Whereas of by a decree of the Circuit Court of Saint Johns
County & State of Florida in the case of Brush & others vs Prall
& others hearing date 15th June, 1849 among other things recited
in said Decree is the following To Wit: It is ordered, adjudged and
decreed that said Thomas B. Jewett & wife are entitled to receive
of said John H. Lewis and wife for the legacy aforesaid Two
thousand acres of land of said intrest of the Estate of Samuel
Betts in said Grant or the average amount at which said land
sold: and that purchases so made by said Lewis & wife and
charged to their interest in said Grant to the extent of their
average interest therein be held responsible to said Thomas
B. Jewett & wifw for amount due to them on account of their
legacy aforesaid and as a line there on to the extent of their
interest of Two Thousand Acres" And whereas said recited question
of the Decree is calculated to excite suspicion & distrust on
the part of those who have purchased lands under us or who
may hereafter wish to purchase & whereas the undersigned are
desirous to place all such persons beyond the reach of harm
have concluded to make the conveyance, Now this indenture
made this 22nd say of April 1852. By and Between John H.
Lewis & wife of the County of Madison and state of Alabama
of the first part and M.S. Perry & John Lewis of the county
of Alachua and State of Florida of the second part. Witnesseth
that for and in consideration of the premises & of the
further sum of one dollar to us in hand paid by the
said M.S. Perry & John Lewis, at the ensealing and
delivery of these presents the receipt of which they do
hereby acknowledge. They, John W. Lewis & Mary M. Lewis
his wife have this day bargined and sold unto the said
M.S. Perry & John Lewis all these several Parcels of land
being in said County of Alachua & State of Florida Known
in the survey of the Arredondo Grant as Sec No Seven
Township No 10, in Range Twenty, containing Five hundred &
Seventy Eight 89/100 Acres Also Sec 18 T 10 R 20 Containing one
hundred and Eight 80/100 Acres To have and to hold the same
to them the said M.S. Perry & John Lewis, their heirs, and
assigns forever. In trust nevertheless for the use extent &
purpose & for no other use extent or purpose whatsoever, that
is to say in their trust this they hold the same untill the
final recision of the afore recited Decree by the Court which
made or on its reversal by the Supreme Court of Florida , So
that this conveyance shall operate as a perfect protection
& Endowment to all persons, who have brought or may hereafter
buy Lands of us in the said grant: But if said Court
shall recind said Decree so as to *** said John H. and
Mary M. Lewis his wife land in said Grant then this to
be void other wise to remain of full force & virtue
and it is further ordered that if at any time said
decree shall be Enforced the said M.S. Perry and
John Lewis shall have Power to sell the same |