This Indenture made the twenty eight day of February, one
thousand eight hundred fifty three Solomon F. Halliday
and Mary his wife of the Town of Newnansville and State of Flori-
da of the first part, and Levin Johnson of the Town of Middle-
burgh and State aforesaid of the second part, witnessessth that the
said Solomon F Halliday and Mary his wife for and in conside-
ration of the sum of Seventy five dollars to them in hand paid
by the said Levin Johnson at and before the sealing and delivery
hereof the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and thereof acquit
and forever discharge the said Levia Johnson his heirs,executors
and administrators by these presents have granted bargained and
sold aliened enfeoffed released and confirmed, and by these pre-
sents do grant bargin, sell, alien enfeoff release and confirm
unto the said Levin Johnson and to his heirs and assigns
all of lots number One(1)two(2)Three(3) in Block number
(4)four of Range number (4) four in the Town of Newnans-
ville and State of Florida as per the platt of said Town
on file in the office of the Judge of Probate of said County
and also all the estate right title interest property claim
and demand whatsoever of the said Soloman & Mary his
wife in law or equity or otherwise howsoever, of in to or out of the
same. To have and to hold the said Lots as aforesaid
described and hereby granted or mentioned or intended so to be
with the appurtenances unto the said Levin Johnson his heirs
and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of the said Levin
Johnson and to his heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony whereof we the party of the first part have hereunto
set our hand and seals the day and year above written.
In presence of S.F. Halliday (seal)
James M. Stewart Mary S. Halliday (seal)
John W. Thornton
State of Florida ) S.S.
Alachua County ) Personally appeared before the subscriber Clerk of
of the Circuit Court in and for said County Jamwes M. Stewart who
being duly sworn says that he saw S.F. Halliday and Mary S. Halliday
sign and execute the above deed for the purposes therein mentioned
Sworn to and subscribed before James M. Stewart
me this 26th day of March 1853
Saml Russell
Clk C.C. AC.
State of Florida )
County of Alachua ) on this twelth day of March 1853 before me personally
came Mary S. Halliday whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing deed and being
examined by me separate and apart from her husband acknowledged that she
signed the same freely and voluntarily without any compulsion, constraint appre-
hension or fear of or from her husband, or from the party to whom the said deed
of conveyance is made, relinquishing all right of dower to the said party of the
second part named in said conveyance & to his heirs and assigns forever
Thomas J. Prevatt
Justice of the Peace
Recorded April 2nd, 1853
Saml Russell Clk
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