To all to whom these presents shall come
I John Beard Junr. Marshal of the Eastern District of Florida send 
greetings.  Whereas by a writ of Venditioni Exponas issued out of the 
Superior Court for the District of East Florida, held at Jacksonville, 
Duval County, and to me directed and delivered title & on the nine
teenth day of December Eighteen hundred forty two __  I was 
commanded to expose to public Sale a certain tract or parcel of Land 
the property of John Warren situate and lying in the County of Alachua 
containing three hundred and eighteen Acres more or less, being the North 
East and North West quarters of section Number twelve Township Number 
seven Range eighteen South and East, together with all the improvements 
and Appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining in 
order to make the sum of One thousand three hundred and sixty dollars 
together with the cost in that behalf expended which Moses Curry 
recovered in said Court against said John Warren  And whereas after the 
Courency of the said Writ to me and before the day of the return thereof  
I did by virtue of said Writ expose at public Out cry the said tract 
or parcel of land heretofore particularly described and have sold the 
same as is hereinafter mentioned at public Auction According to the 
Statutes in such case provided to Moses Curry for the sum of 
fifty five Dollars, being the highest sum bid for the same____
Now know ye that I the said John Beard Jn. Marshal of the district 
Aforesaid  by virtue of the said Writ of Venditioni Exponas and of the 
Statutes in such case made and provided in consideration of the sum of 
Fifty five Dollars to me in hand paid by the said Moses Curry the 
receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged have granted bargained and 
sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said 
Moses Curry and to his heirs and assigns forever, All that parcel or 
tract of land herein particularly described, and all the Estate rights 
title and interest which the said John warren had in the said 
tract or parcel of land on the eighteenth day of April Eighteen 
hundred and forty three the same being the day of sale__   To have
and to hold the said land and premises and every part thereof  
                                                         With