The State of Florida }
Alachua County } Know all men by these Presents:
That I Burt C. Drake party of the first part
of the aforesaid County and State, for and in consideration of the sum of Two Thousand
Dollars to me in hand paid by S.B. Chapin party of the second part
of the County of Alachua 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 party of the second part
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:
Lot number Two (2) of B.C. Drakes subdivision of Block number Seventeen (17) Brushes
Addition to the town of Gainesville Florida as appears by map or plat of said
subdivision recorded in Plat Book "A" at page Ten (10) of the public records of
Alachua County Florida which said lot number Two (2) is more particularly descri
bed as commencing at the South East Corner of said Block number seventeen
(17) and running North fifty (50) feet to point of beginning, Thence west (90)
ninety feet, Thence North fifty (50) feet Thence East ninety (90) feet and
thence south fifty (50) feet to point of beginning (subject nevertheless to a
Certain Mortgage made by said B.C. Drake to the Building and Loan
Association of said town of Gainesville for the sum of fifteen hundred Dollars
containing by estimation 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 party of the second part
and to his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, in fee simple absolute. And I the said party of the first part
do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said party of the second part
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
saving and excepting the said mortgage for fifteen hundred dollars
of any kind whatsoever,^ and that * will and * heirs, executors and administrators shall and will forever warrant and defend the same unto him the said
party of the second part
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 the third day of January A.D. 1890
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the }
Presence of us as witnesses: } B.C. Drake {SEAL}
M.L. Bachman } {SEAL}
A.W. Dennis } {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
} Burt C. Drake to me well Known as an
and unmarried man
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 }
3rd Day of January A.D. 1890 }
(seal) Edwin Shuey }
Notary Public }
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Filed for Record 24th day of Nov A.D. 1890 } J.A. Carlisle
Recorded 24th day of Nov A.D. 1890 } Clerk
E.C. Wimberly DC |
