State of Florida }
County of Alachua } This Indenture made this the first day
of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hun
=dred & sixty Seven between Mrs R.M. Roberts and R.W. Roberts
parties of the first part, and James H. Roper party of the Second
part, all of the County and State first above written
Witnesseth - That the said Mrs R.M. Roberts and R.W.
Roberts have made and delivered to the said James H. Roper
their four certain promissory notes Subscribed with their hands and
dated the twenty second day of December AD Eighteen hundred
and Sixty Six, whereby the said R.M. Roberts and R.W. Roberts
have promised to pay or cause to be paid to the said J.H.
Roper or bearer the sum of Ten thousand dollars as
follows to wit: Twenty five hundred dollars during January
or February Eighteen hundred & Sixty Seven with eight per
also
cent interest from date, and^the further sum of twenty five hun
=dred dollars payable as above during January or February Eighteen
hundred & Sixty Seven with Eight per cent interest from date; and
the further sum of twenty five hundred dollars on or before
the twenty second day of December Eighteen hundred & Sixty Seven
with interest at Eight per cent from date; and also the further
sum of Twenty five hundred dollars on or before the twenty second
day of December Eighteen hundred & Sixty Eight with interest at
the rate of Eight per cent from date = the several notes of which
are hereunto annexed - all for value received.
Now for and in consideration of the sum of five dollars by
the said J.H. Roper paid at and before the sealing and delivery
of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged as
well as for the better securing the payment of the aforesaid
promissory notes, the said R.M. Roberts & R.W. Roberts have granted
bargained, sold, and conveyed, and do by these presents grant
bargain, Sell and convey unto the said J.H. Roper his heirs
and assigns all that piece or parcel of land situate and
being in the State and County aforesaid, and known and
described as follows, to wit, In Section five, Township Ten south
Range Twenty East lying South of the Town of Gainesville as
indicated on the original plat - Commencing thirty feet South
of the South East corner of lot, Block four (4) Range Seven (7) as
laid down in the plat of the town of Gainesville and running
west six chains and fourteen links to a stake; thence South
four chains and twenty five links to a stake; thence West one chain
and eight links to a stake on the street leading south from the
western portion of the Court House Square to the Rail Road Thence
South Eight chains and ninety five links to stake; thence East
Seven chains and Ninety four links to a Stake on a Street leading
north from the Rail Road depot to the Town of Gainesville;
thence north thirteen chains and twenty links to the corner of
beginning, containing nine (9) acres more or less and bounded
[ Written in left margin: ]
part of -
See Release of^this Mortgage in Mortgage Book "E" at
pages 747 & 748 J.A. Carlisle Clerk
June 3rd 1881 pr S.H. Wienges DC |