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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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          This Indenture made the third day of December in the
          year one thousand Eight hundred and fifty three
          Between Charles B. Brush and Eugene Van Ness, by
          Julia A. Van Ness, his Attorney, Surviving executors of
          Doctor Nehemiah Brush, late of the City and State of
          New York deceased of the first part and Benjamin
          T. Reives of the County of Alachua in the State of
          Florida Planter--of the second Part,  Witnesseth,
          that the said parties of the first part, by virtue of the
          power and authority to them given in and by the said
          last "Will and Testament" and for and in considera-
          tion of the sum of six hundred and twenty nine
          20/100 Dollars $629 20/100, lawfull money of the United States
          of America to them in hand paid, at or before the 
          ensealing and delivery of these presents, by the said party
          of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby
          acknowledged and the said party of the second part
          his heirs, executors and administrators, forever
          released and discharged from the same by these
          presents, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released,
          conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do grant,
          bargain, sell, alien, release, convey and confirm,
          unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and
          assigns forever,  All that certain piece or parcel of
          land situated in the County of Alachua in the
          State of Florida, in a tract of land known as
          the Arredonda Grant and which is designated an a
          map of said Grant made in the year 1846 by Messrs
          Burr and Washington as Section Number thirty four, 34,
          in Township Number ten, 10, in range number twenty
          one, 21, and Supposed to contain six hundred and
          twenty nine acres and twenty hundredths of an acre
          of land, be the same more or less, Said Section of
          land having been purchased by the parties of the first
          part for the use and benefit of the heirs of
          the said Doctor Nehemiah Brush Deceased
          At a Sale of Said grant made by order of Court
          in the month of February 1849  As by reference
          to the papers in the case of Brush et al or Pral et al
          on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
          of Alachua County in Said State of Florida will more
          -fully appear
           Together with all and Singular the edifices, buildings,
          rights, members, privileges, advantages, hereditaments, and 
          Appurtinances to the same belonging or in any wise
          Appurtaining; And all the reversion and reversions, remainder
          and remainders, rents issues and profits thereof  And
          Also, All the estate, right, title, interest, claim and
          demand whatsoever, both in law and equity,
          which the Said Testator had in his lifetime, and
          And at the time of his decease and which the
          Said parties of the first part, or either of them
          have or hath, by virtue of the Said last Will
Transcribed by Jack Waters & Jim Powell Jr 30 December 2015
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