The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-01
A UNIQUE TRANSFER
, Property, Amounting to 1850
Acres.

from Fridays Daily
Al the morning session yesterday Of
n, Florida \isn in inn of Title Men
very intCrr, ;nE All unique paper
vas read by Mr.. u. E. Anschutz.
Il was deed for a certain piece of
lanl in sullivan county, Pennsylvania,
and conveyed Tha title Of the land to
Almighty Col. Mr.. Anschutz came
across this decd in 1890, when he was
assistant engineer on Il new railroad
bdlding in Sullivan county, and had
an old friend seld him an authenti
ssed copy from the deed books in
the recorders office.
The following is an exact copy,
hid the two misspelled words are ac-
curate copies Of the original:
This indenture made the Fourteenth
bay Of June, in he year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
-Four.
Peter Z. Armstrong and wife to
Almighty God.
Know all men by these presents
That /, Peter T.. Armstrong and
Hannah my wife, Of the County OF
eulllvan, and state Of Pennsylvania,
having redeemed from the inhabitants
a Earth by lawful purchase. a Ger.
tain tract Of laud within the bOunda-
ries herein described and being fully
Impressed and taught by the Inspired
Word Of God and His Holy Spirit,
that His children should not claim to
own property of any kind as individ.
nails. but that they should render and
eonsecrate unto God all things they
possess for the common good Of His
people who are waiting for His Son
from Heaven aud who are willing to
live together in Holy fellowship, rely
. ing upon His word and bounty; and
70 the end that His saints may he full
y separated from the world, and gath.
. n together and enjoy that light and
+ liberty which they did in the once
hlthful days Of their TheOcracy: We
i Do make and establish this Deed OF
V'nyeyance this fourteenth day Of
June, In the Year of our Lord, one
housand eight hundred and sixty
four.
Whereas, n consideration Of the
KIND, protecting rarc Of Almighty God
The past and present, which we do
nefeby humbly a'kn' Wedge. and for
lAe exceeding, great and precious
Promise Of amending life to those who
N Holy faith and patients wait for
ne coming II His 1aointed Son to
luoge the word; which promises we
pave received from Uim who is Gre
NoT and original Grantor of Earth's
territory to the children Of men; W.
10 by these presents. deed, grant AMI
pnvey TO Almighty God. who inhah-
Hed Eternity. and 70 His heirs in Je-
W. Messiah, to the intent that it shall
ps subjected to bargain and sale by
mans cupidlty no more forever. all
vur right and tltle (by human law)
"'erest and claim Of any nature So
'er IN or to nf that certain tract Of
''nu and improvements thereof. lying
'nn neing In the County Of Sullivan
'ua state If penrsvlvania. being our
IArs u partial Of land within the
following bounds.
beRinning It / lint in the wilder
ee7s; three mhdscd and twenty rods
~ Sonth Of the Southwest corner
" NE town blot # Celestia Gas re-
,"'oed IN Deed BOOK No. .. page 266,
'he office for the recording Of
'eeos' IN ana for the County of Sulli-
'anl and runnng due West three
1""uied and twenty pcrches to a cor
~ Thence 'lue North. six hundred
,oa forty rolls 10 corner; thence
s,east six hundred and forty rods
corner; thence due south. six
..nofed and forty rcde 20 a corner I;
wee due west, three hundred and
t ,.sptS rods to he place of beginning
s''slning four square miles of land,
when we nave redeemed about six
a'ed acres, and we do hereby set