The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-20
Large Sale OF Florida Lands.
EASTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA.
CIRCUIT COURT Sr. JoBNs COUNTY.
Monday I3rh dnY of January, A. ID. ISIS.

CIRCUIT COURT, ST JOHNS COUNTY,.
Monday 18Th day OF January, A d 1913.
10 IN CHANCERY,
Pail aud Others ats Brush and ohers-Snn for Partition
THIS cause having been brought TO be heard upon
Thomas y Ellis, commissioners appointed therein nnder
and by virtue OF commission Issued out of and under the
which bears date March, 1913 by which appears that the
sad commissioners certify and report that they md the
without prejudice TO some OF the owners and heavy eA'
And the objections to said report being Withdrawn
IL was, on motion of counsel,
Ordered adjudged, and decreed, and this court by vr
tue OF authority therein vested, doth order adudge, and
decree that the said report and all things therein contain
ed, do stand ratified and confirmed.
further ordered adnd2ed, and decreed that George
Child Of said Micanopy and VIM A. Forward of 81 Au-
gusiine, in the county of ST. Johns, Florida, three suitable
and persons be and they are hereby appointed
for the purpose of carrying out the decree of
this court in said cause. re. Ssh
is 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
at the town Of Micanopy in the said county of Alaehua
one thousand ght hundred and iorynne and that the
sales he continued from day day nul the be
said sale TO be immediately published until the day Of sale
in the following newspapers, TO wits
Union and lnteligencer, Washington, ID. c.
Charleston Courier, Charleston, 5. C. ~
Commercial Bulletin, New Orleans.
Georgian and Republican, Savannah, Ga.
Sentinel aud Foridian, Florida
And that the said commissioners shall in the sale of said
lands be guided by the map OF said grant made by Messrs
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 parte leaving
And further ordered adjudged, and decreed that
for the purpose OF permitting The claimants 10 purchase
TO the extent OF their interest in said lands the nominal
value of said lands is fixed at dollar per acre, and that
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they think proper, bid at this valuation,
the value of the number Of decTeed them in this
other purchasers but should claimants purchase over and
above the of their interest under such valuations
then Tor any such they shall comply with the cond.
tons herein imposed upon other purchasers. ,a
And further ordered, adiudged, and dececd, that
the said sale, excepting the interests of claimants, shall be
made by said commissioners upon the following terms, to
One third of the purchase money in cash down, the
remainder three lnstalments OF two, and three
years, with interest at cents and that the said
shall sign, SEAL and execute with the purchasers
printed contracts conditioned Tor the executing
of perfect title when the purchase money shall be paid
and further condiioned that II any nsauent be NOT paid
the becomes due, all money previously paid shall
be foeited and that the said commissioners shall have
right upon the lands od and take possession OF
the same without let, hindrance or ncumbrance through
And is further ordered adodged and decreed that the
said commissioners do deposue the moneys arising from
the sale of said lands Il as the paid into their
hands, the Bank OF Chareston in the State of South Car
DINA and tina said moneys shah be drawn from sud
bank except upon the JOINT daf of said
under an order Of this court, directing the same
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, inng about hundred and
ninety thousand consisting of fine hammock prairie,
and pine lands The entire has been accurately
veyed and divided after the of the public surveys,
into ranges, townships and sections-plas of which have
cksonvie. This large body OF land, regarded the
best all Florida, lies between the 18th md Both paral-
eis of latitude, nearly midway between the Atlantic
and the Gulf, and is adapted at once, by climate and
fertility SOIL the production of sugar long and
short staple cotton, rce Spanish tobacco, root
indigo. &c, and, swept daily by the breeze.
healthy beyond any potion OF the south country of the
lake Orange, between which and the Ockawahaw river
navigable, communication may and will be made
at moderate cost an easy and cheap connexion will be
established between this region and the cities the At
antic coast whilst, in the nature OF things railroad
the peninsula and through this body of land, will
be established and become tle great commercial and
social thorougbiare between said cities and those the
borders of the Gulf In view Of the delightful climate,
Iery of the SOIL of the rich and varied staples,
of which are confined regions of very linn tied extent
which give character the lands offered for SALE il
believed that portion Of our wide spread domain offers
higher inducements for the Investment OF capital
richer ards the industry of the poor An
examination of these lands is earnestly invited, and any
information which the undersigned give will be
promptly furnished application to either of them.
| The sale OF these lands will be begun the time and
which the undersigned No money will DO received
other such will be taken posite by the Banl
of Charleston equivalent to specie, and it is suggested
that proposing become purchasers will do wei
deposites in said bank, and bring with them
tifcates Of such depose. e I} ~