Deed Book E Page 475-476

Henry Trotter to W H Hawk & Others

Donating Land for Church Building

25 September 1875

This Indenture made and entered into this the 25th day of September 1875,

between Henry Trotter of Bradley County Tennessee of the one part and W H

Hawk, G D Randolh, William McAndrew, Samuel T Kelley and Henry Trotter,

Trustees in trust for the Methodist Episcopal Church in their neighborhood of

the second part. Witnesseth, That whereof the above named party of the first

part has donated the following described tract or parcel of land to the

Methodist Episcopal Church as a situation or site for a church building

beginning at the South East corner of W H Hawks land and running North along

the line between his land and the land of Henry Trotter forty rods to a

Stake, Thence East at right angles west fifteen rods to a stake in the said

line between said Hawk and Trotter, thence South along said line ten and half

rods to the beginning corner of his lot. The party of the first part gives,

grants transfers and conveys said described lot to Wm H Hawk, G C Randolph,

Wm McAndrew, Sam T Kelley and Henry Trotter Trustees in trust that they and

their successors holding said Lot and the house of worship on it shall at all

times permit such ministers and preachers belonging to the Methodist

Episcopal Church as shall from time to time be duly authorized by General

Conference of Ministers and laymen of our Church or by the annual conferences

to preach and expound Gods Hold word and to execute the discipline of the

Church and to administer the Sacrements therein according to the true meaning

and purport of our deed of settlement and the party of the first part will

forever warrant and defend and their successors forever for the above

specified purposes. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and

seal this the day and date above written.

Henry Trotter (Seal)