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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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   Know all men by these presents that I Micanopy Chief 
of the Seminole tribe of Indians in the Territory of Florida for and in consideration 
of One Hundred & forty dollars to me in hand paid before the sealing of 
these presents the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge have bargained sold and 
conveyed and by these presents do bargain sell and convey to John Paine and 
Susan Paine wife of the said John Paine a certain Negro girl named Catherine 
daughter of the said John and Susan Paine born in the month of March 
1829.  The condition of this conveyance is that the said John Paine is 
to exercise the right of Parent and guardian over the said Catherine until 
the age of Twenty One Years when the said Catherine is by these presents 
to free.  And I the said Micanopa aforesaid do hereby warrant 
this my said conveyance to be good, and engage to defend the said 
John from all claims to said Catherine whatsoever during and after her 
minority.  Given under my hand and seal this sixth day of May 1834
   done in presence of				   his
 Augustus Steele		         Micanopa   x   Chief
 Judge of the County Court Hillsborough Co 	  mark

The within conveyance witnessed also by us at Fort King this 6th day of May 1834
					William M. Graham
					Capt. 4th Infantry
						  his
					Osucher  x   Speaker to Micanopa
						 mark
						  his
					  Jumper  x   Orator to Micanopa
						mark
Personally came before me Augustus Steele Judge of the County Court for the 
County of Hillsborough Florida William M. Graham Esq’r Captain commanding 
at Fort King who being sworn saith that he witnessed the signing and delivery of 
the within deed of gift & conveyance
 Sworn before me			William M. Graham
 Augustus Steele
 Judge of the County Court
 Hillsborough County

	Recorded this Ninth day May 1834		Geo Center Clerk
						     Alachua C C
Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr 11 November 2002
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