The State of Florida }
Alachua County } Know all men by these Presents:
That I Isaac W. Cotton, unmarried
of the aforesaid County and State, for and in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred and Fifty
Dollars to me in hand paid by Reid F. Tillis
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 Reid F. Tillis
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 South East part of Lot Five (5) in Block Twenty (20) Fronting on
Kennard St and extending back twenty two 8/10 feet (22 8/10) of the original
plat of Waldo
Also all of Lot Six (6) in said Block Twenty (20) in the town of Waldo
This Deed is made subject to two certain mortgages now held by Joseph
S. Ferry, amounting in principal and Interest to this date one Hundred
and Thirty Nine Dollars and Sixty six cents (13999)
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 Reid F. Tillis
and to his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, in fee simple absolute. And I the said Isaac W. Cotton
do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said Reid F. Tillis
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
Reid F. Tillis
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 9th day of January A.D. 1891
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the }
Presence of us as witnesses: } Isaac W. Cotton {SEAL}
J. Wellen Demmett } {SEAL}
Robt W. Campbell } {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
} Isaac W. Cotton
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 }
9th Day of Jany A.D. 1891 } Isaac W. Cotton
(seal) Robt W. Campbell }
Notary Public }
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Filed for Record 12th day of Jany A.D. 1891 } J.A. Carlisle
Recorded 13th day of Jany A.D. 1891 } Clerk
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