State of Florida } I James A. Cooper am acting Justice of the Peace
Alachua County } in and for said County do certify that the parties of
the first part did sign the foregoing deed of conveyance to the party
of the second part for the purposes therein set forth and contained
This the Twenty fifth day of March 1856
James A. Cooper
Justice of the Peace
Recorded May 15th 1857
L. Wilson, Clk
State of Florida }
County of Alachua }
This indenture made on the fifth day of May in the
year one Thousand eight hundred and fifty Six, between Jeremiah Gamage and
Mary G. Gamage his wife of the first part, and R.E. Johnston of the second
part, witnesseth, That for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and
thirty dollars to them in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery
hereof the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged. The said parties of
the first part have given granted bargained sold and conveyed, and
by these presents do give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said party
of the second part his heirs and assigns, all that certain town lot or
parcel of land Situate in the Village of Micanopy and known as described
as follows, To Wit Beginning at the street running into the publick Square
from the Seminary, and running fifty feet north, thence Sixty one feet ten
inches west, thence fifty feet south, thence Sixty one feet ten inches east
to the point of beginning fronting on the publick square, To have and to
hold the said lot of land together with all and Singular the appurtinances
to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining Thereunto to the said
Robt E. Johnston his heirs executors administrators and assigns to his and
to their proper use and behoof in fee simple forever, And this conveyance is
expressly made subject by the said parties of the first part, and accepted
by the said party of the second part to the following conditions which is to
follows, the above granted premises and every part and parcel thereof
in perpetuity forever and all future conveyances hereafter to be made
shall be subject to the same, that is to say that no Whiskey shop or
other place for retailing spirituous liquors or ardent spirits shall ever
be kept on the said premises or any part of the same, And in case of
a violation of this condition the said party of the second part himself
his heirs and assigns, covenants and agrees with the said parties of
the first part, there shall be a forfeiture of all the grants in this or
their deads to the last vendor of any part or portion of the said premises,
And the said parties of the first for themselves their heirs executors and administrators
covenant and agree with the said party of the second part his heirs executors
administrators and assigns that they are seized in fee of the afore granted
premises, that they are free from all incumbrances, that they will and
their heirs executors administrators shall warrant and defend the same
to the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons, In witness where of we
have hereunto set our hands and affixed our deals on the day and year first
above written
Witness John D. Hennes Jeremiah Gamage (LS)
J.P. Mary G. Gamage (LS) |