This Indenture made the first day of October 
in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred twenty eight.  Between Bun H. Betts and 
Angeline Betts of the Town and County of Fairfield 
and State of Connecticut, of the first part and 
Nehemiah Brush of the City of New York of 
the second part, Witnesseth that the said par
ties of the first part for and in consideration of 
the sum of one hundred and fifty lawful money 
of the United States of America, to him in hand 
paid at or before the ensealing 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 first part there with fully 
satisfied, contented and paid hath remised, released 
and Quit claimed, and by these presents doth remise 
release and quit claim unto the said party of the 
second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever 
Five hundred acres of land being an undivided 
part of thirty thousand acres of land which said 
thirty thousand acres is an undivided 
part of a certain Great tract of land containing 
two hundred and eighty nine thousand and six 
hundred and forty five acres and five sevenths of 
an acre or there abouts, situate lying and being in 
the Alachua Teritory in east Florida, west of St. 
Augustine as by referance to the Grant made 
to Don Fernandez de la Maza Arredondo and 
son, of the said tract by the Spanish Government 
which grant is dated at Havanna on or about 
the twenty second day of December in the year 
of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
seventeen, will more fully appear the said great
grant or tract of two hundred   forty fiveand eigh
ty nine thousand and six hundred and forty five acres 
and five sevenths of an acre is to be divided into 
twelve equal, and those parts are to be balloted for 
by the parties interested in the division to be made