The United States of America to Israel J. Wells
Graduation  }           "Patent" 
    S &C    }   
Certificate }    To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting 
No 5156     }  Whereas Israel J. Wells of Columbia County Florida has
deposited in the General Land Office of the United States a Certificate of 
the Register of the Land office at Newnansville whereby it appears 
that full payment has been made by the said Israel J. Wells according 
to the provisions of the act of Congress of the 24th of April 1820 entitled "An 
Act making further provisions for the sale of the public lands" for the
North half of Section thirty four in Township eight South of Range
Seventeen East in the district of lands subject to Sale at Newnansville
Florida containing three hundred and twenty acres according to the 
official Plat of the survey of the said lands returned to the General Land 
Office by the Surveyor General which said tract has been purchased by 
the said Israel J. Wells. Now Know ye That the United States of America 
in consideration of the premises and in conformity with the several Acts of 
Congress in such case made and provided Have Given and Granted and by 
these presents Do Give and Grant unto the said Israel J. Wells and to his 
heirs the said Tract above described; To Have and to Hold the same 
together with all the rights privileges immunities and appurtenances 
of whatsoever nature thereunto belonging unto the said Israel J. Wells and to 
his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof I James 
Buchanan President of the United States of America have caused 
letters to be made Patent and the seal of the General Land office to 
be hereunto affixed. 
              Given under my hand at the City of Washington the 
     ((  ))     first day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand 
   (( Seal ))   eight hundred and Sixty and of the Independence 
     ((  ))      of the United States the Eighty fifth
               By the President 
                              James Buchanan
                          By J.B. Leonard     Sec'y
                        J.W. Grainger Recorder of the General Land Office
 Recorded Vol 8 Page 314 E 

                    Recorded October 28th 1882
                         J.A. Carlisle   Clerk
                              pr S.H. Wienges DC

   Samuel C. Tucker Commissioner to W.F. Rice
          "Commissioners Deed"
This Indenture made this the Second (2) day of February in the
Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighty Between
Samuel C. Tucker as Commissioner of the County of Alachua and
State of Florida party of the first part and W.F. Rice of the same
place party of the second part Witnesseth That whereas the Hon J.B.
Dawkins Judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida Sitting in Chancery
in and for the County of Alachua and State did by order made and

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