George R. Fairbanks )
To ) Deed
Simeon Dell )
This Indenture made this first day of July in
the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty two between George
R. Fairbanks of St. Augustine, Florida, party of the first part and Simeon Dell
Alachua County Fla of the second part, Witnesseth that the said party of the
first part: in consideration of the sum of Six hundred & Twenty Eight
12/100 dollars to him duly paid before the delivery hereof hath bargined
and sold, and by these presents doth grant and convey to the said party
of the second part and his heirs and assigns forever, all that
tract or parcel of land in the County of Alachua & State of
Florida Where the said party of the second part now resides and bounded
as follows, beginning at the point on Rays trail so called in Sec
18 T7 R18 about 19 chains NW from the point on said trail where
it intersects the south boundry of said Section 18, thence along the line of
the Atkinson & Clark grant as runs by M.A. Williams Dept Surveyor of the
U.S. South West thirty three & a half chains Thence North West Seventy
five chains paralell with the course of said Rays trail to a corner
Thence North East Sixty-seven chains paralell with the first
described line to a corner Thence Southeast Seventy five chains
paralell with Rays trail to a corner Thence SouthWest Thirty
three & a half chains to the point at corner of Atkinson & Clark Grant
at the place of beginning Containing by Estimate Five hundred
and two 50/100 acres and being part and parcel of said Clark and
Atkinson Grant and including therein the W 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Sec 18
formerly, Entered by said Dell & now surrendered to the United States
and which said lands are described in the plat hereto annexed
or Supposed to be, with the appurtenances, and all the estate title
and interest, of the said party of the first part therein. And the
said party of the first part doth hereby covenant and agree with the
said party of the second, that at the time of the delivery hereof
the said party of the first part is the lawful owner of the premises above
granted and seized thereof in fee simple, absolute and that he will
warrant and defend the above granted premises in the Quiet and
peaceable possession of the said party of the second part and to his
heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof the said party of the first part
hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year
first above written.
Sealed and delivered in presence of) Geo R. Fairbanks (LS)
Swepson Whitehead )
Saml Russell )
State of Florida)
Alachua County ) Personally appeared before me Geo R. Fairbanks to me
well known and acknowledged that he had executed the foregoing
conveyance for the purposes therein mentioned.
Witness my hand the 1st day of July 1852
Saml Russell
Clk
Received 16th July 1852
Saml Russell
Clk. |