State of Florida  } Before me Henry S. Harmon Clerk
County of Alachua } of the Circuit Court personally came 
Geo L. Barnes Shff who acknowledged that he signed 
the foregoing instrument for the purposes and consid
eration therein expressed
Taken and Acknowledged      }        Geo L. Barnes
before me this 8 day of     }       
May AD 1872                 }  Recorded May 9th 1872
            H.S. Harmon Clk }               H.S. Harmon
                                                   Clk

             Sheriffs Deed
State of Florida  }
County of Alachua }  
                    This Indenture made this fourth
day of December AD 1871 between George L. Barnes Sheriff 
of said County of the first part, and James B. Brown of 
the County of Alachua State of Florida of the second 
part Witnesseth: That whereas by virtue of a writ of
Fieri Facias issued out of the Circuit Court for 
Said County and to him the said Sheriff directed 
he was commanded, That of the Goods and Chattles 
lands and tenements of John O. Cosby Cornelius Rain 
Jr. and William Strickland he cause to be made 
the sum of seven hundred and nineteen Dollars with 
interest thereon together with costs of suit which George 
W. Means Admir lately on the 22 day of November AD 
1869 recovered in our Circuit Court against said
Cosby Rain Jr and Wm Strickland and Whereas I George 
L. Barnes as Sheriff as aforesaid by virtue of said 
writ did on the first day of Nove AD 1871 levy upon 
and seize the property hereinafter described and 
did by virtue of said writs and pursuant to the 
Statutes in such cases made and provided,
duly advertise the said property for sale on the 
4th day of Decr AD 1871 and did on that day 
sell the same at public Auction according to law 
to James B. Brown for the sum of Sixty Dollars being 
the highest sum for the same. Now therefor Know Ye
that I the said George L. Barnes as Sheriff as 
aforesaid, by virtue of the said writs, and of the 
Statutes in such cases made and provided for and 
in consideration of said sum of one hundred and
fifteen dollars to me in hand paid by the said 
James B. Brown party of the second part have granted 
bargained and sold and by these presents do grant 
bargain and sell unto the said James B. Brown party 
of the second part his heirs and assigns forever all 
the following property to wit the South 1/2 of the SE