by him of his petition for adjudication of bankruptcy and clear
of all incumbrances.
In Witness Whereof, I, the said Assignee have hereunto
set my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of January in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred Seventy.
signed sealed and delivered Jonathan C. Greely (LS)
in presence of Assignee
Thos H. Maxey
J.E. Lee
State of Florida }
Duval County }
On this fifth day of February 1870 before
me personally came Jonathan C. Greely to me well known and who executed
the foregoing conveyance and acknowledged that he executed the
same for the purposes therein mentioned
(Notarial Seal) Thos H. Maxey
Notary Public
(Recorded Feby 12th 1870.)
To all whom these Presents shall come, Greeting.
Whereas by virtue of proceedings held under and in pursuance of
and Act of Congress entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of
bankruptcy throughout the United States." approved March 2nd 1867 in the
District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Florida in
the case of Lemuel Wilson of Alachua County Florida who was adjudged
a bankrupt upon his own petition, and whereas Jonathan C. Greely Assignee
of the above named bankrupt, duly chosen appointed and qualified, did on
the tenth day of December 1869, present his petition to the aforesaid Court setting
forth amonst other things that "he believed it to be for the interest of the
Creditors that the real estate should be sold." and praying the said Court
that the said real estate might be sold in pursuance of the Act
of Congress in such cases made and provided and the said petition having
been referred by the said Court to Franklin Fraser Register in Bankruptcy
for said District for Examination and to make such order therein
as should be proper and according to law, and the said Register
upon examination thereof did order and direct that the said Assignee
after having given due notice of the time and place of sale
should approve the said real estate for sale at public auction and
sell the same to the highest bidder therefor and clear of all incumbrances
and the said Jonathan C. Greeley Assignee as aforesaid of the said bankrupt
after having given legal notice of the time and place of sale, did on
the twenty fourth day of January 1870 at Jacksonville Florida expose
and offer for sale at Auction to the highest bidder all that certain
land and estate belonging to the estate of the said bankrupt
and known and described as follows to wit NW1/4 of NW/14
of Sec Twenty three 23, and West 1/2 of Sec Twenty seven (27)
[ Written in left margin: ]
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