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)
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( 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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