Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Bird, Olmsted

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"Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr from Records provided by Buddy Irby, Alachua 
County Clerk of the Court's Office"


Page 329-330

To all whom these presents shall come, I Edmund Bird Commissioner of 
Alachua County Send Greetings.  Whereas by an order of the County Court 
of Alachua County, duly passed and entered of record, it is directed 
that the Commissioner of said County, shall make execute and deliver, 
to the purchasers of Lots in the Town of Newnansville, Deeds of 
conveyance of Lots by them respectively entered, and whereas, George F. 
Olmsted, stands noted and entered upon the plot of said Town, in my 
Custody as the purchaser of the Lots hereinafter specified __

            Now Know ye That I Edmund Bird Commissioner of the said 
County of Alachua, by virtue of the Authority so as aforesaid in me 
vested, in consideration of the sum of Sixty two Dollars paid by the 
said George F. Olmsted, the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged, 
have granted, bargained and Sold, and by these presents, Do grant 
bargain & Sell, unto the said George F. Olmsted, and to his heirs & 
Assigns forever,  all these certain Lots designated as lots Number One, 
Two, seven and eight of Block Number four, Range Number Two upon the 
plan of the Town as filed and writing in the Clerk's Office of the 
Country Court of Alachua Court aforesaid.   Together with all and 
Singular the hereditaments and Appurtenances to the Same in any wise 
belonging, To have and to hold the said Lots & premises and every part 
thereof, with the Appurtenances unto the said George F. Olmsted his 
heirs and assigns forever, as fully and absolutely as I the said Edmund 
Bird, Commissioner Aforesaid might, could, or ought to sell and convey 
the same  
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my 
Seal, the Eighth day of June AD 1840 _
Signed Sealed & delivered                  E. Bird  L.S.
     in presence of
     Thomas D. Dexter
     H.L. Wilson
                  The words Legislative Council of  erased and
County Court of Alachua County inserted before Sign
                              E. Bird

Territory of Florida
Alachua County            Personally Appeared before the subscribing 
clerk of said County, Thomas D. Dexter, and after being duly sworn, 
deposeth and saith, that, Edmund Bird, in his presence, did Execute the 
within Deed or instrument of Writing for the purposes therein 
mentioned.
Sworn to before me
this 15th June 1840            Thomas D Dexter
     James NcNeill  Clk
     Alachua County Court
      Recorded this 15th June 1840
              James McNeill  Clk