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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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                was formerly known as the Cunningham place in Alachua County 
                State of Florida a horse or mule & feed the Same the necessary 
                farming implements and the Seed to plant the Said land and to give 
                the Said Thos White one half of all that is raised on the thirty five
                Acres of land The Said Thomas White in Consideration of the above 
                agreement agrees and promises to prepare for and plant and work and 
                gather the Crop raised on the Said land under the Control and direction 
                of the Said D.W. Ridgell and to Clear around and keep the fence up 
                around the Said 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 
5ยข US Rev Stamp of all that is made on the Said land - The Said Thomas White furthermore 
 Cancelled      binds himself and agrees to harvest and deliver to the said D.W. Rid-
--------------- gell or assigns Every thing that is made on the said land including 
                Corn fodder Cotton and Every thing Else made or Enough thereof to 
                fully Satisfy and Sufficiently pay him for all the Advances he the Said 
                D.W. Ridgell may make me and will not remove one pound of 
                Cotton nor remove one Ear of Corn until he is paid - In witness Whereof 
                we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Mar 25th A.D. 
                1871.
                Signed Sealed & delivered in }        D.W. Ridgell     (Seal)
                presence of                  }              his
                  A.J. Da Costa              )        Thomas X White   (Seal)
                  P.H. Young                 }              mark
                            
                                     
                State of Florida } 
                Alachua County   } Before me Personally Came P.H. Young 
                who on oath says he saw the foregoing Deed Signed Sealed and 
                delivered for the purposes therein Contained.
                Sworn to and Subscribed before me }    
                April 19th 1871                   }   P.H. Young
                       A.J. DaCosta D.C.          }

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

                State of Florida }
                Alachua County   } This Indenture made this Jany 1st A.D. 1871
                between D.W. Ridgell of the State of Florida and County of Alachua
                And Isam Cunningham of the Same State and County of the
                Second part - Witnesseth: That the said D.W. Ridgell hath
                let and by these presents doth grant and to farm let the Said
                Isam Cunningham have Thirty Acres of land on what
                was formerly known as the Cunningham Place in Alachua
                County and State of Florida from the first day of January 1871
                to the first of November A.D. 1871. The Said Isam Cunningham have
                doth Covenant to pay to the Said D.W. Ridgell or assigns Ninety 
                dollars at the time specified And furthermore binds himself 
                to deliver to the Said D.W. Ridgell or assigns Enough of the first
                Cotton that is gathered to pay him the said Ninety dollars and
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 3 January 2016
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