Manantee Deed

                     This Indenture made the eight day of May in the
          year one thousand and eight hundred and fifty between Chas Wells
          Johnson of Goshen Orange County and the State of New York, and
          Mary his wife parties of the first part, and Horace Merry of
          Alachua County and State of Florida party of the second part
          witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in 
          consideration of the sum of One hundred and sixty two 60/100 dollars
          lawful money of the United States of America to us in hand paid
          by the said party of the second part at and before the ensealing
          and delivery of these presents the receipts whereof is hereby acknow=
          =ledged, have granted, bargained sold, aliened remised released con=
          =ved and confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bargin, sell
          alien rermise, release, convey, and confirm unto the said party of
          the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever   All that
          certain parcel or lot of land situated in the tract of land known
          as the Arredondo Grant lying in Alachua County in East Florida
          and described on a certain map of said grant made under the 
          direction of the Commissioners appointed by the Superior Court
          of the District of East Florida of the June Term of AD 1845 by 
          David Burr and Henry Washington as the East half of section
          twenty five(25) in Township Eleven(11) South of Range Twenty
          one(21) east containing Three hundred and Twenty five 30/100(325 30/100)
          acres of land, being a portion of certain lands in said grant, which
          by the final decree of partition thereof bearing date the Eleventh
          day of August last past were decreed to the Assignee and heirs
          of Jeromas Johnson the above described parcel is a portion of the
          lands deeded by D. Henry Haight to Chas W. Johnson by deed
          dated the tenth day of January Anno Domine Eighteen hundred and fifty
               Together with all and singular the tenements hereditaments and
          appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining and
          the reversion, and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents issues
          and profits thereof  And also all the Estate, right, title, interest
          Dower and right of Dower, property, possessions, claim and demand
          whatsoever, as well is law, as in Equity of the said parties of the
          first part, of in or to, the above described premises, and every part
          and parcel thereof with the appurtenances To have and to hold
          all and singular the above mentioned and described premises together
          with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, his
          heirs and assigns forever, And the said Chas Wells Johnson for
          himself & his heirs the said premises in the quiet and peaceable