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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Teritory of Florida     This Indenture made this eigh 
Alachua County	        teenth day of December 1834 
                        Between W.H.G. Sanders of the 
Teritory and County aforesaid of the one part and 
Thomas Colding (sen) of the same place of the other part 
Witnesseth, whereas a marriage is shortly intended to be 
had and solemnized between the said W.H.G. Sanders 
and Zelpha Caroline Colding of the Teritory and County 
aforesaid and whereof the W.H.G. Sanders being possessed 
and owning certain personal property hereafter discribed is 
desirous previous to said marriage being had and solemnized 
and in consideration thereof between him and the said Zelpha 
Caroline of settling and securing the same the same unto the said 
Zelpha Caroline for her and during her life - Now therefore 
this Indenture witnesseth that for and in consideration of 
the premises and the said marriage to be had and solemnized 
as aforesaid and of the sum of ten dollars to him the said 
W.H.G. Sanders in hand paid by the said Tho’s Colding sen 
at and before the sealing (& delivery) of these presents the receipt 
whereof is hereby acknowledged he the said W.H.G. Sanders 
has granted bargained sold and by these presents doth 
grant bargain and sell unto him the said Tho’s Colding sen 
his executors administrators the following personal property that 
is to say  - one Negro male slave named Fortune about twenty 
five years of age one female slave - Nancy about sixteen 
years of age and her child Robert about seven moths old 
and one male slave named Cathom about five five years old 
one male slave named Hary aged thirty years and one female 
slave named Maria about thirty years of age forty head 
of stock cattle and one Bay Horse - and the future 
issue of the females of said slaves and cattle To have 
and to hold all the above bargained sold and discribed 
property unto him the said Tho’s Colding Sen his Executors 
and administrators in trust nevertheless and for 
Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr 21 February 2003
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