Arredondo, have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal the
day and year above written.-
Northern and Southern bounderies running
One hundred & thirty two & one half Chains on each line
Signed Sealed & delivered
in presence of Fernando de la Maza Arredondo
Donald McIntosh
E.B. Gould Recorded the 27th day of December 1830
John C. Richard C. A.C.C.
Transcribed from the Original Record Book, from pages 238 & 239
this 3rd day of July AD 1840 James McNeill Clk
Alachua County Court
Territory of Florida
This Indenture made the Twenty
eighth day of March, in the year of Our Lord, One thousand eight hundred
and thirty, Between Don Fernando de la Mara Arredondo of Havanna
but at present of the City of St. Augustine in the said Territory of the first
part, and John Drysdale of the City of St. Augustine in the Territory aforesaid
of the second part, Witnesseth, That the said Fernando de la Mara Arredondo
for and in consideration of the sum of One thousand Dollars by the
said John Drysdale to the said Fernando de la Mara Arredondo, in hand
paid by the said John Drysdale, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these
presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained
sold, released and remised, and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell,
release and remise, unto the said John Drysdale his heirs and assigns forever
One thousand acres of land situate lying and being in the County of Alachua
in the Territory aforesaid, and being an undivided part or portion of that cer
tain tract of Land consisting of four Leagues to each point of the Compass
or of two hundred and eighty nine thousand six hundred & forty five English
acres, and five seventh of an acre or thereabouts, and which tract or parcel
of land, was granted by the Spanish Government to the said Fernando
de la Maza Arredondo, and Joseph de la Mara Arredondo, who is now
deceased, as Merchants and Copartners, and under the name and style
of Don Fernando de la Mara Arredondo and Son, by grant bearing date
on or about the twenty second day of December, One thousand eight hundred
and seventeen which said tract of land is usually called the Arredondo |