said conveyance of her separate property was done by her freely
and voluntarily and without any compulsion constraint apprehension
or fear of or from her said husband the said John B. Brooks
Taken before acknowledged and } Josephine M. Brooks (seal)
subscribed before me this 12th}
day of October A.D. 1875 }
R.F. Taylor Notary }
Public Alachua Coty }
Florida
State of Florida}
Alachua County } Before me personally came Cornelius Avera
who being duly sworn says that he saw Mrs Josephine M.
Brooks, John B. Brooks and Lucinda A. Pirtle sign seal and de-
liver the foregoing deed of conveyance for the uses and purposes
as therein contained and expressed and that he together with R.F.
Taylor signed the same as subscribing witnesses thereto
Sworn to and subscribed before C. Avera
me this 12th day of October
A.D. 1875
R.F. Taylor Notary
Public Alachua Coty
Fla
Filed and Recorded Feb 1st A.D. 1876
I.E. Webster Clerk
This Indenture made and entered into on this the thirty first
day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy five Between the Florida Land and Immigration compa
the State of
ny, a body corporate by the laws of^Florida, party of the first part
and James M. Sparkman of Alachua County Florida party of the second
part. Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part for and in con
sideration of Eighty Dollars lawful money of the United States of
America to it in hand paid by the said party of the second part,
at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged has given, granted, bargained, sold, trans
ferred conveyed and confirmed and does by these presents give, grant, alien
bargain, sell, transfer, remise, release convey and confirm to
said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever all that
certain tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the county of
Alachua and state of Florida better known and described on the public
maps and records of said State as Lot number two on the North West
quarter of the North East quarter of section six in Township nine
South of Range twenty two East containing forty nine acres more or less |