Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Deed:  Carter & Simmons

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

Page 364-365

To all to whom these presents shall come
        I Jesse Carter, Treasurer of Alachua County send Greeting         
         Whereas by an order of the County Court of Alachua County, in the Territory of Florida, 
duly passed and entered of Record,  it is directed that the Treasurer of said County, shall make execute and 
deliver to the purchaser of lots in the Town of Newnansville, Deeds of Conveyance for the Lots by them 
respectively entered,   And Whereas William D. Simmons & John C. Clelland stands noted and entered 
upon the plot of said Town in my custody as the purchaser of the Lots herein after Specified _____
        Now know ye That I the said Jesse Carter Treasurer of the said County of Alachua by virtue of the 
Authority so as aforesaid in me vested in Consideration of the sum of Sixty one Dollars and fifty cents paid 
by the said Simmons & Clelland the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged  have bargained granted and 
Sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said William D. Simmons and John C. 
Clelland and to his heirs and Assigns forever  All those certain Lots designated as Lots numbers Six, Seven 
and eight in Block number two Range number four ___ Upon the plan of the Town as Filed & existing in 
the Clerk's Office of the County Court of Alachua County Aforesaid _  Together with all and Singular the 
hereditaments & Appurtenances to the same in any wise belonging.  To have and to hold the said Lots and 
premises and every part thereof with the Appurtenances unto the said William D. Simmons and John C. 
Clelland  their heirs and Assigns forever as fully & Absolutely as I the said Jesse Carter  Treasurer 
Aforesaid and under the Authority Aforesaid, might, could or ought to sell & convey the same
        In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Seal this 12th day of October 
AD 1839
                                Town of Newnansville
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence                Jesse Carter    ( L. S.)
       of  James M. Bates                                Treasurer  & Commissioner of Town
         James Pendarvis                                    Lots Alachua County____

Territory of Florida
Alachua County                 Be it remembered that on the fourth day of January in the year of our Lord One 
thousand eight hundred and forty one ___  before me James McNeill Clerk of the County Court of Alachua 
County, duly Commissioned and Qualified, personally came James Pendarvis  ___  One of the Subscribing 
Witnesses to the foregoing Deed of Conveyance who being duly sworn , declares and Says that he saw 
Jesse Carter the Grantor in the said Deed Sign Seal and deliver the same, for the purposes in the said Deed 
mentioned ____
Sworn to before me                James Pendarvis
day & year above written
        James McNeill Clk 
                A.C.C.___        
                        Recorded this 5th day of January AD 1841____
                                        James McNeill Clk C.C.