Territory of Florida
This Indenture made the Thirteenth day of November
in the year of Our lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty, Between John Rodman
of the City of St. Augustine in the Territory of Florida of the first part, and Julian
C. Verplanck of the City of New York of the second part Witnesseth, that the
said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of sixteen
hundred and ninety Dollars, lawful money of the United States of America to
him in hand paid, at or before the ensealimg and delivery of these presents by
the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
and the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors and administrators for
ever released and discharged from the same by these presents, hath granted
bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released, enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien remise release, enfeoff
convey and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs
and assigns forever, All that certain tract or parcel of Land, containing One thousand
one hundred and thirty one acres, situate lying and being, in that part of the
Territory of Florida, usually called the Alachua County, and being and undivided
part or portion of the undivided fourth part, belonging formerly to Peter Mitchel
of St. Augustine aforesaid, of that tract or parcel of Land, consisting of four leagues
to each point of the compass, or of two hundred and eighty nine thousand six
hundred and forty five English acres, and five sevenths of an acre, and which said
last mentioned tract or parcel of Land was granted by the Spanish Government
to Fernando de la Mara Arredondo and Son of Havanna, by grant bearing date on
or about the twenty second day of December in the year One thousand eight
hundred and seventeen, which said One thousand one hundred and thirty one
acres of land hereby conveyed, was sold and conveyed to the said party of the first
part, by the said Peter Mitchel by Deed of Indenture bearing date the seventh
day of October, in the year One thousand eight hundred and twenty four, and
recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of St. Johns in Book E. Page
228, and the said One thousand One hundred and thirty one acres of land hereby
conveyed are, in point of quality and value, to be of a fair and equal quality
and value, with the residue of the said undivided fourth part of the said tract or
parcel of land, formerly owned, by the said Peter Mitchel, and, all the heredi
taments, rights, members and appurtenances, unto the said One thousand One
hundred & thirty one acres of land, belonging, or in any wise appertaining, and
all the Estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand of every kind, whatsoever,
both in Law and in Equity of him the said John Rodman of, in, out of
or upon the said land and premises hereby granted and released or intended
so to be, and every part thereof. - To have and to hold the said |