State of Florida, Alachua County:
                    This indenture, made the tenth day of Janury in the
          year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty-two and in the
          Seventy Seventh year of the independence of the United States of
          America, between George R. Fairbanks of St. Johns County Florida
          of the one part and James T. Thomas of Alachua County of the other
          part. Witnesseth: That the said George R. Fairbanks for and in
          consideration of the sum of Five hundred and fifty dollars
          in hand given, at and before the Sealing and delivery of these presents
          the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained
          sold, aliened, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents doth
          grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey and confirm unto the said
          James T. Thomas his heirs and assigns, all that certain 
          tract or parcal of land situate in the county of Alachua and
          State afore said being the East half of Section Sixteen, Township ten
          and Range Twenty of the Arredonda Grant containing Three
          hundred and Sixty four Acres being part of the same premises
          and lands bid on at the Sale of the Arredonda Grant in the year
          1849 by William Thom Trustee &C and confirmed to said William
          Thom by decree of the Circuit Court of East Floria on the 11th day
          of August 1849 and which said lands have been conveyed to said
          Wm Thom, Trustee &C to the said Geo R. Fairbanks.
               To Have and To Hold the said Lands with all and singular the rights
          members and appurtenances thereof whatsoever, to the said lands being,
          belonging or in any wise appertainig, with the remainder and remainders,
          reversion & reversions, rents, issues and profits thereof, to the only proper use
          benefit and behoof of the said James T. Thomas his heirs, executers and
          administraters and assigns, in fee simple, and the said George R.
          Fairbanks for himself, heirs, executors and administraters do covenant
          with the said James T. Thomas his heirs excutors and administraters, that
          he is lawfully Seized in fee of the aforegranted Premises: That they are free
          from all encumbrances: that he has good right to sell and convey the same
          to the said James T. Thomas as aforesaid: and that he will and his
          heirs, executors and administaters shall warrant and afirm the same
          and every part and parcel thereof to the said James T. Thomas his heirs and assigns
          forever against the lawful demands of all persons, by virtue of this presents.
                 In Witness Whereof, the said parties have severally hereunto
          set their hands and affixed their Seals, the day and year first above written
          Signed, Sealed & delivered )
            in presents of           )          George R. Fairbanks   (L.S.)
              John Lewis             )
              Musco Boulware         )
                                      Alachua County ss  Personally appeared before
          me this 10th Jany, 1851  George R. Fairbanks, to me well known and
          acknowledged that he had executed the forgoing Indenture for the
          purposes therein set forth.
                   Witness my hand this day and year aforesaid
                                        John S. Livingston  J.P.
             Received for Record 3rd May, 1852
               Recorded 16th June,1852
                                         Saml Russell
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