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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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                or assigns Ninety dollars at the time specified And furthermore bind
                himself and agrees to deliver to the Said D.W. Ridgell or assigns the Entire
                Crop raised on Said forty acres of land or Enough thereof to fully Satisfy
                and Sufficiently pay him the said Ninety dollars and further binds
                himself not to remove from the premises any portion whatever of the
                Crop without the permission of the Said D.W. Ridgell - In testimony
                whereof we have hereunto Set our hands and seals this April 1st
                A.D. 1881.                }
                Signed Sealed & delivered }        D.W. Ridgell     (Seal)
                in presence of            }             his
                   W.H. Baltzell          }        Henry X Jackson  (Seal)
                        his               }             mark
                   Scott X Gadsden        }
                        mark              }
                                           Recorded this 16th of June A.D. 1871
                                                   H.S. Harmon  Clk
                                                          By W. Porter  D.C.

                State of Florida }
                Alachua County   } This agreement made this January 1st A.D. 1871
                between D.W. Ridgell of the State of Florida Alachua County of the 
                first part And Soloman Joshua of the Same State and County 
                of the Second part - Witnesseth that the Said D.W. Ridgell 
                agrees to furnish the Said Soloman Joshua thirty five acres 
                of land to Cultivate on what was formerly known as the Cun
                ningham Place in Alachua County State of Florida a horse 
                or mule & feed the Same - The necessary farming implements and 
                Seed and plant the Said land and give the Said Soloman Joshua
--------------- the half of all that is made on the Said land - The Said Soloman
5ยข USR Stamp    Joshua in Consideration of the above agreement agrees and 
 Cancelled      promises to prepare for plant work and gather the Crop raised 
--------------- on Said land under the direction and Control of the Said D.W. 
                Ridgell and Clear around & keep the fence up around Said 
                land and 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 Said land - The Said Soloman Joshua
                furthermore binds himself and agrees to turn over to the said
                D.W. Ridgell or assigns the Entire Crop raised on said land 
                including Corn fodder Cotton &c or Enough to fully Sat-
                isfy and Sufficiently pay him for all the Advances of Whatever 
                Kind he the Said D.W. Ridgell may make me and will 
                not remove one Ear of Corn nor one pound of Cotton until 
                he is paid - In testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our 
                hands and seals this 11th the March A.D. 1871.
                Signed Sealed & delivered }        D.W. Ridgell     (Seal)
                in presence of            }        Soloman Joshua   (Seal)
                     P.H. Young           }             
                   Stephen McCall         }            

                                       Recorded this 16th day of June A.D. 1871.
                                                   H.S. Harmon  Clk.
                                                     By W. Porter D.C.
[ Written in left margin: ]

State of Florida } 
Alachua County   } Before me personally Came P.H. Young who being duly 
      Sworn says he saw the foregoing deed Signed Sealed and 
      delivered for the purposes and uses therein Contained
Sworn to & Subscribed before me }    
this April 19th 1871             }   P.H. Young
             A.J. Da Costa D.C. }
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 3 January 2016
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