State of Florida St. Johns County
This Indenture made the fourth of September in the
year one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, be-
tween Moses Elias Levy of St. Augustine, Florida owner
and Serfina Chauviteau of Paris, France and Joseph
De Levante of London, England mortgagees of the one
part, and Mathew Chesser of Alachua Co. Florida of
the other. Witnesseth that said Moses E. Levy owner and Sera-
fina Chauviteau and Joseph De Levante mortgagees
for and in consideration of sum of the sum of one
hundred dollars in hand paid to said Levy at and
before the sealing and delivery of these presents the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted,
bargained, sold and aliened, conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien con-
vey and confirm unto the said Mathew Chessr his
heirs and assigns that certain Section of land lying
in the Arredondo Grant in Alachua County, known
as Section fourteen in Township No. nine, Range
nineteen containing more or less Six hundred thirty nine
acres and twenty four hundredths.
To have and to hold the said afore described lands with
all and singular the rights members and appurtenances
thereof whatsoever to the said premises being, belonging
or in any wise appertaining, with the remainder and remain
ders reversion and reversions, rents, issues and profits
thereof to the truly proper use, benefit and behoof of him the
said Mathew Chesser, his heirs executers and administrators
in fee simple, and the said Moses E. Levy for himself, his
heirs , executors and administrators do covenant with
the said Mathew Chesser his heirs, executors and admin-
istrators that he is lawfully seized in fee of the afore granted
premises, that they are free from all incumbrances, that he has
good right to sell and convey the same to the said Mathew
Chesser as aforesaid and that he will and his heirs, executors
and administrators shall warrant and defend the lands
and every part thereof to the said Mathew Chesser, his heirs and
assigns forever against the lawful demands of all persons by
virtue of these presents. In Witness whereof the said parties have
severally herewith set their hands and affixed their seals the
day and yesr first written. M.E. Levy (seal)
Signed, sealed and ) Serafina Chauviteau (seal)
delivered in presence of) by her Atty M.E. Levy (seal)
P.C. Zyestra ) Joseph De Levant (seal)
J.M. Hanson ) by his Atty M.E. Levy
State of Florida )
City of St. Augustine )
County of St. Johns )
Personally came before me the
Subscriber Moses E. Levy to me well known who declared
that he executed the foregoing deed for himself and as attorney
to Serafina Chauviteau and Joseph De Levant for the
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