The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-03
Large sale OF Flor,d. Lands.
TERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA.

Monday, 18Th day of January, A. ID. 1913.
IN CHANCERY.
Pall ard others, Brush and ohessuit for Partition
THIS having been brought TO be heard upon
the Report of George Watson, jr, A M Rando phi. and
and by virtue OF commission issued of and under the
seal of this and reading and filing said report
said commissioners certify and report That they find the
without prejudice to some of the owners and heavy sn
And the objections to said report being Withdrawn
IL was on motion OF counsel,
Ordered, adudged, and decreed and this court, by vir
of authority therein vested, doth ORDER adudge. apd
ed, do stand ratified and confirmed.
II is further ordered, adudsed and decreed that George
NJ Payne oil Micanopy, In the county OF Aachua James
Child of said Micanopy, and VIM A. Forward of ST. Au-
cuisine IN .he county OF 81 Johns Florida thrs, suitable
tor the purpose OF carrying out the decree
this court in said cause.
1t further ordered, adudged and decreed that the said
lands be sold at public auction by and under the direction
A. Forward commissioners hereby appointed aore SAID.
al TIE town OF Micanopy In The said county OF Alachua,
thousand eight hundred aud Dry-nne and that the
sales be continued from day day until the be com
peied and that said do cause notice of
said sale be immediately published until the day of sale
in the following newspapers, TO VITA
Union and lDelgencer, Washington, ID. c.
Commercal Bulletin, New Orleans.
Georgian and Republican, Savannah, Ga.
Sentinel and Flordian, Florida
And that notice be given by handbills also.
And that the said commissioners shall in the sale Of said
lands be guided by the of said grant made by Messrs
Burr, Washington, aud Merry, late commissioners. and
shall sell the fractional sections in quantity and form
laid down said map; and the SAID commissioners to
ha discretion sell h ,cons quarter sections, and
sections and in such quantities they may deem proper
and be Gale nlaed for the interest of the parties leaving
the private and adverse grants as laid down said
map. ,
for the purpose OF permitting The claimants 10 purchase
the of their interest in said lands, the nominal
value OF said lands is fixed at one dollar per acre, and that
each every claimant in said lands may if he, she
they think proper, bid at this valuation 10 the amount Of
partton without paying money provided in OF
oher purchasers but should claimants purchase and
then for any such they shall comply with The condi
tons herein imposed upon other purchasers
And is further ordered, adJudzed, and decreed, that
the said SALE excepting the interests OF claimants shall be
made by said commissioners upon the following terms TO
remainder in three iistaments of one, two and three
years. with interest at per cent? and that the said com
shall sign, SEAL and execute with the purchasers
printed contracts conditioned for the executing
of perfect title when the purchase shall be paid
and further conditioned that if any nstalnent be not paid
the time becomes due, all money previously paid shall
be forfeited; aud that the said commissioners shall have
the without let hlndance or incumbrance through
from the said purchaser.
And it is further ordered adudged and decreed, that the
said do deposie the moneys arising from
hands in the Bank OF Chares,on in Car.
DINA, and that said moneys shall not be drawn from said
under under an order Of this court, directing the same.
And it is further ordered, that the said commissioners
make full and ample report TO this court aiter 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 lands The entire tract has been accurately
veyed and divided after the OF the public surveys.
ranges, townships, and ssconspas OF which have
been prepared and may be obtained at St Augustine or
jacksonville This large body OF land, regarded as the
all Florida, lies between the 18th and 3O para
cls of lat,tude nearly midway between the Atlantic
and Cult, and is adapted at once by climate and
fertility OF soil, the production of sugar, long and
short staple cotton, rice, Spanish tobacco, arrow root
indigo, &c, and, daily by the sea freeze,
LIS healthy beyond any portion OF the south country OF the
United States. Lying in the immediate neighborhood OF
lake Orange between which and the Ocklawahaw river,
now navigabe, communication may and will be made
at moderate cost, easy and cheap connexon will be
established between this region and the cities on the At
antc whilst, in the nature Of things railroad
across the peninsula and through this body ofand, will
established and become the great commercial and
borders of the In view of the delightful climate, OF
fertility OF the SOIL of the rich aud varied staples,
of which confined regions of very limited extent,
which give character the lands offered for sale,
believed that portion Of spread domain offers
higher for the investment OF capital
ses richer rewards the industry of the poor An
examination of these lands is earnestly invited and any
information which the undersigned give will be
promp furnished on application to either OF them.
The sale OF these lands will be begun nj the time and
place. and upon the TERMS forth in the decree under
which the undersigned act No money viii be received
than such will be aken deposife by The Bank
that persons proposing become purchasers will do well
to make deposes said bank, and bring with them
tfcaes of such deposite.
GEORGE NJ PAYNE.