Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Deed: Sanchez & Hitchcock

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"Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr from Records provided by Buddy Irby, Alachua
County Clerk of the Court's Office"
Page 383-384

This Indenture made the Twenty third day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty  Between 
John J. Sanchez commissioner of the County of Alachua of the first part and C.M. Hitchcock of the second 
part  Witnesseth, That whereas by an order of the County Court of Alachua County of the Territory of 
Florida, duly passed and entered of record it is directed that the commissioner of the said County ( which 
commissioner was appointed by virtue of an Act of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida 
Authorizing the County Court of Alachua to make such Appointment) shall make execute and deliver to the 
purchasers of Lots in the Town of Newnansville  Deeds of Conveyance for the Lots by them respectively   
And whereas C.M. Hitchcock stands noted and entered upon the plot of said Town in my custody as the 
purchaser of Lots herein after specified   Now know ye that I the said John J. Sanchez commissioner of said 
County of Alachua by virtue of the Authority so in me aforesaid vested in consideration of the sum of sixty 
two Dollars paid by the said C.M. Hitchcock  the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged and the said 
C.M. Hitchcock and his heirs, executors, Administrators & Assigns  forever released from the same  Have 
granted bargained sold Assigned transferred and conveyed and by these presents  Do grant, bargain, sell, 
assign transfer and convey unto the said C.M. Hitchcock his heirs and Assigns forever   All that certain 
equal undivided  half of all and Singular , those certain Lots pieces or parcels of Land situate lying and 
being in the Town of Newnansville County of Alachua Aforesaid and known and distinguished on a certain 
map or plot of the said Town of Newnansville in the hands of the said commissioner and to be deposited in 
the Clerks Office of Alachua County as Lots or Block number one (N1) Range number four (N4) 
containing eight Lots of half an Acre each South West of the public Square in the said Town of 
Newnansville  Together with all and Singular the hereditaments and Appurtenances thereunto belonging  
To have & to hold the said Lots and premises and every part and parcel thereof with the Appurtenances 
unto the said C.M. Hitchcock his heirs and Assigns forever as fully and Absolutely as I the said 
commissioner Aforesaid under the Authority Aforesaid might could or ought to convey the same   
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year first above written
Signed Sealed & delivered                 John J. Sanchez  (seal)
       In presence of                        Commissioner
 Tho's Jeff. Smith                                
            Francis R. Sanchez
Territory of Florida
Alachua County                On the first day of January One thousand eight hundred & forty one, personally 
came before me the within named John J. Sanchez commissioner & to me personally known and known to 
me to be the same person mentioned and described in and who executed the within instrument and he 
Acknowledges that he executed the same for the uses and purposes therein mentioned___
                                        S. Fagan    a Justice of the Peace
        Recorded This 23rd day of                   in and for the County of Alachua
           February AD 1841
        James McNeill Clk C.C.