Recorded March 1st 1882
                      J.A. Carlisle  Clerk
                        By A.J. DaCosta
                             DC


             The United States to Thomas W. Downing
Graduation }                     "Deed"
  S & E    } The United States of America To all whom these presents
Certificate} shall Come Greeting: Whereas Thomas W. Downing of
 No 4705   } Alachua County Florida has deposited in the General
             Land Office of the United States a Certificate of the Register
             of the land Office at Newnansville Whereby it appears that
             full payment has been made by the said Thomas W.
             Downing according to the provisions of the Act of Con
             gress of the 24th of April 1820 entitled an act Making
             further provissions for the sale of the public lands for
             the west half of the North west quarter and the North East
             quarter of the North west quarter of Section twenty four
             in Township Seven South of Range Seventeen East in the
             District of Lands subject to sale at Newnansville Florida
             Containing one Hundred and Twenty acres and forty five hundredths of
             an acre according to the Official plat of the survey
             of the said lands returned to the General Land Office by
             the Surveyor General which said tracts have been purchased
             by the Said Thomas W. Downing Now Know Ye that
             the United States of America in Consideration of the
             premises and in Conformity with the several acts of Congress
             in such Case made and provided Have given and granted
             and by these presents do give and grant unto the said
             Thomas W. Downing and to his heirs the said tracts above
             described To Have and To Hold the Same Togather with
             all the rights privaledges immunities and appurtenances
             of whatsoever Nature thereunto belonging unto the
             said Thomas W. Downing and To his heirs and assigns forever
             In Testimony Whereof I James Buchanan President
             of the United States of America have Caused these letters
             to be made patent and the Seal of the General Land Office
             to be hereunto affixed Given Under My hand at the City of
             Washington the Seventh day of December in the
             Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty
             nine and of the Independence of the United States the Eighty
             fourth     By the President James Buchanan
              ((Seal))       By J.B. Leonard  Secy
                          J.W. Granger Recorder of the General Land Office
             Recorded Vol 7 Page 459 {
                    Recorded March 2nd 1882
                      J.A. Carlisle  Clerk  By A.J. DaCosta DC