of land Known as the Arredondo Grant in Said
County and State of Florida for the purpose of raising
from the Sale thereof an Amount of money sufficient to
pay the Taxes due therein as from the owner or owners
thereof to Said State and County for the Years Eighteen
Hundred and forty Six and forty Seven and all
costs expenditures, Which necissarly accrued in
and about the advertisement and Sale thereof, then
having been afalier to pay the Said Tax and Whereas
it became necissary to offer the whole of Said tract
in the manner and in the proportions and quantity
prescribed by law before an amount was bid
therefore Sufficient to pay Said Tax Cost and expen-
ditures, and whereas M.S. Perry was the highest
bidder and the only person at Said Sale Who
bid for Said tract or any quantity or proportion
thereof, An Amount sufficiently large to pay Said
Tax Cost and expenditures, he having bid for
the whole of Said tract the Sum of Eighteen Dollars
and Seventy Two Cents. Therefore be it known that I
Thos.C. Ellis late Sheriff and Tax officio Tax Collector as
aforesaid in Consideration of Said Sum which I
hereby acknowledge to have received from the Said
M.S. Perry, do hereby grant bargain and Sell
unto the Said M.S. Perry his heirs and assigns
the Said tract or parcel of land Subject only
to the right of redemption provided by law and
I Said Thos.C. Ellis Shff. and Tax Collector as afore-
said hereby covenant with the Said M.S. Perry his heirs
executors and administrators and assigns,
That in the advertisement and sale of said
land, I have observed all the requirements
of law.
     Witness my hand and seal this first day
of September A.D. 1848
                                        Thos C. Ellis (L.S.)
William Dell                      Late Sheriff and Tax Collector
Allen Hancock                            for Alachua County

Personally appeared before me Allen Hancock above name
whose appear to the foregoing instrument of writing as a witness
thereto, and on oath in due form of Law Says that he saw
Thos.C. Ellis Sign Seal & Execute the Same
Sworn to and subscribed to before
me this Feby. 7th 1850.                          Allen Hancock
S.W. Burnett Clk.
          Recorded Feby. 7th 1850
                           S.W. Burnett Clk.