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	The State of Florida}
            Alachua County  }  Know all men by these Presents:
    That We Henry L. Riviere and Mattie A. Riviere his wife
of the aforesaid County and State, for and in consideration of the sum of Sixty Five $6500
     DOLLARS, to them in hand paid by John Acre

of the County of Alachua in the State of Florida the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained, sold an
conveyed, and by these Presents, do grant, bargain sell and convey unto him the said John Acre

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 North west quarter of the North West Quarter of Section Twenty
Four (24) Township Seven (7) South of Range Seventeen (17) East


containing in my estimation Fourty Acres acres of land, more or less. Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and
appurtenance to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining.
    TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto him the said John Acre

and to his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, in fee simple absolute. And We the said Henry L. Riviere and Mattie A.
Riviere his wife

do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said John Acre

that being lawfully seized in fee of the property herein and hereby conveyed, and that they 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 we will and our heirs, executors and administrators, shall and will forever warrant and defend the same unto him the said
John Acre
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 We have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals on this 14th day of July A.D. 1892.
         SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED IN THE    }               
            PRESENCE OF US AS WITNESSES:        }         Henry L. Riviere     (SEAL)
Z.T. Smallwood                                  }         Mattie A. Riviere    (SEAL)       
R.R. Smallwood                                  }               
                                                }           
                                                            

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, }      I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 14th day of July A.D. 1892 before
   ALACHUA COUNTY     }  me personally appeared, Mrs. Mattie A. Riviere
wife of Henry L. Riviere 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 the land in said
Deed described, and that said Relinquishment of Dower was done and made by her freely and voluntarily, and without any compulsion, constraint, apprehension or fear of or from her said husband.
         IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY
              HAND AND            SEAL.  }                
        Z.T. Smallwood                   }           Mattie A. Riviere     (SEAL)
          Justice Peace                  }                
THE STATE OF FLORIDA,  }   BEFORE ME PERSONALLY APPEARED
     ALACHUA COUNTY.   }      Henry L. Riviere
and Mattie Riviere
who acknowledges that they executed, signed, sealed and delivered the foregoing Deed of Conveyance for the uses and purposes therein contained and expressed.
     ACKNOWLEDGED AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME THIS   }              
   14th DAY OF July   A.D. 1892                   }        Henry L. Riviere 
                                                  }        Mattie A. Riviere      
   (  )       Z.T. Smallwood                      }              
 ( Seal)         Justice of Peace                 }        
   (  )                                           }              

FILED FOR RECORD 22nd day of June A.D. 1893 }              H.C. Denton
 and RECORDED    23rd day of June A.D. 1892 }                       CLERK.
                                                           pr E.C. Wimberly D.C.  

Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 31 August 2025
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