Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Chave, Scott, and McDonell

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"Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr from Records provided by Buddy Irby, Alachua 
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Page 346-348

     This Indenture made this First day of September in the year of our 
Lord, One thousand eight hundred and forty Between Thomas Chave and 
William Scott, both of the Town of Newnansville in the County of 
Alachua and Territory of Florida of the first part, and John F. 
McDonell of Black Creek in the County of Duvall of the second part   
Witnesseth  That whereas the said party of the first part, are jointly 
and Severally indebted unto the said party of the Second part in the 
just and full sum of Two hundred and fifty Dollars, lawful Money of the 
United States, for which said sum and the interest whereof at and after 
the rate of eight per Centum, they the said parties of the first part, 
have made and Signed their certain promissory note of even date 
herewith payable to the said party of the second part eight days from 
the date thereof.__
     Now therefore the better to secure the payment of the said sum of 
Money in the said Note mentioned unto the said party of the second 
part, his heirs and assigns, and on further consideration of One Dollar 
to him in hand paid, by the said party of the first part, the receipt 
whereof is hereby confesses and Acknowledged, the said partys of the 
first part have granted, bargained and do hereby grant, bargain Sell 
release and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs 
and assigns, All their Estate Right Title interest and claim, in and to 
all that certain Lot piece or parcel of Land Situate lying and being in 
the Village of Newnansville and County of Alachua known and 
particularly in a Map of the Subdivision thereof, now on file in the 
Office of the Clerk of said County as Lot Number One in Block Number 
two of the first Range of said Village, together with all and Singular, 
the Tenements, Hereditaments and Appurtenances Situate thereon, and 
also all and Singular the Furniture of whatsoever description in the 
said Tenements and on the said hereby granted Tenements premises and 
particularly a Certain Billiard Table, now therein for the purchase 
money of which the said Promissory Note above mentioned is this day 
given ___
                To have and to hold the said real and personal property 
above described and hereby granted and each and every of them, with the 
Appurtenances unto the said party of the second part his heirs and 
assigns, to the sole and only proper use benefit and behoof of him the 
said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever _ __
     Provided always, and these presents are upon the express Condition 
Nevertheless, That if the said parties of the first part their heirs 
Executors or Administrators, shall well and truly pay or cause to be 
paid unto the said party of the second part his executors 
Administrators or assigns, the said sum of money in the said Promissory 
Note specified with the interest thereof According to the Tenor and 
Effect of the said Note, then these presents and every thing therein 
Contained shall be null and void ___  But in case default shall be made 
in the payment of said sum of Two hundred and fifty Dollars or of the 
interest thereof or any part thereof on the day and place and in the 
manner specified in the said Promissory Note, then and in that case it 
shall and may be lawful for the said party of the second part and the 
said party of the first part for themselves their heirs executors and 
Administrators, do hereby expressly Authorize and empower the said 
party of the second part, to grant Bargain, Sell and convey the hereby 
Mortgaged Premises and every part and parcel thereof at Public Auction 
or Vendore, And by himself or his Attorney, to enter upon the said 
premises, and therefrom to carry away the said Billiard Table and other 
Articles of personal property and the same also to expose to public 
Sale, and out of the monies arising therefrom to retain to his and 
their own use, the said sum of Two hundred & fifty Dollars and Interest 
According to the Tenor and Effect of said Notes together with all the 
cost and charges, attending such entry Seizure and sale of the property 
hereby Mortgaged , rendering the overplus if any there be unto the said 
parties of the first part, their heirs, Executors, Administrators and 
Assigns __
     In Witness whereof the parties to these presents of the first part 
have hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and year first above 
written
Signed, Sealed & delivered    Thomas Chave (Seal)
   in presence of             William Scott  (Seal)
   John Ricord
Alachua County     Personally appeared before me the fifth day of 
Sept'r 1840 John Ricord to me well known, who being duly sworn did 
depose  and Say that he saw Thomas Chave and William Scott whose name 
are Subscribed to the foregoing Mortgage as Grantors Sign the same and 
that they there upon Acknowledged the same to be their respective Acts 
& Deeds for the uses and purposes therein contained,  Whereupon he the 
said John Ricord Sign his name thereto as Witness at their request
      Sworn to before me this
      5th day of September 1840
                James McNeill Clk C.C.
   Recorded this 7th September 1840
                         James McNeill  Clk  C.C.