Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Deed: Crum & Burritt

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

Page 416-417

This Indenture made this Twenty Second day of April in the year of our 
Lord One thousand eight hundred & forty two  Between Richard R. Crum of 
Alachua County and Territory of Florida of the first part and Samuel L. 
Burritt of said Territory of the second part,  Whereas the said party 
of the first part stands indebted to the said party of the second part, 
in the sum of six hundred Dollars lawful money of the United States, by 
his certain Bond or writing Obligatory bearing date the day and year 
aforesaid payable to the said Samuel L. Burritt, or his Assigns with 
interest thereon six months after the date thereof in said sum of Six 
hundred Dollars, as by the said Bond or writing Obligatory reference 
being thereunto had will more fully appear
      Now this Indenture Witnesseth for the better Securing the payment 
of the said sum of money in the said Bond or writing Obligatory 
mentioned with the interest thereon acording to the tenor and effect of 
said Bond,  And also in consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars lawful 
Money of the United States in hand paid to the said party of the first 
part, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the 
receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged  The said part of the first part 
hath bargained and sold, and by these presents doth bargain and sell 
unto the said party of the second part his heirs and Assigns a certain 
Negroe Male Slave (the property of the said party of the first part) 
named Cato aged forty years or thereabouts,  To have and to hold said 
slave Cato, unto him the said party of the second part his heirs and 
Assigns forever ___      Provided always nevertheless and these 
presents are upon the express condition, that if the said party of the 
first part his executors Administrators or Assigns shall well and truly 
pay or cause to be paid unto the said Samuel L. Burritt his certain 
Attorney Executors Administrators or Assigns the said sum of money 
mentioned in the said Bond or writing Obligatory at the time and in the 
manner specified therein, According to the tenor and effect thereof and 
the Interest which may then be due thereon According to the Tenor and 
effect of the said Bond or writing Obligatory, and the interest which 
may then be due theron Then as well, the Estate hereby granted as the 
said Bond and this Indenture shall cease determine and be absolutely 
void, Else to remain in full force and virtue ____
            In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal the 
day and year first above written
                        Richard R. Crum (seal)
Signed Sealed & delivered
   in  presence of
      Joseph B. Lancaster
            Recorded this 24th day of April AD 1842
                        James McNeill Clk C.C.