Territory of Florida
County of St Johns		I have recorded this Instrument of 
Writing in my office, with the Certificate thereon indorsed -
	Witness my name as Clerk of the County Court for the 
County and Territory Aforesaid this 29th day of November 1824
					James S. Tingle
Recorded this 3 April 1840
			James McNeill D.C.
				Alachua C.C.
East Florida
	Know all men by these presents That I 
Samuel Fairbanks of the County of St. Johns in the Territory 
of Florida in consideration of the sum of Five thousand Dollars 
to him in hand paid by John B. Strong of the City of St. Augustine 
in the Territory aforesaid, have granted, bargained, Sold and released 
and by these presents  Do grant, bargain, Sell and release unto the 
said John B. Strong a Certain piece or parcel of Land situate 
lying and being on the Santafe and Territory Aforesaid containing 
One thousand Acres, being one equal and undivided half of a tract of 
two thousand Acres, Originally granted to Joseph S. Sanchez and 
conveyed by the said Sanchez and Antonio Alvarez to me their Wives 
joining in the Conveyance, and has since been confirmed, by the board 
of Commissioners for settling claims to Land in East Florida, Also One 
other tract of Land, which I purchased of Rapheil D. Fontaine lying 
in Dearborn Swamp, and which was Originally granted to the said 
Rapheil D. Fontaine and contains Five hundred Acres, and has since 
been confirmed to me by the board of Commissioners Aforesaid, Also a Lot 
in the City of St. Augustine which I purchased of John A. Caorda as 
the Attorney of Maria Ventura Rodriguez and lies in St. Georges Street 
and is called the church Lot, and is bounded by Nicholas Rodriguez 
on the North and Nicholas Estchunopoly on the South, and the Creek on 
the West, and the Street on the East, and contains One Acre of Land more 
or less and is also confirmed by the Commissioners.   Together with all