personally appeared before me, an officer duly authorized
to administer oaths and take acknowledgments J.M.
Tolbert to me well known to be the person described in and
who executed the foregoing deed, and who acknowledged
before me that he executed the same freely and voluntarily
for the purpose therein expressed.
Witness my hand and official seal at Ft White County of
Columbia and State of Florida, this 20" day of Dec
AD 1907.
               (Seal)  E.G. Persons, Notary Public.
                My Commission expires Oct 11", 1910.
 Filed August 15th 1911: Recorded August 19th, 1911.
                                     S.H. Wienges, Clerk
                                   By Estelle Beal DC

United States     }
      To          }  Patent
Joseph M. Tolbert }         
    The United States of America: To All to whom these 
presents shall come, Greeting:
Homestead Certificate No 18059 }
Application  29987             }  Whereas There has been 
deposited in the General Land office of the United States 
a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Gaines-
ville Florida, whereby it appears that, pursuant to the 
Act of Congress approved 20th May, 1862, "To secure 
Homesteads to Actual Settlers on the Public Domain," 
and the acts supplemental thereto, the claim of Joseph
M. Tolbert has been established and duly consum-
mated in conformity to law, for the Southeast quarter 
of the Northwest quarter of Section eight in Township 
seven South of Range fifteen East of Tallahassee,
Meridian in Florida, containing forty acres, according 
to the Official Plat of the survey of the said Land, returned 
to the General Land Office by the surveyor General:
  Now know Ye That there is, therefore, granted by the 
United States unto the said Joseph M. Tolbert the 
tract of Land above described" To Have and To Hold 
the said tract of Land, with the appurtenances 
thereof, unto the said Joseph M. Tolbert and to his heirs 
and assigns forever.

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