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 |