Whereas I Arthur Haines a coloured man
of the County of Alachua and State of
Florida am now farming upon the "Oak
Grove" Plantation in said County and
being desirous of securing J.D. Mathe-
son & Co on what I am now indebted
to them and being anxious to procure
further supplies and necessaries for
myself and family, do hereby lien
the Crops of Cotton and Corn or my
interest therein which may be raised
by me or which I may be interested
in during the year A.D. 1867. And hereby
declare that this created a lien or Mort-
gage upon my interest in said Corn
and Cotton Crops raised by me for the
payment to said J.D. Matheson & Co. of what
I now owe them or for whatever they
may hereafter advance for me and my
family.  Hereby authorizing them to
take and sell said Crops or my
interest therein and pay themselves
for whatever my indebtedness may be
due them at the end of the year A.D.
1867 or for whatever may be due them
at any time before the end of the
year.
   In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and Seal this 21st day of
May A.D. 1867      }              his
Signed in presence }       Arthur  X  Haines  (L.S.)
of us              }              mark
    Jno Gray       }
    J.A.C. Jones   }

State of Florida   }  Personally appeared before
Alachua County     }  me John Gray to me
                      well Known who acknowledges
that he saw the above lien executed and
that he was one of the subscribing witnesses
for the purposes therein set forth
  Acknowledged before }
  me this 21st day     }   Jno Gray
  of May A.D. 1867    }
       S.P. Bevill    }
           Clk        }
   Recorded May 22nd 1867
                                 S.P. Bevill  Clk
                                 pr W.J. McRae  D.C.