Said Rowland Thomas his heirs and assigns
that I am lawfully Seized in fee Simple of the afore
Said granted premises that they are free from all
encumbrances that I have good and lawful right
to Sell and Convey the same unto the said Rowland
Thomas, and that I will warrant and defend the
Same, unto the said Rowland Thomas his heirs
and assigns lawfully Claiming and demands of all
persons whatsoever In Witness Whereof the said
Tapley Tillis have hereunto Set his hand and affixed
his Seal and delivered in presence of }
J.C. Gardner                          } Taplin Tillis (LS)
J.M. Arnow                            }

State of Florida }
Alachua County   } Know all Men by these presents
that Ellen Tillis wife of Tapley Tillis, for and in Consider
=ation of One dollar to me in hand paid, the receipt
Whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby release and
relinquish unto Rowland Thomas all my right claim
or probability of dower in & to the above described
property - Given under my hand & Seal this Jany
11th 1868                     her
Signed Sealed and        }          Ellen X Tillis  (LS)
delivered in presence of }               mark
  J.M. Arnow             }
   J.C. Gardner          }

State of Florida }
Alachua County   } Personally appeared Ellen
Tillis, wife of Taplin Tillis, who upon an examination
had Separate & apart from her said husband
acknowledged that She made the foregoing relin
=quishment or renunciation of Dower freely and Volun
=tarily without any Compulsion constraint apprehension or
fear of or from her said husband          her
Taken and acknowledged        }          Ellen X Tillis
before me this Jany 11th 1868 }  mark
     J.C. Gardner             }
 Judge of Probate             }

          Recorded June 1st 1868    S.P. Bevill  Clk

              To all To Whom these presents Shall
come Come Whereas, By an act of General Assembly of
the State of Florida, Approved January 11th 1849, it is
made the duty of Tax Collectors in certain cases, to buy
in for the State Land Sold for Taxes, and to convey the