To All To Whom These Presents Shall 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 Same to the Register of Public 
Lands, and his Successors in Office: And Whereas, for default 
in the payment of Taxes due on the Tract of Land hereinafter 
described, the Same having been duly advertised as the Law 
directs was Sold on the Sixteenth day of March AD 1868 
at Gainesville in the County of Alachua Florida when the 
undersigned Wm C. Beckam Tax Collector for the County 
of Alachua (no person bidding a Sum Sufficient to 
pay the taxes and expenses thereon) did buy in the said 
Tract of Land in the name and on behalf of the State of 
Florida, Now Therefore by virtue, and in Consideration 
of the premises, I the aforesaid Wm C. Beckam Tax Collector
party of the first part, have granted, Sold and Conveyed
and by these presents do grant, Sell and Convey unto Hugh 
A. Corley Register of Public Lands for the State of Florida, 
and to his Successors in Office, of the Second part, all that 
Tract of Land hereinbefore referred to, belonging or Supposed
to belong to Mrs Nannie E. Yulee and lying in Alachua 
County and described as follows Viz South West quarter
of Section Nine (9) Township Eleven (11) South of Range
Eighteen (18) East Containing One hundred & Sixty acres
To Have and to hold the aforesaid Tract of Land, and
every part thereof, with its appurtinances, unto the Said
party of the Second part, and his Successors as aforesaid, for 
Such uses and purposes, as the General Assembly of Said 
State have prescribed, or Shall here after prescribe, by Law 
  Witness my hand and Seal this 16th day of March 1868  
                               W.C. Beckam  (LS)
Witness                     Tax assessor & Collector
Wm H. Robertson
  M.E. Papy

State of Florida  }
County of Alachua } Before me S.P. Bevill Clerk of the Circuit
Court in and for said County William H. Robertson, who 
being duly Sworn Says that W.C. Beckam, Tax Collector 
& assessor for said County, Signed, Sealed, & delivered, the
within deed of Conveyance in his presence for the uses & 
purposes therein expressed
Sworn to & Subscribed               Wm H. Robertson
before me this 15th June 1868 }
    S.P. Bevill  Clk          }

             Recorded June 15th 1868  S.P. Bevill  
                                                   Clk
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