State of Florida }
                Alachua County   } This agreement made this January 1st 
                A.D. 1871, between D.W. Ridgell of the State of Florida & County of 
                Alachua of the first part and Essex Surry of the Same State & 
                County of the Second part - Witnesseth: that the Said D.W. 
                Ridgell agrees to furnish the Said Essex Surry thirty five 
                Acres of land to Cultivate on what was formerly known 
                as the Cunningham Place in Alachua County State of 
                Florida a horse or mule & feed for the Same the necessary 
                farming implements And the Seed to plant the Said land and to 
                give the Said Essex Surry One half of all that is raised
                on the Said land - The Said Essex Surry in Consideration 
                of the above agreement agrees and promises to prepare for and 
                plant and work & gather the Crop raised on Said 
--------------- land under the Control and direction of the Said D.W. Ridgell 
5¢ US Rev Stamp And to Clear around and keep the fence up around the Said 
 Cancelled      land and to have three hands at work every day and they do 
--------------- full hands tasks and give the said D.W. Ridgell One half of 
                all that is made on the Said land - The Said Essex Surry
                furthermore binds himself And agrees to harvest and deliver 
                to the said D.W. Ridgell or assigns Everything that is made
                on said land including Corn fodder Cotton and Everything
                Else made or Enough thereof to fully Satisfy and Sufficiently 
                pay him for all the Advances of Whatever Kind he the 
                Said D.W. Ridgell may make me and that I will not 
                remove from the premises one pound of Cotton nor one
                Ear of Corn until he is paid -  In testimony Whereof we 
                have hereunto set our hands and Seals this the 11th day 
                of March A.D. 1871.
                Signed Sealed & delivered }        D.W. Ridgell     (Seal)
                in presence of            }        Essex Surry      (Seal)
                      J.J. Thompson       }
                      J.O. Malley         }                           

                                          Recorded this 16th day of June A.D. 1871.
                                                H.S. Harmon  Clk.
                                                     By W. Porter D.C.

                State of Florida }
                Alachua County   } This agreement made this February 1st A.D. 1871
                between D.W. Ridgell of the State of Florida Alachua County of the 
--------------- first part and Henry Jackson of the Same State & County  
5¢ US Rev Stamp of the Second part Witnesseth That the Said D.W. Ridgell 
 Cancelled      hath let and by these presents doth grant and to farm let the
--------------- said Henry Jackson have (40) Forty acres of land on what was
                formerly known as the Cunningham Place in Alchua County
                State of Florida from the 1st of February A.D. 1871 to the
                1st of January A.D. 1872 for the sum of Ninety dollars to
                be paid by the first of November A.D. 1871. The Said
                Henry Jackson doth Covenant to pay to the Said D.W. Ridgell