Territory of Florida
Alachua County Be it remembered that on this
thirtieth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and forty before me Stephen Fagan One the Justices
of the peace of and for said County personally came before me
the above named Wife of James Burnett and separately and
apart from her said Husband, made and executed the above Ack
nowledgment ___ In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed my seal the above day & date
Stephen Fagan JP (seal)
Recorded this 15th July AD 1840
James McNeill Clk
Alachua County Court
Receivers Office at St Augustine E.F. April 4th 1839
Received from Archibald McNeill of Alachua County the sum of
Two hundred Dollars and Ten Cents being in full for the East half of
south West quarter, and West half of South east quarter of Section
Number Eighteen in Township Number eight of Range Number Nine
teen South and East containing each Eighty Acres and four hundredths
at One Dollar and twenty five Cents per Acre, and for which tracts
or such portion these of as shall have been Ascertained, not to be
claimed by a valid right of preemption, under the Act of twenty
Second of June eighteen hundred & thirty eight, a patent will be
issued after the twenty second June eighteen hundred & forty and
this receipt will entitle the purchaser or assignee to a return of the
purchase money without interest of the Land claimed by such
Preemption right, or of the whole tract at his option ___
$200.10 John C. Clelland Receiver
This Indenture made the thirtieth day of June One thousand
eight hundred & forty, Between Archibald McNeill of the County
of Alachua and Territory of Florida and his Wife Jemima of the first
part and John S. Taylor of the County & Territory aforesaid of the
second part, Witnesseth that the said party of the first part for |