United States to E.L. Pendarvis
                   "Deed"
The United States of America To all to whom these pre
sents shall come greeting: Certificate No 3868 Whereas 
Erastus L. Pendarvis of Alachua County Florida has depos
ited in the General Land Office of the United States a Certif
icate of the Register of the Land Office at Newnans
ville whereby it appears that full payment has been
made by the said Erastus L. Pendarvis 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 South West quarter of Section
Seventeen in Township Eight South of Range Eighteen
East in the district of lands subject to sale at
Newnansville Florida containing one hundred and fifty 
five acres and twenty three hundredths of an acre ac
cording 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 Erastus
L. Pendarvis 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 Erastus L. Pendarvis and to his heirs the said tract
above described To have and to hold the same Together
with all the rights privileges immunities and appur
tenancies of whatsoever nature thereunto belonging unto
the said Erastus L. Pendarvis and to his heirs and assign
ns forever 
           In Testimony whereof I Franklin Pierce Pres
           ident of the United States of America have 
           caused these 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 nineteenth
 (seal)    day of February in the year of our Lord one 
           thousand eight hundred and fifty seven and 
           of the Independance of the United States the 
           Eighty first     By the President 
                                   Franklin Pierce 
                     By         G.H. Jones       Asst Secy
                         J.W. Granger Recorder of the 
Recorded Vol 5 page 278 {        General Land Office

           Recorded May 30 1883. 
             J.A. Carlisle  Clerk
                per Geo H. Rich DC