margin of said River to the point where the public
road from Picolata to Alachua crosses the said river
and has the following lines as its boundaries .. To wit.
The first line runs from a stake at the mouth of
Buckley's Creek South 25° West 112 chains to a
pine.. The second line from said pine S. 60°
E. 174 chains to a pine.. The third line runs from
said pine S. 82° E. 154 chains to a pine.. The fourth
line runs from said pine South 33° East 175 chains
to a pine.. The fifth line runs from said pine S. 5°
West 123 chains to a pine.. The sixth line runs from
said pine S. 15° E. 123 chains to a pine.. And the
seventh line runs from the said pine N. 85° East
110 chains to a stake on the Picolata Road..
Also One thousand acres at a place called
Cedar Hammock, or Baggs Hammock, on the
south part of Mosells pond, being a part of two
thousand acres, which were granted to the said
George I.F. Clarke in absolute property on
the 15th February 1811..
And also five hundred
acres at and about the head of Deep Creek
which empties itself into the St. Johns River, on
the East side, being a part of a tract of two
thousand acres granted to the George
I.F. Clarke on the 15th of February 1811..
And also
five hundred acres at and about the head
of Deep Creek aforesaid being the complement
of the two thousand acres, first above mentioned, taken
as the property of the said George I.F. Clarke
at the suit of Archibald Clark as aforesaid..
And whereas, at the sale above mentioned
Gen'l Duncan L. Clinch of the Unites States
Army became and was the highest bidder
for each and all of the said several tracks and parcels
of Land at and for the following rates and prices
to wit.. For the said tract of Eight thousand acres |