Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Humphreys, Hanson

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

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Territory of Florida
      County of St. Johns
                   This Indenture made this fourteenth day 
of March in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred 
and thirty two between Co'l Gad Humphreys of the County of 
Alachua and Territory Aforesaid of the one part and John M. 
Hanson of St. Augustine and county of St. Johns Aforesaid 
of the other part,  Witnesseth, whereas the said Humphreys 
stands justly indebted to said Hanson in the sum of Three 
hundred & thirty five dollars agreeably to the tenor of his 
Promissory Note bearing even date with these presents, 
Nowtherefore the said Humphreys in Consideration of the 
Premises for the better securing the payment to said Hanson 
of the said sum of three hundred and thirty five dollars  
And for the sum of five dollars by the said Hanson to the 
said Humphreys in hand paid at and before the sealing and 
delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged, hath granted bargained and sold and by these 
presents doth grant bargain and sell unto said Hanson his 
executors Administrators and assigns three Negro Slaves to 
wit,  Sam about thirty five years of age and his wife Dolly 
about thirty years of age and her child named Lucy a female 
about Eight years of age together with all the future issue 
and increase of the said female Dolly:  To have and to hold 
said above bargained & sold Negro Slaves together with all 
the future issue and increase of the said female Dolly unto 
the said Hanson his executors, administrators and assigns 
forever.  Provided Nevertheless and these presents are upon 
this Condition that if the said Humphreys shall and doth 
well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Hanson 
the said sum of three Hundred and thirty five Dollars on or 
before the first day of January Next then these presents  
and every matter and thing herein contained shall cease and 
be utterly void  Otherwise to be and remain in full force 
and virtue
     In Witness whereof the said Co'l Gad Humphreys hath 
hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year 
first above written
Signed Sealed and Delivered       G. Humphreys  (seal)
    in presence of
     D. Levy
          D. Martinelly

     City of St. Augustine East Florida 18th day of 
September 1833 personally appeared before me J. Gray Jr  
Mayor of the City of St. Augustine D. Levy who being duly 
sworn deposes and says that G. Humphreys did in his 
presence sign seal and acknowledge the within instrument as 
his Act and Deed given under my hand and seal this 18th day 
of September in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight 
hundred and thirty two
                         J. Gray Jr.  Mayor
                         of St. Augustine
Recorded this 29th day of April 1833
                         Geo Center  C.A.C.