of the South half of said Block number five [5] Being
part of the grant of land known as the "Arredondo Grant"
and which by decree of the Circuit court of St John's
County in said State of Florida in the case of Brush and
others against Prall and others dated August 11 1849 and
duly recorded in said Alachua County was adjudged
and set over to the heirs at law and devisees of the said
Nehemiah Brush deceased Together with all and sing
ular the estate right title interest claim and demand whi
ch the parties hereto of the first part have in and to the
same To Have and to hold the said described piece or
parcel of land with the appurtenances unto the said party
of the second part his heirs and assigns forever
and the parties hereto of the first part severally coven
ant with the party of the second part hereto his
heirs and assigns that they have not done any act
matter or thing to encumber the property hereby convey
ed and that for themselves respectively and for their
respective heirs the said premises and every part and
parcel thereof to the said party of the second part
his heirs and assigns against every person lawf
ully claiming the same they shall and will forever
warrant and defend  In testimony whereof the parties
of the first part have hereunto subscribed their names
and affixed their seals the day any year first
herein written
signed sealed and delivered   }
in presence of                }  Charles W. Brush (seal)
         Pelham W. Ames       }  Julia A. Van Ness (seal)
          John B. Erskine Jr  }  by C.W. Brush her 
                              }     atty in fact
State of California            }SS
City & County of San Francisco } Be it known that before
the undersigned a Commissioner appointed by the Governor
of the State of Florida and duly commissioned and qual
ified to take acknowledgment of deeds in the State of
California that are to be recorded in the said State
of Florida personally appeared Charles W. Brush well
known to me to be a party grantor named in and
who executed the foregoing deed and in his own name
and also in the name of the above named grantor
Julia Van Ness acknowledged in due form of law
the above deed to be his own act and deed and
the act and deed of the said Julia A. Van Ness by
him the said Charles W. Brush done and execu
ted by virtue of a letter of attorney to him for that
purpose granted by the said Julia A. Van Ness
to the end that the same as such might be