State of Florida) To wit
Alachua County )
Know all men by these presents that
We Joel B. Smith G.B. Payne & Horace Merry are held and
firmly bound unto His Excellency Thomas Brown Govenor of the
State of Florida, or his successors in office in the full sum of
Three hundred dollars, for the payment of which well and truly to
be made, we do hereby bind ourselves our heirs executors and admin
istrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our
seals dated this twenty ninth day of April A.D. 1853
The conditions of the above obligation is such that
whereas the above bound Joel B. Smith was on the 9th day of
April AD 1853 duly appointed Auctioner for the County of Alachua
in said State. Now if the Joel B. Smith shall well and truly
perform all the duties of his said office as prescribed by law then
this obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue
Sealed and delivered Joel B. Smith (SS)
in presence of
C.W. Merry Geo B. Payne (SS)
J.J. Miller
H, Merry (SS)
The above Bond is approved May 3rd 1853
A.M. Caston
Judge of Probate A.C.
Recorded May 4th 1853
Saml Russell Clk
This Indenture made this Twenty first day of
March in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty
three Between Mordicai Meyers of the City of Schenectady and
State of New York gentlemem party of the first part and John
W. Feister of ______ in the State of Florida party of the second
part Witnesseth
That the said party of the first part in
consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to him duly
paid before the delivery hereof, hath bargained and sold and by
these presents do grant and convey to the said party of the second part
his heirs and assigns forever, All that certain lot or parcel of
land situate lying and being in the State of Florida in a
certain tract known as the Aradondo Grant & being the North half
and South East quarter of Section thirty three in Township
eleven south in Range twenty east containing four
hundred and eighty acres more or less with the appurtenances
and all the Estate title and interest, of the said party of the first part
therein. And the said party of the first part doth hereby covenant
and agree with the said party of the second part that at the time
of the delivery hereof the said party of the first is the lawful
owner of the premises above granted and seized thereof in fee simple
absolute, and that he will warrant and defend the above granted
premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of
the second part, his heirs and assigns forever.
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