Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Mitchel, Putnam

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

Page 344-346

State of Georgia
County of Chatham	This Indenture made the eighteenth day of May, in the 
year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, by and 
between Peter Mitchel of the County aforesaid on the One part, and 
Benjamin A. Putnam of St. Augustine E. Florida on the other part  
Witnesseth  Whereas the said Benjamin A. Putnam an Attorney at Law, 
hath in the course of a litigation with the United States, rendered 
various services important and beneficial to the said Peter Mitchel, in 
Maintaining the titles to the lands of the Arredondo Grants, herein 
after mentioned, and for and in consideration of the sum of One Dollar, 
to the said Peter Mitchel well and truly paid by the said Benjamin A. 
Putnam the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged by the said Peter 
Mitchel, the said Peter Mitchel hath bargained, Sold, Aliened conveyed 
and confirmed and by these presents, doth bargain Sell Alien Convey and 
confirm unto the said Benjamin A. Putnam An undivided share or portion 
Consisting of One thousand Acres of the land in Alachua in East 
Florida, commonly known, by the name of the Arredondo Grant and which 
were granted to Fernando de la Maza Arredond and son by Don Alexander 
Rameriez  Intendant of the Army and Superintendent general and 
Subdelegate of the Island of Cuba and the Florida by Concession bearing 
date the Twenty second day of December Eighteen hundred & Seventeen, 
together with all and singular the rights, rents, improvements, members 
and Appurtenances to the said to the said undivided One thousand Acres, 
belonging or in any wise Appertaining   To have and to hold the said 
undivided One thousand Acres together with all and Singular the 
Appurtenances thereof unto the said Benjamin A. Putnam his heirs, 
Executors Administrators and assigns forever
           In Witness whereof the said Peter Mitchel hath hereunto set 
his hand and Seal at Savannah in the County aforesaid, day and year 
first above written ___
Signed & Sealed in
       Our presence                Peter Mitchel  (seal)
         John P. Williamson
         Ch's Martingle
Georgia
City of Savannah          Be it known that on the sixth day of June One 
thousand eight hundred and thirty seven before me, Robert Milledge 
Charlton, Commissioner of Territory of Florida, by Lawful Authority, 
duly appointed and sworn, and residing practising in the said City of 
Savannah & State of Georgia personally came Peter Mitchel of the County 
of Chatham and State aforesaid, and known to me to be the identical 
individual Mentioned in the foregoing Deed of Bargain & Sale to 
Benjamin Putnam and the said Peter Mitchel in my said office in 
Savannah, did Acknowledge, that he had Signed, Sealed and executed the 
said Deed as his own Act and deed, and for the purposes therein 
mentioned and expressed   In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand and afixed my seal of Office at Savannah aforesaid this sixth day 
of June One thousand eight and thirty Seven
                                     Robert M. Charlton
Recorded this 17th July AD 1840       Commissioner of Florida
     James McNeill Clk
        Alachua County Court