Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Huntington, LaTourrette

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

Page 341-344

This Indenture made the first day of September in the year 
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six  
Between Elisha Huntington of the City of New York Merchant 
and Maria Elizabeth his wife of the first part and David 
LaTourrette of said City.  Witnesseth that the said party 
of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of 
two thousand eight hundred and sixty three dollars lawful 
money of the United States to be paid by the said party of 
the second part  to Thomas Gibbon of the City of New York 
And in Consideration of the further sum of nine thousand 
dollars of like money to them in hand paid at or before the 
ensealing of and delivery of these presents by the said 
party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby 
Acknowledged and the said parties of the first part 
therewith fully satisfyed Contented and paid have remised 
released and quit claimed and by these Presents do remise 
release and quit claim unto the said party of the second 
part and to his heirs and assigns forever  Twelve thousand 
acres of land being an undivided part of thirty thousand 
acres, which thirty thousand acres of land is an undivided 
part of a large tract of Land containing two hundred and 
eighty nine thousand six hundred and forty five acres & 
five sevenths of an acre situated lying and being in the 
Alachua Territory in East Florida  West of St. Augustine as 
by reference to the grant made to Don Fernando de la Maza 
Arredondo & Son of the said tract by the Spanish Government 
which Grant is dated Havanna on the twenty second day of 
December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 
and seventeen will more fully appear the said large tract 
of two hundred and eighty nine thousand six hundred and 
forty five acres and five sevenths of an acre is to be 
divided into twelve parts and these parts to be balloted 
for by the parties interested in the division to be made 
Together with all and singular the hereditaments and 
Appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise 
appertaining and the remision and remisions remainder and 
remainders rents issues and proffits thereof and also all 
the estate right title interest *** dower and right of 
dower property possession claim and demand whatsoever as 
well in law as in Equity of the said parties of the first 
part of in or to the above released remised and bargained 
premises and every part and parcel thereof with the 
Appurtenances to have and to hold all and singular the 
premises above discribed and released together with the 
Appurtenances unto the said party of the second part his 
heirs and assigns forever subject nevertheless to the 
payment of the said sum of two thousand eight hundred and 
sixty three dollars to the said Thomas Gibbons as aforesaid 
and the said Elisha Huntington for himself his heirs 
executors and administrators and for each and every of them 
doth covenant promise and agree to and with the said party 
of the second part his heirs and assigns by these presents 
that he hath not made done committed executed or suffered 
any act or acts thing or things whatsoever whereby or by 
means whereof the said above mentioned premises or any part 
or parcel thereof now or at any time hereafter is or shall 
be impeached charged and incumbered in any manner 
whatsoever except as to the said sum of two thousand eight 
hundred and sixty three dollars as aforesaid
     In Witness whereof the said party of the first part 
have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year 
first above written
sealed and delivered        Elisha Huntington   L
in presence of
Edward Vanhess              Maria E. Huntington ( )
                    By me Phillip Hane  Esquire
                    Mayor of the City of New York
City of
New York    Be it remembered that on this fourteenth day of 
October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 
and twenty six personally appeared before me the said Mayor 
Elisha Huntington and Maria E. Huntington his wife 
satisfactorily proven to me to be the persons mentioned in 
and who subscribed the foregoing instrument of writing and 
the said Elisha Huntington did Acknowledge that he had 
executed the same as his voluntary act and deed for the use 
and purposes therein mentioned and the said Maria E. 
Huntington having been by me examined privately and apart 
from her said husband she did Acknowledge that she had 
executed the same without any fear threats or compulsion on 
the part of her said husband as her voluntary act and deed 
for the use and purposes therein mentioned
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and 
have caused the seal of Mayoralty of said City to be 
affixed the day and year above written
(L. S.)                  Philip Hane
                         Mayor
Territory of Florida
County of St Johns    The within instrument of writing is 
by the request of Mr Tho's Brush Recorded in my Office in 
Book F at page 284
           Witnesseth my name as Clerk of the Court for the 
County aforesaid this the 4th day of December A.D. 1826
                      A.C. Tingle
                      C.C.C.
Recorded this the 17 July 1840
               James McNeill Clk
               Alachua County Court