[This Indenture made this]
To all Persons to Whom these Presents shall Come Greeting
Whereas by virtue of proceedings held under and in pursu-
ance of an Act of Congress entitled "An act to establish a
uniform system of Bankruptcy throughout the United States"
approved March 2d, 1867 in the district Court of the United
States for the Northern district of Florida in the case of John
Haile of Alachua County State of Florida who was adjudged
a bankrupt upon his own petition. And whereas Jonathan
C. Greeley assignee of the above named bankrupt, duly chosen
appointed and qualified did -- present his petition to
the aforesaid Court setting forth amongst other things that
he believed it to be for the interest of the creditors that
the real estate should be sold and praying the said
Court that the said real estate might be sold in pur-
suance of the Act of Congress in such case made and
provided and the said petition having been referred by
the said Court to Franklin Fraser Register in Bankruptcy
for said District for examination and to make such order
therein as should be proper and according to law; and
the said Register upon examination thereof did order
and direct that the said assignee after having given
due notice of the time and place of sale should expose
said real estate for sale by public auction and sell the
same to the highest bidder therefor and clear of all
encumbrances and the said Jonathan C. Greeley,
assignee as aforesaid of the said bankrupt after having
given legal notice of the time and place of sale did on
the eighteenth day of July 1874 at Gainesville in
said County expose and offer for sale at action to the
highest bidder all that certain land and estate belong-
ing to the estate of the said bankrupt and known
and described as follows to wit: Section (23) Twenty three
and the south west quarter (SW1/4) of section (24) Twenty four
Township (9) nine South Range (18) eighteen east, and sold
the same to James S. Gibbes he being the highest bidder
therefor for the sum of Thirty five hundred dollars
lawful money of the United States.
Now Know all men by these presents that I Jonathan
C. Greeley assignee as aforesaid for and in consideration
of the sum of thirty five hundred dollars to me in hand
paid by the said James S. Gibbes at and before the
ensealing and delivery hereof have granted, bargained
sold aliened released conveyed and confirmed and by
these presents do grant bargain sell alien release convey
and confirm unto the said James S. Gibbes his heirs
and assigns forever all the said tract of land above
described and hereby conveyed together with all the |