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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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          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
Transcribed by Jack Waters 21 February 2013
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