State of Florida  } Before the subscriber a
County of Alachua } Justice of the Peace in and

for said County personally came A.J. Pope one
of the Subscribing Witnesses to the Within Deed
who being duly sworn says that he saw
Eli Futch and Martha C. Futch sign Seal
and deliver the same for the Express uses
and purposes therein specified
  Sworn to and Subscribed           } A.J. Pope
before me this 1st day of Jany 1870 }
      D.A. Friar  seal              }
          Justice of the Peace      }
         Recorded Jany 27th 1870
                 W.K. Cessna Clerk

This Indenture made this Twenty sixth day of
January AD 1870, between Mary M. Lewis in her
own right and as heir at law & Legatee of Samuel
Betts deceased as also as Executrix of the last will
  John H. Lewis decd party of the first part and
and testament of^^John E. Hicks of Alachua County Florida
Witnesseth that the said party of the first part
agrees upon the payment of the sum Two Thousand
Dollars by the said John E. Hicks in Manner
following to wit Five Hundred Dollars at this
date and the remainder on or before the 1st day
of December next with interest at 8 per cent to
Execute to said Hicks a Deed of the following
described land to wit Section 7 T 10 R 20 containing
578 89/100 acres and fractional Sec 18 T 10 R 20 containing
108 acres all in the Arodondo Grant in Alachua
Co Florida, said Deed to convey all the right
title and interest of said party of the first
part with covenant against all her own acts and 
all taken by through or her right as above said
  In Witness whereof the said party's have hereunto
 signed their names & affixed their seals at
 Gainesville Florida the day & year first above written
  In presence of        Mary M. Lewis by (seal)
Wilk Call                Geo R. Fairbanks her atty
  A.J. DaCosta               John E. Hicks (seal)

   Received Five Hundred Dollars of John E. Hicks
26th Jany 1870
                         G.R. Fairbanks atty of parties

the within agreement is made with my assent & at my
request, Jany 26th 1870
                              D.R. June