua County } Before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace
in and for said County, personally came Lewelling Williams one
of the Subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing Bound, who being
duly Sworn according to law Says that he Saw Lemuel Wilson
Sign Seal & deliver the Same for the purposes therein mentioned,
and that he Signed the Same as a witness
Sworn to and Subscribed before }
me this 3rd day of May A.D. 1855 } Lewelling Williams
Robt Youngblood }
Justice of the Peace }
Recorded May 3rd 1855
Robt Youngblood
Clerk
This Indenture made and entered into this Seventh day of
April in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty five,
Between Lemuel Wilson of Alachua County State of
Florida, of the first part, and George L. Brown of the
Same County and State of the Second part, Witnesseth,
Whereas the Said party of the first is justly indebted to
the Said party of the Second part in the Sum of Sixteen
hundred and fifty one 96/100 Dollars lawful money of the
United States, conditioned for the payment of eight
hundred and twenty five and 98/100 Dollars, with interest
thereon at eight per cent per annum, on or before the first
day of January next ensuing, the date hereof as appears
by his certain Bond or writing obligatory bearing even date
with these present. Now for the better Securing of
the said party of the Second part the payment of the
Said Bond, or writing obligatory, according to the true
intent and meaning thereof, as also in consideration of the
Sum of Ten Dollars, by the Said party of the Second part to
me in hand paid at and before the ensealing and delivery of these
presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged The Said party
of the first part, hath bargained, Sold and delivered, and
by these presents doth bargain, Sell and deliver unto the
Said party of the Second part, the following real estate and
personal property of and belonging to the Said party of
the first part, to wit, one Negro Man named Latimore
Black complextion, aged about thirty two years, and one
certain tract of land containing about one hundred and Sixty |