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June 6, 1940
Mrs. H. B. Philips
1950 Largo Place
South Jacksonville
Ylorida
rersonal interview,
(ContI
'Rose shepherd, Writer
BED BANK PLANTATION
(an(i HiNRY BiTHUNT. PHILIPS)
"The survey of iced. Bank gives the name whioh was
known to the indians and later the spunish a great bank
of red cloy, utilized in the early 1850's in making brick
for the plantation houses, and later used commercially by
Stookton es Gamble," said mre.- Philips.
"The fleet home built by Albert oallatin khiiips was
frame. .1.1A it bur4.0d, ui41 i,n, trio k house now known as
130 areenriAre aoad, o1oil manor, wus areuted in 16157,
tha soar audo rhilips wa-I born, at least it wau uompleted
and,th family moved in durito; the clo.r_Ly full (xi: that
year. The tr.-A woro m;,da by olave labor, were manufautured
ris.ht on tho nlunti.4tion botwoon ()rope o/ uotton and sugareane,
it took two years to oomplete tLe ire reAneion.
"The table ov r her in the uornnr, "(indicating a
heavy light-colored wood °enter tahle, with a pircular three-
foot wide top) "was made by thn slaves from a large Ohinaberry
tree on the old place thoy alid it 'Pride c Lndia.' It
is all hand -fashioned and rubbed amoth, without polish.
"By a ,:oincideLce, old family home sear Spartanburg,
South earolina, olenn ;1prings pistriot, was also known as
'Red Bank'. 14:i family name was mith, and my mother %us
26066
2.
mfrs. H. i. Philips
u member of the Anderson family of that 'motion.
"The following is a translation of the dpitaish surits,y
of nod Banks
I, DON PIDRO MARMOT, Oaptain of the battalion of
Infantry, negiment of Cuba, and Judge commissioner of the
usvernor, and vommissioner in Chief of the ?ravings. of
Bast Ylorida, havo the survey of land sommaatod by Xis
Majesty:
I aortif that at the plantation Galled Mod bunk
there were measured mad aeliverod 11 catallavias and 17
sores of lund to the inhabitant Yranais ylora, whose family
oonsiste under path of eirht persons, VIZ:
HuSband, wife and six abildren.
The firPt lino runs 3aet 95 chair.",
beTins at u oyprose marital with a °roes on the
border of tbe tit. Johns Aver, and
nada at a stake with tho was mark,
Bounding the line of olomm Meas.
The second line runs Aorth 69 obuins,
begins at suid stuke, un&
Snds at another with the am* murk.
The third line runs South 76 Chains,
Begins West 85 Chains
Begins at said stake and
Suds at a pine with the sumo mark of a
cross at the St. Johns **Ivor, bounding the
land of George Harrison.
Its front runs along the borner cii9W440442Allr'";7"
3.
Ws. R. B. Philips
All aJoording to the orders which I have.
The surveyor, pen. Josiah most, signed, it with
squat, and the aforesaid net knowing how to write, made
a cross (I).
In testimony thereof, and that it may serve for infor-
mation at the office of the Secretary of Government where
the putties have to apply for their reepestive titles,
give und r.sent Red tank,
march 1,1393.
)5 PHDRO MARRO?
(Turn over)
(Diagram)
I, Antonio ,O.vares, keeper of the ArAdvos of Bast.
'Florida, hereby certify that .he foregoing to be a true and
sermeot translation of the original in the i)panish language
filed in my oaios.
WIMS6 PY rAFT-1P RI. OP OM= at the city of
St. Auguatine, lerritory of ilerida, this 12th day of maroh,
1831.
)5( JAMBI° ALVARSZ,
LIMPIR 11P TIN PUBLIC AROBITe5.
"The first home built by Judge Philips' father on
Bed sank Plantation was a frame structure in the *motion
now known an Oranada," said nrs. Philips.