This Indenture, made the first day of July one thousand eight hundred
and fifty, Between Eugene Van Ness and Charles W. Brush Surviving
Executors of the last will and Testament of Doctor Nehemiah Brush late
of the City and State of New York, deceased, of the first part, and Joseph
Lawten of the City of Charlston in the State of South Carolina, of
the second part, Witnesseth. That the said parties of the first
part, by virtue of the power and authority to them given in and by
the said last will and Testament, and for and in consideration of the
sum of one dollar lawful money of the United States of America, to
them in hand paid, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these
presents, by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, for ever release and discharge from the
Same by these presents, have granted, bargained, Sold, aliened, released,
conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents, do grant, bargain,
Sell, alien, release, convey, and confirm, unto the said party of
the second part, his heirs and assigns for ever, All that certain
piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in the Arredondo
Grant in Alachua County in the State of Florida, which is known
and designated on a certain map of said Grant, made by messrs Burr
and Washington, as fractional Section Two (2) in Township nine (9)
in Range eighteen (18) containing two hundred and ninety six 63/100 acres
(296 63/100) be the same more or less, Said piece or parcel among others having
been purchased by the said parties of the first part, for the heirs of said Dr.
N. Brush deceased, at a sale of said Grant made under order of
Court, for purpose of partition, on the 21st day of Febuary 1849, or thereabouts,
which sale was confirmed by the Circuit Court of St Johns County, Florida,
at the June Term 1849, as will fully appear by refering to the papers
on file in the case of Brush as Prall in the Clerks office of the Circuit
Court for said County of Alachua, where also will be found recorded the
last Will and Testament above referd to. TOGETHER with all and
Singular the edifices, buildings, rights, members, priviledges, advantages, here=
=ditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining; and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents
issues and profits thereof, AND ALSO, all the estate, right, title,
interest, claim and demand whatsoever, both in law and Equity, which
the said Testator had in his life time, and at the time of his decease, and
which the said parties of the first part, or either of them, have or hath by
virtue of the said last Will and Testament, or other wise of, in, and to the
Same, and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances: TO
HAVE AND TO HOLD the said premises above mentioned and
described, and hereby granted and conveyed or intended so to be, with
the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and
assigns to his and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever
and the said parties of the first, for themselves severally and
respectively, and for their several and respective heirs, Executors and
administrators, do severally, and not jointly, nor the one for the other
nor for the heirs executors administrators or acts or deeds of the other or others of them
Or others of them,^but each and every of them, for himself, only and for
his and their heirs, Executors and Administrators, and his and their
several and separate acts and deeds only covenant grant promise
and agree to and with the said party of the second part
his heirs and assigns that the said party of second
part his heirs and assigns shall and lawfully may from
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