We the Notaries of our Lord the King, here undersigned & subscribed, do Certify and
Attest, that Don Felipe Albarcy, by whom the foregoing Authentic Copy is authorized, is
a Notary Public and one of those of the number of this City, and of the Royal College
and that he exercises his office with general satisfaction, and that to his the like acts
and deeds, full faith and Credit, are had and given, both Judicially & extrajudicially,
And at the request of the party concerned, We have given this present, Sealed with the
Seal granted to our Royal College of Notaries at havanna dated as above -
(L.S.) A.Signet - Signed Joaquin Aparicio
Jose Rodriguez
Juan Dies
Corona
Recorded this 23 May A.D. 1829
Wiley Brooks Clk by D.C. H. Sims D.C. A.C.C.
Transcribed the foregoing Deed & Translation from the Original Book of Record
from Pages 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, & 130, this 18th June AD 1840
James NcNeill Clk
Alachua County Court
This Indenture made the fourth day of December September in the year of Our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and thirty one, Between Don Fernando de la
Maza Arredondo and Son of Havanna in the Island of Cuba Merchants of the
first part, and Ichabod Prall, of the City of New York Merchant of the second
part Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration
of the sum of eight thousand Dollars, lawful money of the United States of America
to them 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 &
the said parties of the first part, therewith fully satisfied, contented & paid, have
remised, released and quit claimed, and by these presents Do remise release and
quit claim unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns
forever. Ten thousand acres of Land, being and undivided part of thirty
thousand acres of Land, which thirty thousand acres of Land is an undivided
part of a large tract of land, containing two hundred and eighty nine thousand
six hundred and forty five acres and five sevenths of an acre, Situate lying and
being in the Alachua Territory in East Florida, West of St. Augustine by refer
ence to a grant made to Don Fernando de la Mara Arredondo and Son of the said
tract, by the Spanish Government, which grant is dated at Havanna on the
twenty second day of December in the year of Our Lord, One thousand eight hun
dred and seventeen, will more fully appear, the said large tract of two hundred |