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

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"Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr from Records provided by Buddy Irby, Alachua
County Clerk of the Court's Office"
Page 423-426

This Indenture made this twenty fifth day of April in the year of our 
Lord, One thousand eight hundred and forty two, at the City of St. 
Augustine Territory of Florida Between  Benjamin A. Putnam as Executor 
of the last Will and Testament of the late Peter Mitchel deceased of 
the first part and John Macpherson Berrien of the State of Georgia of 
the second part,  Witnesseth; Whereas Peter Michel did in his life time 
by an agreement in Writing under his hand, agree and contract for 
Valuable consideration received by him from the said party of the 
second part in fee Simple Absolute that certain parcel of Land 
hereinafter particularly described, and whereas the said Peter Mitchel, 
departed this life without having carried the Contract into Effect, and 
having first duly made & published his last Will and Testament in 
Writing whereby he appointed the said party of the first part to be 
Executor thereof;  And whereas the said party of the first part hath 
been in due course of Law Qualified as such executor, and hath taken 
upon himself the burden of the Execution of the said Will, And whereas 
the said party of the second part did recently exhibit his Bill of 
Complaint, against the said party of the first part, before the 
Honorable Judge of the Superior Court for the Eastern District of 
Florida, in the Exercise of his Chancery Jurisdiction praying the said 
party of the first part might by the Decree of said Court be directed 
to Convey to the said party of the second his heirs & Assigns in fee 
Simple Absolute, According to the terms of said Agreement and Contract 
between the said party of the second part and the said Peter Mitchel 
deceased the land herein after particularly described, upon which such 
proceedings were had, that the Said Court at the March Term thereof in 
the present year One thousand eight hundred and forty two, in and by 
its decree, did order, Adjudge and decree that the said party of the 
first part, as executor of the last Will and Testament of the said 
Peter Mitchel should in pursuance of the Statute in that case made and 
provided execute a Conveyance in fee Simple Absolute to the said party 
of the second part his heirs and Assigns forever, to the use benefit 
and behoof of the said party of the Second part his heirs and Assigns 
forever of One thousand Acres of land part and parcel of that certain 
grant of Land Commonly called the Alachua Grant, made by the Spanish 
Government on the twenty Second day of December in the year of our Lord 
One thousand eight hundred & Seventeen to Fernand Delamara Arredondo 
and Son then of the City of Havanna in the Island of Cuba, the said 
Grant being the same grant, which was confirmed by the Decree of the 
Supreme Court of the United States in January Term One thousand eight 
hundred and thirty two of the said Court, a Report of which Decree 
reference being thereto had being to be found in the Sixth Volume of 
Peters Reports of the decisions of the said Court at page Six hundred 
and ninety One __  The said One thousand Acres of Land to be selected 
by the said party of the second part or his heirs or Assigns, and 
located in One Tract of One thousand Acres or two tracts of Five 
hundred Acres each in the form of a Square at the election of the said 
party of the second part his heirs and Assigns, not interfering with 
Towns, Canals, or prior locations   And further that the said decree 
and Conveyance thereby directed should be without predjucies to the 
Rights and interest set upon & Aledged in the Answer of the said Party 
of the first part ___
      Now Therefore this Indenture Witnesseth, that the said party of 
the first part, for and Consideration of the premises and Ten Dollars 
by the said party of the second part well and truly paid to the said 
party of the first part, at and before the Sealing and delivery of 
these presents the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged in pursuance 
of the Afore cited decree and for the further purposes of carrying the 
same into effect, hath granted bargained Sold, Aliened, remised, 
released, and confirmed, and by these presents doth grant bargain, 
Sell, Alien, remise, release & confirm unto the said party of the 
second part and to his heirs & Assigns the Aforementioned One thousand 
Acres of land part & parcel of the Aforesaid grant to the said Fernando 
De La Maza Arredondo and Son to be selected by the said party of the 
second part or his heirs or Assigns and to be located in one tract of 
One thousand  Acres or in two tracts of Five hundred Acres each in the 
form of a square at the election of the said party of the second part, 
his heirs and Assigns not interfering with Towns, Canals or prior 
loactions, and without predjudice to the Right and interest set up and 
Allidged in the answer Aforesaid of the said party of the second part 
__  Together with all and Singular the hereditaments and Appurtenances 
to said One thousand Acres of Land belonging or in any wise 
Appertaining, & the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, 
rents, issues, and profits thereof and all the Estate. Right, title, 
interest, property, claim and demands of every kind both in law and in 
Equity of the said Peter Mitchel deceased of in and upon the said land 
and premises and every part thereof   To have and to hold the said Land 
and premises and every part and parcel thereof to the said party of the 
second part his heirs and Assigns forever
            In Witness whereof the said party of the first part, hath 
hereunto set his hand seal, the day and year first above written
Signed sealed & delivered            Benjamin A. Putnam
     in presence of                      Executor of Peter Mitchel dc (seal)
     M. Dorman
     M. (unreadable)
                  Personally Appeared before me James McNeill Clerk of 
said County M. Dorman and made Oath that he saw Benjamin A. Putnam Sign 
& Seal the above instrument of writing for the purposes therein 
mentioned
            Sworn to before me this 21st Sep'r 1842
                        James McNeill Clk C.C.
Recorded this 21st Sept. 1842
                  James McNeill Clk C.C.