of land lying and being in the county of Alachua
and State of Florida described as follows Beginning at
the NE corner of SW1/4 of NW1/4 of S 24 Tp 9 S R 22
E running Thence West Three Hundred yds to a stake
Stevens corner thence South Two Hundred and Eighty
yards to a stake thence East Three Hundred yds to stake
thence North Two Hundred and Eighty yds to beginning
containing Seventeen and a half acres more or less.
Together with all and singular the Tenements heredit
aments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any
wise appertaining and the reversions and remainders
rents issues and profits thereof and all the estate right
title interest dower and right of dower property poss
ession claim and demand whatsoever in law and in
equity of the said parties of the first part of in
and to the above granted premises and every part there
of with the appurtenances  To Have and to Hold the above
mentioned and described premises with the appurtenances
to the said party of the second part his heirs and
assigns forever and the said Gary Ford and his heirs
the above described and hereby granted and released
premises and every part and parcel thereof with the app
urtenances unto the said party of the second part his
heirs and assigns against the said parties of the first
part and their heirs and against all and every per
son and persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to
claim the same or any part thereof shall and will
warrant and by these presents forever defend.  In
witness whereof the said parties of the first part
have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and
year above written          }      his
Signed sealed and delivered }  Gary X Ford   (seal) 
in the presence of          }      mark
    Henry Kellum            }         her
                            }  Rebecca X Ford  (seal)
    G.W. Felton             }         mark

State of Florida  }
County of Alachua }  On this 24th day of March AD
1883 before me Thos H. Fletcher Justice of the Peace of
the aforesaid County & State personally appeared
Gary Ford and Rebecca Ford his wife to me
known to be the persons described in and who ex
ecuted the foregoing instrument and severally ack
nowledged the execution thereof to be their free act 
and deed for the uses and purposes therein men
tioned and the said Rebecca Ford the wife of the
said Gary Ford on an examination Taken and
made separately and apart from her said husband did
acknowledge that she made herself a party to the