as aforesaid, and to their successors in office for
       the sole and exclusive purposes and uses of
       the said Baptist Church forever.
       In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our
       hands and seals this the 17th day of October
       A.D. 1870
Signed, sealed & delivered in presence of }  G.P. Thomas    (LS)
       C.P. Crawford                      }  C. Rain, Sr    (LS)
       J.H. Tompkies; - witnesses as      }  S.P. Bevill    (LS)
to the signatures of Thomas, Rain & Bevill}  J.M. Sparkman  (LS)
       S.S. Weeks   }                     }
       J.H. Tompkies} witnesses as to the signature of J.M. Sparkman

State of Florida} Personally came before me J.H. Tompkies
Alachua County  } who being duly sworn, says that he saw
      Cornelius Rain, James M. Sparkman, Stephen P.
      Bevill and G.P. Thomas, Trustees sign, seal and
      deliver the foregoing instrument of writing for
      the uses and purposes therein contained, and
      that he together with C.P. Crawford signed
      the same as subscribing witnesses thereto.
Sworn & subscribed before me this }
21st 2nd day of Nov. A.D. 1870     } J.H. Tompkies
      W.K. Cessna CK              }
      By A.J. Dacosta D.C.        }
 
          Recorded Feby 25th 1875



      State of Florida }  Know all men by these presents
      Alachua County   }  That we, Stephen McCall, James
      B. Dawkins and James T. McMillan present Trustees
      for the Baptist Church in Gainesville Florida &
      in office to J.M. Sparkman, C. Rain Sr,
      S.P. Bevill & G.P. Thomas former Trustees of said Church
      for and in consideration of the Sum of Two Hundred
      and Fifty Dollars (State Scrip) to us in hand paid
      the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and which
      is intended to be applied by us to the building of
      a Baptist Church in Said Town of Gainesville
      have granted bargained Sold and Conveyed and