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 328-329

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, by them respectively entered, and whereas, Woodbridge S. 
Olmsted, stands noted and entered upon the plat of said Town in my 
custody as 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 Fifty Dollars and fifty Cents, 
paid by the said Woodbridge S. Olmsted the receipt whereof is hereby 
Acknowledged, have granted, bargained and Sold, and by these presents, 
do grant, bargain & Sell unto the said W.S. Olmsted, and to his heirs 
and assigns forever,  All that certain Lot, designated as Lot Number 
Three in the half range upon the plan of the Town, as filed in 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 Appertaining, To have and to hold the said Lot & 
premises and every part thereof, with the Appurtenances unto the said 
W.S. Olmsted his heirs and assigns forever as fully and absolutely as I 
the said Edmund Bird, Commissioner Aforesaid & under the Authority 
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
                  Erasure of Legislative Council of the Territory of
                  Florida and insirtion of County Court of
                  Alachua County made before signing -
                              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 said, that Edmund Bird in his presence, did Execute the 
within Deed or instrument of Writing for the purposes therein mentioned 
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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 C.C.