Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Deed: Mead & Lee

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"Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr from Records provided by Buddy Irby, Alachua
County Clerk of the Court's Office"
Page 360-362

This Indenture made the thirty first day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred 
and thirty two  Between Walter Mead of the City and State of New York of the first part and David Lee of 
the same City and State (Merchant) party of the second part.  Witnesseth that the said party of the first part 
for and in the consideration of the sum of One thousand seven hundred and ninety six Dollars and eleven 
cents lawful money of the United States of America to him 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 party of the first part therewith fully satisfied contented and paid, hath remised, released and quit 
claimed and by these presents doth remise, release and quit claim unto the said party of the second part, and 
unto his heirs & Assigns forever  All the equal and undivided Two thirds of ten thousand acres of Land 
being an undivided part of thirty thousand acres of land, which thirty thousand acres is an undivided part of 
a large tract of land containing two hundred and eighty nine thousand six hundred and forty five acres and 
five sevenths of an acre Situate 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 Mara Arredondo and son of the said 
tract by the Spanish Government which grant is dated at Havana 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 unto twelve parts and these parts to be balleted 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 reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents issues and profit 
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 party of the first part, in or to , the above 
released premises, and any part and parcel thereof with the Appurtenances,     To have and to hold all & 
Singular the premises above described and released, together with the Appurtenances unto the said party of 
the second part, his heirs and Assigns forever,  And the said party of the first part , 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 the said party of the first part 
hath not made, done, committed execute or Suffered any Act or Acts thing or things whatsoever, whereby 
or by means whereof, the said above mentioned and released premises , or any part or parcel thereof now 
are or any time hereafter shall or may be impeached, charged or incumbered in any manner or way 
whatsoever___  In Witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their 
hands and Seals the day and year first above written.
                                Walter Mead  (seal)
Signed Sealed & delivered                Maria Mead (seal)
        In presence of
           S. Cambreleng
State of Newyork
City & County of Newyork        On the thirty first day of December in the year of our Lord One 
thousand eight hundred and thirty two, before me came Walter Mead and Maria his wife, to me known to 
be the same individuals described in and who executed the preceding Indenture, and Acknowledged the 
same to be their Act & deed, and the said Maria being by me examined privately separate and apart from 
her said Husband Acknowledged that she executed the same freely without any force or compulsion of her 
said Husband
                        S. Cambreleng
                        Commissioner of Deeds
State of Newyork
City & County of Newyork        I Joseph Hoxie clerk of the City and County of Newyork, and also clerk 
of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said City and County Do hereby Certify, That S. Cambreleng whose 
name is Subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or Acknowledgement of the annexed instrument, and 
thereon written was at the time of taking such proof or Acknowledgement, a commissioner of Deeds, for 
said City and County, dwelling in the said City, commissioned & sworn and duly Authorized to take the 
same.  And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such commissioner, and verily 
believe that the Signature to the said Certificate of proof or Acknowledgement is genuine.
        In Testimony Whereof  I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court and 
County the fourteenth day of Novem.  1840
                        Joseph Hoxie  Clerk
Recorded this 28th day of December AD 1840
                James McNeill Clk C.C. A