This Indenture made the first day of February AD
one thousand eight hundred and fifty five between
Charles L. Wilson Sheriff in and for the County of Alachua
and State of Florida party of the first part and Henry
N. Clark and William G. Ferris of Tampa & State aforesaid
parties of the second part Whereas by virtue of a certain
execution issued out of and under the seal of the Circuit
Court of Alachua County tested the 14th day of January
AD 1854 at the suit of Clark and Ferris plaintiffs vs
George Watson defendant directed and delivered to
the said sheriff commanding him that of the goods
and chattels lands and tenements of the said defendant
he should cause to be made certain moneys in the said
writ specified the said sheriff did levy on and seize all
the estate right title and interest which the said George
Watson defendant as aforesaid had of, in, and to, the 
premises hereinafter conveyed and described and on
the first day of February AD one thousand eight hun-
dred and fifty five sold the said premises at
public auction at the Court house in the town of
Newnansville in said County having first given public
notice
^of the time and place of such sale by advertising the
same according to law at which sale the said premises
                             of the
were struck off to the parties^second part for the sum
of Two hundred and five dollars they being the highest
bidders and that being the best highest sum bidden
for the same Now this Indenture witnesseth, That the said
party of the first part by virtue of the said suit and
in pursuance of the act in such case made and provided
and in consideration of the sum of money so bidden as
aforesaid to him duly paid hath sold and by these
presents doth grant and convey unto the said parties of the
second part all the estate right title and interest which
the said George Watson defendant as aforesaid had on the
said first day of February AD 1855 of, in, and to, all that
certain piece or parcel of land situated and lying in the
County of Alachua and State of Florida to wit the south
1/2 half of the south east quarter & North west 1/4 of the SE
1/4, & SE1/4 of the SW1/4, containing 155 76/100 acres, and the north
half of the south west quarter Section Ten Township eight south
of Range eighteen containing eighty acres more or less. All the
above described land lying and being situated in Section
ten Township eight south, of Range eighteen; to have and
to hold the said above mentioned and described premises
unto the said parties of the second part their heirs and
assigns forever as fully and absolutely as the said party
of the first part as sheriff can or ought to by virtue
of the said writ and the law relative thereto.
                                                   sheriff
In witness whereof the said party of the first part as^afore
said hath hereunto set his hand the day and year first
above written
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of }    C.L. Wilson (seal)
    H. Bradford                            }         Shff
    J.W. Little                            }