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"

Page 14 - 17

This Indenture made the ninth day of January One thousand 
Eight hundred and thirty two between Co'l Gad Humphreys at 
present of the City of St. Augustine of the first part and 
John M. Hanson of the same place of the second part.  
Whereas the said Gad Humphreys was on the twenty second day 
of January One thousand Eight hundred and thirty one 
indebted unto the following persons in the following sums 
of money that is to say unto Lieu't F.D. Newcomb of the 
United States Army in the sum of four hundred and fourteen 
dollars on the draft of the said Gad Humphreys with 
interest from the time the same became due;  to Abraham 
Bellamy by the Note of the said Gad Humphreys in the sum of 
two hundred dollars with interest from the time it became 
due; to the above named John M. Hanson by Book Account in 
the sum of  sixty on dollars and ninety six cents; to 
Isaiah J. Hart of Jacksonville in the sum of Eighty dollars 
and unto James baker in the sum of two hundred dollars with 
interest; and whereas the said Gad Humphreys did on the 
twenty second day of January one thousand Eight hundred & 
thirty one for the purpose of paying the said debts assign 
to the said John M. Hanson the wages of certain Negroes 
then recently hired to Dan'l S. Griswald by the said Gad 
Humphreys and whereas although a part only of the said 
wages of the said Negroes have been received by the said 
John M. Hanson , he may have rendered himself responsible 
to the above named creditors of the said Gad Humphreys so 
far as their respective claims remain unsatisfied; and 
whereas the said John M. Hanson hath at the request of the 
said Gad Humphreys relinquished his right under the 
aforesaid assignment to receive the balance of the wages 
owing by the said Daniel S. Griswald for the said Negroes; 
and whereas it is reasonable and proper not only that the 
said John M. Hanson should be secured against all claims on 
the part of the above named creditors of the said Gad 
Humphreys growing out of the aforesaid assignment , but 
that the said Creditors of the said gad Humphreys should be 
secured in their just demands against him.  Now therefore 
this Indenture Witnesseth that the said Gad Humphreys for 
and in consideration of the premises and in consideration 
also of the sum of Ten dollars by the said John M. Hanson 
to him in hand well and truly paid at or before the sealing 
and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is 
hereby acknowledged Hath granted bargained sold, 
transferred, and delivered and by these presents doth grant 
bargain, sell transfer, and deliver unto the said John M. 
Hanson, his executors Administrators  and assigns forever 
his certain Negro Slaves, following that is to say Sampson 
aged about twenty four years Katy aged about Eighteen years 
and Bob aged about ten years with the future issue and 
increase of the said female Slave.  To have and to hold the 
said Slaves and future increase and issue of the female 
Slave unto the said John M. Hanson his executors 
administrators and assigns forever, in trust nevertheless 
and to and for the special uses  purposes and intents, 
hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, that the said John 
M. Hanson his executors or administrators shall cause the 
said Negro Slaves to be sold in front of the court house in 
the City of St. Augustine to the highest bidder for cash at 
Public Auction on any day he may think proper in the month 
of January One thousand Eight hundred and thirty three 
after the tenth day of said month provided the said Gad 
Humphreys or his executors or administrators shall not have 
paid and satisfied in full the debts owing by him as herein 
above specified and shall not have produced to the said 
John M. Hanson his executors or administrators satisfactory 
evidence of the payment of said debts on or before the 
first day of January One thousand Eight hundred and thirty 
three and provided also that public notice posted at the 
aforesaid court house or published in the newspaper of St. 
Augustine of the time and place of the sale of the said 
negroes, shall have been given for at least one week 
previous to the said sale, and that first from the proceeds 
of the sale of the said Negroes the said John M. Hanson his 
executors or administrators shall reimburse to himself or 
themselves all such costs charges & damages as he or they 
may or shall have been put to or have received by reason of 
the aforementioned  assignment and the and the 
relinquishment thereof by the said John M. Hanson and that 
secondly from the proceeds of the sale of the said Negroes 
the said John M. Hanson shall immediately pay and discharge 
the aforesaid debts or such part thereof as shall be unpaid 
or owing as aforesaid by the said Gad Humphreys together 
with the expenses occurred in carrying into effect the 
provision of this indenture so far as the said proceeds 
will extend and that the said John M. Hanson or his 
executors or administrators shall pay over the residue of 
said proceeds if any there shall be to the said Gad 
Humphreys his executors administrators or assigns and the 
said John M. Hanson doth by these presents covenant promise 
and agree to allow and pay to the said gad Humphreys his 
executors administrators or assigns ten dollars per month 
for the Labor of the said three Slaves for such time as 
they shall actually work for him and to find them in 
provisions the said Gad Humphreys hereby agreeing to be at 
the expense of clothing the said Negroes and in case of 
sickness of such medical aid as the said John M. Hanson 
shall think they require and shall furnish.  In witness 
whereof the parties of to these presents have hereunto set 
their hands and seals the day and year first above written 
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Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of us Witnesses          G. Humphreys (Seal)
     John Ker            J.M. Hanson  (Seal)

And the said John M. Hanson for himself his executors and 
administrators doth hereby further covenant and agree to 
and with the said Gad Humphreys his executors and 
administrators that if the said Gad Humphreys shall and do 
pay and discharge the aforesaid debts and furnish to the 
said John M. Hanson or his executors or administrators 
satisfactory proof thereof on or before the first day of 
January One thousand Eight hundred and thirty three so that 
a sale of said Negroes shall not take place in virtue of 
these presents he the said John M. Hanson or his executors 
or administrators shall and will reconvey and deliver the 
said Negroes to the said Gad Humphreys or to his executors 
administrators or assigns so soon as the said John M. 
Hanson or his executors or administrators shall be repaid 
and reimbursed from the labor of said Slaves or otherwise 
all such damages Costs expenses and charges as the said 
John M. Hanson or his executors or administrators shall 
have been put to or have suffered by reason of the 
aforesaid assignment and the relinquishment thereof as 
aforesaid or which may have arisen from the making of these 
presents or the carrying the provisions of the same into 
effect and it is hereby agreed between the said  parties 
that this clause and the covenants and agreements  therein 
contained shall be considered and taken as a part of the 
foregoing indenture precisely as if the same had been 
inserted therein.  In witness thereof the said parties of 
have hereto set their hands and seals the ninth day of 
January One thousand Eight hundred and thirty three
Sealed and Delivered           G. Humphreys  (Seal)
  in presence of         J.M. Hanson   (Seal)
  John Ker

Territory of Florida
St. Johns County    On the first day of February 1832 John 
Ker the subscribing witness to the within instrument of 
writing came before me the subscribe clerk of the county 
court for the County and Territory aforesaid and made oath 
that Gad Humphreys and John M. Hanson signed and sealed in 
his presence the said instrument of writing and 
acknowledged the same to be their Act and deed for the 
purposes therein contained whereupon I have recorded the 
same in Book J page 208
            Witness my name the date above written
                              Bernado Segui
                              Clk CC
Recorded this 20th day of June 1833
                   Geo Center C.C. County