day and year first
above written.
Signed, sealed and           }
delivered in the presence of }
  J.S. Blitch                }  M. Venable       (Seal)
  J.W. King                  } Helena M. Venable (Seal)
  State of Florida } SS.
  County of Alachua}
I, a Notary Public of the State of Florida and
County of Alachua, hereby Certify that M. Venable
and Helena M. Venable his wife are personally
known to me to be the individuals described in and
who executed the foregoing instrument, this day
personally appeared before me and acknowledged be-
fore me that they executed said instrument for the
purposes therein mentioned. And I further Certify that
the said Helena M. Venable personally known
to me to be the wife of said M. Venable named
in said instrument, and one of the grantors there-
in, did this day personally appear before me and
on a private and separate examination this day
taken and made before me, separately and apart
from her said husband, did acknowledge that
she made herself a party to and executed said
instrument for the purpose of relinquishing, releas-
ing, alienating, and conveying all her right, title,
interest, property and estate whatsoever, whether
of dower, homestead, fee simple or otherwise in and
to said described land and appurtenances and for
all the purposes in said instrument mentioned,
and that she executed the same freely and vol-
untarily and without any compulsion, constraint,
apprehension or fear of or from her said husband.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my official seal, in the County of Ala-
chua and State of Florida this 26th day of May,
AD 1912.
    
                      John W. King (Seal)
                    Notary Public, State of Florida at Large.
                    My Commission expires June 11, 1913.
  State of Florida  } SS.
  County of Alachua }