This Indenture made the fifth day of February in the year
of Our Lord One thousand and Eight hundred and fifty three 1853 be
tween (George M. Payne, George R. Fairbanks and William A. Forward
Commissioners appointed by the Circuit Court of the Eastern Circuit 
of Florida, sitting as a Court of Chancery by orders or decrees
made and entered at the City of St. Augustine in and for the Coun=
=ty of St. Johns in a certain cause in Partition depending in said
Court, wherein John H. Brush and others are complainants, and
Moses E. Levy and others are defendants,) of the first part, and
James T. Thomas of the second part; Witnesseth that whereas at a
sale of public auction, of certain lands of the Arredondo Tract or
Grant, advertised and held by the Commissioners appointed in said
cause (in pursuance of an order or decree of said Court, made and
entered in said St. Augustine, on the thirteenth day of November AD
1848) at Micanopy on the said Arredondo Grant, on the 21st day
of February AD 1849, the following described lots or parcels of
land, situate, lying and being in the County of Alachua, in said
State of Florida, were struck off to, and bid in by William B.
Hart, he being the highest bidder therefor, to wit, Section No Four
in Township No Ten of Range No 20 containing six hundred
and thirty eight acres, as laid down upon the map of the said
Arredondo Grant, made on the 9th day of February in the year of our
Lord 1846 by Messers Burr, Washington and Merry Commissioners
appointed by the said Court at the June Term of 1845, as by refer=
=rence thereto will more fully appear.
And whereas the said Commissioners reported the said sale to the 
said Court, and the said Court by decree made and entered on the 
11th of August 1849 approved of the same and confirmed said re=
=port. And whereas the said William B. Hart, has faithfully and
truly performed all the orders, terms, stipulations and conditions
which were by order or decree of said Court in his part to be per=
=formed. And whereas, the said Court has directed the parties of
the first part Commissioners as aforesaid should make this deed to the said
party of the Second part.
      Now Therefore Know Ye that we the said parties of the
first part by virtue of the authority invested in us as aforesaid,
and in consideration as aforesaid, have granted, bargained and
sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the
said James T. Thomas and to his heirs and assigns forever, the
said above described tracts of land and each and every of them
with the appurtenances of each and every of them, [and all the
estate, right, title and interest which the said parties to the said
cause in Partition, and each and every of them had, on the said
Twenty first day of February Aforesaid, or at any time since, or 
now hath] To Have and to Hold the said land and premises
and every part thereof with the appurtenances unto the said
James T. Thomas heirs and assigns forever as fully and abhso=
=lutely, as we the said parties of the first part as Commissioners
aforesaid, and under the authority aforesaid, might, could or ought