State of Florida )
Hillsborough County ) Personally appeared before me Simon Turmen a
Justice of the Peace in and for the said County E.N. Lockhart who
being duly sworn says that he saw the within instrument signed sealed
and delivered by the parties of the first part for the purposes there
-in contained. Sworn to and subscribed this day 22nd day of Febuary
AD 1855.
Simon Turmen
Justice of the Peace
Recorded Augst 9th 1856
Lemuel Wilson, Clk
By S. Whitehead Dpt
State of Florida )
Alachua County ) Know all men by these presents that on
this fifteenth day of May AD 1856 I Reubin S. Stoughten of the
town of Micanopy for the sum of one hundred dollars to me in hand paid
at and before the sealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained sold & delivered & by these presents
do grant, bargain convey & confirm unto George S. Riggs of the town of Micanopy
all that certain Lot of land being one acre commencing at a lightwood
post marked G.S.R. &measuring 420 feet east from thence 105 south from
thence 420 feet west &from thence 105 feet south &bounded on the south by
stable lot of Reubin S. Stoughten, on the East by land of said Stoughten
on the North by lot of Dr Cato, on the west by a street running north
Said R.S. Stoughten conveys & G>S. Riggs receives said lot on the
condition of selling no ardent spirits thereon in less quantity than one
quart, and this shall hold good in perpetuity equally binding his heirs
and assigns and on forfeiture of this condition said premises shall - -
revert to the last vender
To have and to hold the said premises and all thereunto appertaining
for the benefit of him George S. Riggs his heirs and assigns, and he
said Ruebin S. Stoughten his heirs & assigns shall warrant and
defend said premises to said George S. Riggs his heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal the day and
Year above written }
Signed sealed and } Reuben S. Stoughten (Seal)
delivered in presence of }
Morke Ford
Jacob Bell
State of Florida )
Alachua County ) Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Stoughten
wife of Reubin S. Stoughten of the town of Micanopy &State aforesaid do
hereby relinquish my right of dower to the acre of land described by
the foregoing deed. Witness my hand this 15th day of May 1856
Witness }
Moske Ford } Elizabeth Stoughten (Seal)
Jacob Bell }
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