The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-21
Large Sale OF Florida Lands.
EASTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLoRIDI

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CIRouT COURT ST. JOINS COUNTY
Monday 18Th day Of January, A. ID. 1873.
IN CHANCERY.
Pra and Others Bensh and ohers-St for Partition
rINHIS cause having been brought on be heard upon
the Report of George Watson, jr, A NJ. Rsndo ph and
Thomas G. Ellis commissioners appointed he elm under
and by of commission issued of and the
seal Of This court, and on reading and filing said report,
which bears March, 1873 by which appears that the
said commissioners certify and report ha they find the
said land situated hst partition the made
without prejudice to some OF the owners and heavy
And the objections said report being withdrawn
IL was, motion OF counsel,
Ordered adudged and decreed and this court by vir.
of authority therein vested doth ORDER adudge and
Decree that the said report and all things therein contain
ed do stand ratified and confirmed.
Ii is further ordered, adiudged, and decned that George
Child Of said Mcanopy, and VIM A Forward of 81. Au,
justine in the coonty OF St Johns Florida three suitable
peent persons, be and they hereby appointed
commissioners for the purpose OF carrying out the decree Of
this court ia said cause.
further ordered, adudged and decreed that the said
lands be sold at public auction by and under the direction
OF the said George M. Payne, James Child, and William
at the town of Micanopy in the said county of Aachua
the twenyfrst day OF February IN the of our Lord
thousand eight hundred and fortynine, and that the
sales be continued from day day until the be
said sale Immediately published until day OF sale
in the following newspapers, to WIT:
onGn ss ana osris2 Sssssion
Commercial Bulletin, New Orleans,
Georgian and Republican, Savannah, Ga.
Journal, Montgomery, Alabama.
Sentinel and Flordian, Florida.
And that the said commissioners shall in the sale of said
lands guided 10y the map of sad grant by Mess
shall sell the fractional sections in quantity and form
laid down said map; and the SAID commissioners to
sections and in such quantities they may deem proper
and best calculated for the interest of the parties leaving
the private and adverse grants as laid down said
map.
for the purpose of permitting The claimants purchase
to the of their interest in said lands, the
value said lands fixed dollar per acre and that
and, N al m he ste
they think proper, bid at this valuation the Of
the value OF the number Oh acres decreed to Them IN this
other purchasers but should claimants purchase and
any such they shall comply with the condi
tons herein imposed upon other purchasers
And is further ordered, adJndYed and decrecd, that
the said sale excepting the claimants shall be
made by said commissioners upon the following terms
wit: One third of purchase money cash down. tho
remainder three instalments of one, two and three
years with interest at cent, and that the said
shall sign, SEAL and with the purchasers
written printed contracts conditioned for the executing
perfect title when the purchase money shall be paid
and further conditioned that if any nsiaent be paid
the becomes due, all money previously paid shall
be orieted and that the said commissioners shall have
right to reen'er the lands sod and take OF
the without let, hindrance, incumbrnnce through
And il further ordered adudged decreed that the
said commissioners do depose the moneys arising from
hands, the Bank of Charleston, the State South Car
ona and that said shall not be drawn from said
under an order Of this court, directing the same
And is further ordered that the said comm ssioners
make full and ample report to this court after said sale.
OF their proceedings in this behalf
The lands which the above decree refers known
the Arredondo Grant, containing about two hundred and
ninety thousand acres, consisting of fine hammock prairie,
and pine lands The entire tract has been accurately
veyed and divided after the of the public surveys
into ranges, townships and secons-plas of which have
been prepared and may be obtained ST. Augustine
Jacksonville This large body of land regarded tho
all Florida, lies between the 29h and S0th paral
les of latitude, nearly midway between the Atlantic
and the Gulf and is adapted once, by climate and
fertility of soil, the production of sugar, long and
short sta pie cotton RICE Spanish tobacco root
indigo Ne, and, swept over daily by the sea breeze
healthy beyond any portion of the south country OF the
United States. Lying IN the immediate neighborhood of
lake Orange between which and the OckaWahaw river
navigabe, communication may and will be made
moderate cost, easy and cheap connexion will be
established between this region and the cities tho At
the peninsula and through this body OF land will
be established and become the great commercial and
social horoughare between said cities and those the
borders the Gulf In view of the delightful climate of
the fertility of the SOIL of the rich and varied pes
of which confined regions of limited extent
which give character the lands offered for sale, it
is believed that portion of wide domain offers
higher inducements for the investment of capital
Uses richer rewards the industry of the poor An
information which the undersigned give will be
promptly furnished on application to either of them.
The sale OF these lands will be begun at the time and
place, and upon the terms, forth the decree under
which the undersigned No money will be received
other than such will be taken depose by the Bank
of Charleston equivalent specie, and it suggested
that proposing become purchasers will do well
make deposites in said bank and bring with them
tihcates of such deposite