consisting of twenty thousand acres of land part of a tract
or parcel of twenty five thousand acres which was originally granted
to Philip R. Young by a concession or grant bearing date the
eleventh day of February One thousand eight hundred & seventeen and
which was Confirmed to the said Philip R. Young by royal
title or grant in absolute property bearing date the Twenty second
day of February in the year last mentioned made by the aforesaid
Don Jose Copinger, then Governor of East Florida, eight thousand
acres part and parcel of the Twenty Thousand acres of land
being situated on the west side of a place called Long Pond
and about forty miles south of Lake George on the west of
the River St.. Johns in East Florida and twelve thousand acres
the residue of the said Twenty Thousand acres of Land being
situated on the lake named second and on the west side of said
lake in East Florida aforesaid which said Twenty
Thousand acres of land was sold and transferred by
the said Philip R. Young to one William Travers and by
the said Wm Travers sold and conveyed to the said Moses E.
Levy. And the said undivided moiety or half part of the
said Twenty Thousand acres of Land was conveyed by
the said Moses E. Levy unto the said Joseph de la Maza
Arredondo by indenture bearing date the twenty seventh day of
November One Thousand eight hundred and twenty four, the
said Moses E. Levy being the highest bidder at the sale
aforesaid became the purchaser he having bid Four hundred
and fifty dollars.
No w Know ye that I the said Samuel
Blair Marshal as aforesaid by virtue and in pursuance
of the said decree in consideration of the several sums of
money above specified to me in hand paid by the said
Moses E. Levy the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
have granted bargained sold and by these presents do
grant bargain and sell unto the said Moses E. Levy
and to his heirs and assigns forever all of the said
undivided moiety or half part of several said tracts
or parcels of land herein before specified together with
the appurtenances thereunto belonging and all the estate |