This Indenture made the third day of July
in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight and twenty
one. Between Nathaniel Wells of the City of New York
in the State of New York Merchant of the first part
and Robert Brown of the State of New Jersey of the
second part, Witnesseth That the said party of
the first part for and in consideration of the sum
of Two hundred and fifty dollars 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 fully satisfied there with, 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 his heirs and assigns forever
all that five hundred acres of land being parcil
of Thirty thousand acres of land which said thirty
thousand acres of land is an undivided part of a
certain great tract of land of land containing two
hundred and eighty nine thousand six hundred and
forty five acres and five sevenths of an acre or there
abouts, situate lying and being in the Alachua Ter
itory east Florida west of St. Augustine heretofore
granted by the Spanish Government to Don Fernan
do de la Maza Arredondo and son by a grant
bearing date at Havanna on or about the twenty
eight day of December in the year one thousand eight
hundred and seventeen, the said large tract two
hundred and eighty nine thousand six hundred
and forty five acres and five sevenths of an acre
being hereafter to be divided into twelve parts and
those parts to be baloted for by the parties interested
therein or a division to be made, which the said Thirty
Thousand acres of land out of which the said Five
hundred acres is to be taken was heretofore conveyed
by the said Don Fernandes de la Maza Arredondo
and son by Burr H. Betts their attorney to the said |