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          Deed  Charles L. Wilson Shff &C to George R. Fairbanks

                  This indenture made this 2nd day of June in the year of
          our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and fifty one  between Charles
          L. Wilson, Sheriff and and exofficio Assessor and Tax Collector in and for
          the County of Alachua and State of Florida, party of the first part and
          George R. Fairbanks of St. Johns County, State of Florida party of the second
          part to these presents. Witnesseth that whereas under and by virtue of the
          possession of the several Acts of the General Assembly of the State
          Florida, enacted for the purpose of raising a revenue for the State of
          Florida and defining the duties of the Assessor and Collector thereof
          the said party of the first part did duly assess for Taxes for the year
          One thousand Eight hundred Fifty- as well for the Taxes by law
          due and payable to the State of Florida as well also as the County
          of Alachua when the following lands situate and being within said
          County To Wit The lands known as the Atkins & Clark Grant
          containing Six thousand acres, more or less, lying and being in
          Township Seven and Eight Ranges 17&18 and bounded as follows
          North & West by vacant lands East & South by vacant lands and
          lands of James Dell decsd and situated between Newnansville and
          the Natural bridge of the Santa Fee River covering portions of Section
          19 Range 18, Sect 24&13, Range 17 west & Sect 4, 33, 32, 29, 19 in Range
          18 & Sect 24, 13 & 12 R 17 and about two miles from Newnansville
          and which said lands were not returned by any person to the Assessor
          of said county as required by law and by virtue of which Said
          Omission to return the Same the Said lands became liable to the
          double Taxed And whereas the taxes To assessor upon the Said lands
          were not paid by any Person to the Collector of taxes within the time
          And in the manner required by law for the Year One thousand 
          Eight hundred And fifty aforesaid, And whereas the Said Charles L.
          Wilson Sheriff & Exofficio Tax Collector as aforesaid And Party of the 
          first part hereto did in Consequence of such failure  And neglect
          to pay the taxes so asessed as aforesaid upon the afor described lands
          to the Tax Collector aforsaid proceed to levy upon the Same for the
          amt of taxes so due And owing to the State of Florida and County
          of Alachua aforesaid and Made public advertisement of the same
          by publication in a public newspaper printed nearest to the place
          of sale for the terms of Six months pursuant to the Statute in such
          case made and provided or so much thereof as should be necessary
          to Satisfy the state and county tax thereof together with all necessary
          expenses attending the Sale thereof And in And by Said public
          notice did fix the day and the date of these presents to wit the
          Second day of June AD 1857. before the Court House in the Town
          of Newnansville in Said County being the first Monday in
          Said month of June as the time and place of Said Sale
                     And Whereas in pursuance of Said law and
          notice of Sale Said Taxes and expenses being and remaining
          due and unpaid the Said Party of the first Part Tax Collector
          as aforsaid upon the day of the date of these presents before the
          Court House Door in the Town of Newnansville aforesaid provided
          to offer for Sale the Said Lands in lots of forty acres Each con-
          secutively untill the whole quantity of the Same was sold it being
          requisite and necessary to sell all of Said Lands in order to
          
Transcribed by Destini Dimare 3 May 2013
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