The State of Florida }
Alachua County } Know all men by these Presents:
That Eli Hamilton widower
of the aforesaid County and State, for and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty
Dollars to him in hand paid by Geo W. Hyde
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 the said Geo W. Hyde 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:
The East half E1/2 of the North west NW1/4 Section Seventeen (17)
Township Eight (8) South of Range Seventeen East
containing by estimation Seventy nine 46/100 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 the said Geo W. Hyde
and to his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, in fee simple absolute. And the said Eli Hamilton
do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said Geo W. Hyde his heirs and assigns
that he is lawfully seized in fee of the property herein and hereby conveyed, and that he 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 he will and his heirs, executors and administrators shall and will forever warrant and defend the same unto the said
Geo W. Hyde
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 Twenty fourth day of November A.D. 1890
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the } his
Presence of us as witnesses: } Eli X Hamilton {SEAL}
B.E. Lennard } mark {SEAL}
D.H. Merchant } {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
} Eli Hamilton
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 }
24th Day of Nov A.D. 1890 } Eli Hamilton
W.B. Vinzant }
Notary Public (seal) }
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Filed for Record 24th day of November A.D. 1890 } J.A. Carlisle
Recorded 2nd day of December A.D. 1890 } Clerk
pr E.C. Wimberly DC |