Alachua County Clerk of the Court Seal Alachua County Clerk of the Court
J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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State of Florida } On this day personally appeared before me Columbus J.
Alachua County   } Morrison to me well known as the person described in and
who executed the foregoing Deed of Conveyance and acknowledged that he
executed the same for the purposes therein expressed whereupon it is prayed that
the same may be recorded. In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand
and seal of office this fourteenth day of August AD 1880
           W.L. Sims                                  Columbus J. Morrison (seal)
              (  )
            ( Seal )
              (  )    Recorded July 16th 1881
                           J.A. Carlisle  Clerk
                                pr S.H. Wienges DC

  Fannie R. James F.P. & Chas E. Johnston To The Florida Southern Railway Company
                             "Deed"
This Indenture, made the 16th day of July 1881 between Fannie R. Johnston, James F.P.
Johnston her husband and Charles E. Johnston parties of the first part and the 
Florida Southern Rail way Company of the other part. The parties of the first part 
in consideration of (Two Hundred and forty Dollars) paid by the party of the second 
part have bargained, sold, granted and conveyed and do hereby bargain, sell grant
and convey unto the party of the second part, its successors and assigns the 
following described parcel or parcels of land situate in the County of Alachua 
and State of Florida to wit: The strip of land One hundred and twenty (120)
feet in width where the Railway of the party of the second part is now surveyed
laid out and located over and across the SE1/4 of the SW1/4 and the NW1/4 of the
SW1/4 and the SW1/4 of the NW1/4 and the SE1/4 of the NW1/4 and the NE1/4 of the NW1/4
and the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 and the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section Twenty four (24)
in Township Ten (10) South of Range Twenty (20) East and the parties of the 
first part for and in consideration of the further sum of one Dollar paid 
to the parties of the first part by the party of the second part do hereby 
bargain sell, release and convey unto the party of the second part its 
successors and assigns (a right of way, in, over and through any and 
all lands the parties of the second part have or may have in said County) 
to enable the party of the second part its successors and assigns to build
construct have hold use and operate a rail way said way shall be 
120 feet wide and located by the party of the second part and it may 
be lawful for the party of the second part, its successors and assigns 
and all and every person for its benefit and advantage at all times 
hereafter to construct use pass and repass with or without property and 
effects through and over a railway, lately surveyed or located or to be 
surveyed and located by the party of the second part on its line of 
railway and which roadway hereby granted and conveyed is of the 
width of 120 feet aforesaid and the party of the second part its successors 
and assigns has and shall have the right and privilege in consideration aforesaid 
and in consideration of its construction and operation of said rail Road 
to go beyond the limits of the said 120 feet or way hereby granted and 
released to drain said way and to keep it drained and the parties of the

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