The State of Florida }
Alachua County } Know all men by these Presents:
That I James K. Steele (Bachelor)
of the aforesaid County and State, for and in consideration of the sum of Nine Hundred and Fifty ($950 00/100)
Dollars to in hand paid by A.A. McRae of Melrose
of the County of Putnam in the State of Florida the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained, sold and
conveyed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and convey unto him the said A.A. McRae his heirs and assigns
all that certain lot, piece, tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in the County of Alachua, State of Florida particularly known and described as follows, to wit:
Lots number Two (2) and Six (6) of the original survey of the Town of Melrose Fla
and bounded as follows, on the East one hundred (100) feet by virtue Street on
the North One hundred and fifty (150) feet by Lots Nos Three (3) & Five (5) on
the west one hundred (100) feet by Hampton Street, on the South, one hundred
and fifty (150) feet by Lots Nos One Eight & Seven (1m 8 & 7) all in Section Thirteen
(13) Township Nine (9) Range Twenty Two (22) East
containing by estimation Lots acres of land, more or less, Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and
appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining.
To Have and to Hold the same unto him the said A.A. McRae
and to his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, in fee simple absolute. And I the said James K. Steele
do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said A.A. McRae his heirs and assigns
that I am lawfully seized in fee of the property herein and hereby conveyed, and that I have good and lawful right to sell and convey the same; that the same is free from all encumbrances
of any kind whatsoever, and that I will and my heirs, executors and administrators shall and will forever warrant and defend the same unto the said
A.A. McRae
and to his heirs, executors and administrators and assigns, against the lawful claims and demands of any and all persons whomsoever now claiming or hereafter to claim the same.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal on this 28th day of July A.D. 1890
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the }
Presence of us as witnesses: } James K. Steele {SEAL}
W.T. Craig } {SEAL}
S.B. Torlay } {SEAL}
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The State of Florida }
Alachua County } I Hereby Certify that on this day of A.D. 18 before
} me personally appeared Mrs.
wife of the grantor in the foregoing conveyance, who being first duly questioned and examined by me, separate and
apart from her said husband, says and acknowledges before me that she did sign the said deed of conveyance for the purpose of releasing, relinquishing and renouncing all her right of Dower in and to land in said
Deed described, and that the said Relinquishment and Renunciation of Dower was done and made by her freely and voluntarily, and without any compulsion, constraint, apprehension or fear of or
from her husband.
In Testimony Whereof I Have Hereunto Set My }
Hand and Seal }
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The State of Florida }
Alachua County } Before me personally appeared
} James K. Steele
and
who acknowledges that he executed, signed and delivered the foregoing deed of conveyance for the uses and purposes therein contained and expressed.
Acknowledged and Subscribed before me this }
28th Day of July A.D. 1890 } James K. Steele
(seal) W.T. Craig }
Notary Public }
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Filed for Record 1st day of August A.D. 1890 } J.A. Carlisle
Recorded 5th day of August A.D. 1890 } Clerk
pr E.C. Wimberly DC |
