This Indenture made this sixth day of October, in the year of Our Lord
One Thousand eight hundred and twenty nine Between Waters
Smith, United States Marshall for the Eastern District of Florida of the
first part, and Jane Rowley, of the City of St. Augustine of the second part
Whereas by virtue of a Writ of Fiere Facias issued out of the Superior
Court, for the Eastern District of Florida, and to the said Marshall directed
and delivered, It is stated that, whereas by the Judgment of the Superior
Court for the Eastern District of Florida, Jane Rowley Administratrix of
Robert Rowley deceased, upon her petition for foreclosure of a Mortgage
of Isaac N.. Cox, hath recovered against Francis Gue Administrator of
the said Isaac N. Cox deceased, the sum of One hundred & Six Dollars and
about nine Cents debt, to to be made and levied of the Mortgaged Property.
The said Marshall is commanded, that of that undivided fifth part of
a tract of Land, containing two thousand five hundred acres of land
Situate lying and being in the east side of the River Suwannee at the cros
sing place thereof in the County of Alachua, bounded on the north by the
road which crosses the Suwannee at the ferry, On the east by vacant lands
on the south by a branch named Wanamassorita, and on the west by the
aforesaid River Suwannee, (being the premises in the said Mortgage mention
ed) he cause to be made, the sum of One hundred & Six Dollars and seventy
nine Cents debt, and that have the same, before the Jude of the aforesaid Court
at the City of St. Augustine on the first Monday of November next, to render to
the said Jane Rowley, Administratrix as aforesaid her Debt aforesaid.-
And Whereas the said Waters Smith as Marshall as aforesaid, Did by virtue
of said Writ of Fiere Facias, and pursuant to the Statute in such case made
and provided, did duly advertise the premises, herein before mentioned & described
for sale, on Tuesday the First day of September, and on that day the sale of said
property was postponed, until Tuesday the sixth day of October, being the
day of the date of these presents, and on this day did sell the same at Public
Auction, to the said Jane Rowley party of these presents of the second part
for the sum of One hundred and Ten Dollars, she being the highest bidder
for the same, Now Therefore This Indenture Witnesseth That the said
Waters Smith as Marshall as aforesaid, by virtue of said Writ of Fiere Facias
to him as aforesaid directed and delivered, and by force of the Statute in such
case made and provided, for and in consequence consideration of the said
sum of One hundred and Ten Dollars, Money of the United States of America
to him in hand paid, at and before the ensealing & delivery of these
presents, the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged. Hath granted |