Alachua County Clerk of the Court Seal Alachua County Clerk of the Court
J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
Historical Records
Deed Record 39
Previous Page
Book Cover
Page 240 Image
Historical Records
Next Page
Deed Record 39 Page 240
                                         E.E. Voyle    (Seal)
                                            Notary Public
Filed for Record May 27th 1893   Recorded May 29th 1893
                                         H.C. Denton  Clerk
                                         pr E.C. Wimberly DC
United States  }
      To       }  Patent (4-404)
Simeon Roberts }
Homestead Certificate No 6353 } The United States of America, To all to 
Application  8443             } whom these presents Shall come Greeting
Whereas There has been deposited in the General Land Office of the United 
States a Certificate of the Register of the Land office at Gainesville Florida 
whereby it appears that pursuant to the act of Congress approved 
20th May 1862 "To secure Homesteads to actual Settlers on the Public
Domain," and the acts supplemental thereto, the Claim of Simeon 
Roberts has been established and duly Consumated in conformity 
to law for the South half of the South West quarter of Section Six and
the North half of the North West quarter of Section Seven in Township 
Seven South of Range Fifteen East of Tallahassee Meridian 
in Florida Containing One hundred and Sixty five Acres and Thirty
two hundredths of an acre, according to the Official Plat of the 
Survey of the said Land returned to the General Land Office by the 
Surveyor General, Now Know ye that there is therefore granted 
by the United States unto the said Simeon Roberts the tract of 
Land above described. To have and to hold the said tract of Land 
with the appurtenances thereof unto the said Simeon Roberts and 
to his heirs and assigns, forever. In testimony whereof I Benja
min Harrison President of the United States of America have Caused 
these letters to be made Patent and the seal of the General Land 
Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the 
City of Washington the Eighth day of February in the year of 
our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and ninety two and of 
the Independence of the United States the one hundred and Sixteenth
   (  )            By the President Benjamin Harrison
 ( Seal )          By M. McKean   Secretary
   (  )            D.P. Roberts  Recorder of the General Land Office
Recorded Vol 19 Page 97
Filed for Record May 29th 1893   Recorded May 29th 1893
                                  H.C. Denton  Clerk
                                  pr E.C. Wimberly DC
Mrs S.E. Roberts }
       To        }  Deed
J.L. Slocum      }
This Indenture made this 11th day of March, year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety three, Between Mrs
S.E. Roberts (widow) of the County of Alachua and State of
Florida of the first part and J.L. Slocum of the County of
Alachua and State of Florida of the second part.
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 4 March 2017
Previous Page
Book Cover
Page 240 Image
Historical Records
Next Page