State of New York
City and County of New York ss
By the Public Instrument be it known to all whom it may con
cern, that I, William H. Maxwell, Commissioner, in and for the 
State of New York, and resident in the City of New York, duly comm
issioned by the Governor of the Territory of Florida & Authorized 
by Law, to take the Acknowledgement of Deeds, Letters of Attorney 
Mortgages, Contracts, or other writings under seal, with full power 
and authority to administer Oaths and affirmations, and to take 
depositions etc.: do hereby Certify, that on the 9th day of December 
in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, before 
me, the said Commissioner personally Appeared Nathaniel Lord 
well known to me, and I having made known to him the contents 
of the annexed Deed, he in due form of Law Acknowledged he signed, 
Sealed and delivered the same as his free Act and deed for the uses and 
purposes therein mentioned, and desired that the same be recorded 
as such according to Law ___
		In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand 
and seal the day and year above written.
					William H. Maxwell   Florida
						Commissioner

This Indenture made the nineteenth day of October One thousand 
eight hundred and thirty nine, Between Nathaniel Lord of the 
City of New York, State of New York Merchant of the first part 
and Samuel D. Corbitt of the City of Savannah State of Georgia 
Merchant of the second part  Witnesseth, that the said party 
of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of three thousand 
four hundred Dollars, lawful Money of the United States to him in 
hand paid, by the said party of the second part, at or before the en
sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby 
Acknowledged, the said party of the second part, his heirs Executors 
and Administrators forever released and discharged from the 
same, by these presents  hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened 
released, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents, doth grant