of the presents 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 Thomas H. Howell
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 Thomas H.
Howell and to his heirs and assigns forever. In Testimony Whereof 
I James Buchanan President 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 Seventh day of December in 
the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty Nine
and of the Independence of the United States the eighty fourth
   (  )           By the President
 ( Seal )                  James Buchanan
   (  )              By I.B. Leonard       Secy
                        J.N. Grainger
Recorded Vol 7 Page 467E        Recorder of the General Land office
                   Filed October 9th 1885
                      Recorded October 9th 1885
                           J.A. Carlisle  Clerk
                            pr S.H. Wienges DC

United States    }
       to        }  Patent
Thomas H. Howell }     
             The United States of America
             To all to whom these presents shall come greeting
Graduation          }
  A.F.              }
Certificate         }  
No 4728             }  Whereas Thomas H. Howell of Alachua County 
Florida ha 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 Thomas H. Howell according to the 
provisions of the act of Congress of the 24th of April 1882 entitled 
"An act making further provision for the sale of the public 
lands" for the North West quarter of the North West 
quarter of Section eight in Town Seven South of Range 
Eighteen East in the District of Lands subject to sale at 
Newnansville Florida containing forty acres and twenty three
hundredths of an acre According to the Official Plat of the