To have and to hold the said negro woman 
Silvey and her children Charles, George, Charlotte, 
Jacob and Israel    unto the said Benett 
M. Dell his heirs Executors Administrators and 
assigns to his and their only proper use and 
benefit forever   And We the said Shines Nelomus 
and Penelope Nelomus do warrant and 
forever defend   __   Our Executors and Ad
ministrators the said bargained premises 
unto the said Benett M. Dell  his executors 
Administrators and assigns from and 
against all person shall and will warrant 
and forever defend by these presents
    In witness whereof we have hereunto set our 
hands and seals dated at my house on the 
26th day of January in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty 
nine and in the sixty third year of the 
Independence of the United States of 
America.
Signed Sealed and      				his
Delivered in presence of  D. Hartfield	Shemus   X  Nelomus  (L. S.)
						mark 
						 her 
					Penelope  X  Nelomus
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Territory of Florida
Alachua County		Personally appeared before me a Justice 
of the Peace for said County,  Ezekiel Stafford who upon oath 
deposeth that he was present present at signing of the within 
instrument Shemes Nellimus and the other witness therein 
named and hereby gives his testimony that said signature was duly performed 
by them each and severaly 
Signed and acknowledged before       Ezekiel Stafford
this 2nd Feb'y 1839  Asa Clark  J.P.
True Copy  Recorded this 21st day of February 1839
				I. Garrason Clk  County
				Court  Alachua County