Teritory of Florida }
This Indenture made the
thirteenth day of August in the year eighteen
Hundred and twenty five. Between Antonia
Alverez of the City of St. Augustine of the first
part and Col. Gad Humphreys of the Teri
tory of Florida of the second part for and
in consideration of the sum of five hundred
and fifty Dollars to him in hand paid by
the said Col. Gad Humphreys of the second
part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
Hath granted bargained and sold and
by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto
the said Col. Gad Humphreys of the second part part
all his right and title of in & to an undivided
half part or moity of a certain tract or parcel
of land lying and being and situate at a place
called Big Swamp or Hammock in the County of
Alachua containing fifteen hundred acres
being the same granted to the aforesaid Antoinia
Alverez of the first part by Don Josa Copinger
former Governor of East Florida when a
Province of Spain. On the seventh day of Decem
ber Eighteen hundred and seventeen and by vir
tue of a Royal Order of the King of Spain
made in and Commonly Known as the Royal
Order of the year eighteen hundred and fifteen
Together with all and singular the rights
members hereditaments to the said premises belong
ing or in any wise incident or appertaining
to have and to hold all and singular the
premises before mentioned unto the aforesaid
Gad Humphreys his heirs and assigns forever
and the said Antonia Alverez doth hereby
bind himself his heirs Executors & Administrators
to warrant and forever defend all and sin
gular the said premises unto the said Gad
Humphreys of the second part his heirs |