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signatures are attached to the above deed who acknowledged that they executed the foregoing
deed for the purposes and considerations therein expressed. And the said Florence A. Foster
being questioned separate and apart from her husband declared that she signed the same freely and
voluntarily and without any constraint apprehension or fear of or from her said husband George
E. Foster both for the purposes therein expressed and for conveying all her dower and right of
dower in property conveyed In Witness Whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal of office
this Eleventh day of March AD one thousand Eight hundred and ninety three
      (    )                           Hugh C. Graham
    (  Seal  )                        Commissioner for Florida
      (    )                           residing in Pennsylvania
Filed for Record March 20th 1893  Recorded March 21st 1893
                                       H.C. Denton,  Clerk
                                         pr S.H. Wienges DC

United States }
      To      } Patent     (4-404)
Joseph Watson } The United States of America              
Homestead Certificate No 4392 } To All to whom these presents shall come Greeting
Application 6944              } Whereas there has been deposit 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 Joseph Watson has been established and 
duly consumated in conformity to law for the North West quarter of the 
South East quarter of section Eight in Township ten South of range twenty 
two East of Tallahassee Meridian in Florida containing thirty nine acres
and ninety hundredths of an acre, According to the official Plat of the 
survey of the said Land returned to the General Land office by the Survey
General, Now Know Ye That there is therefore granted by the United 
States unto the said Joseph Watson and to his heirs and assigns forever
In testimony whereof I Chester A. Arthur 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 thirtieth 
     day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
     hundred and Eighty four and of the Independence of the 
     United States the one hundred and Eighth
               By the President: Chester A. Arthur
                      By O.L. Judd   Secretary
Recorded Vol 8 Page 367  S.W. Clark  Recorder of the General Land office
 Filed for Record March 20th 1893 Recorded March 21st 1893
                                  H.C. Denton  Clerk
                                  pr S.H. Wienges DC

Noah Townsend and Wife }
         to            }   Deed
Joseph Watson          }
This Indenture made this 28th day of February AD 1884 between Noah Townsend
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 1 March 2017
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