Deed from

Allen Finley to John Hicks and others
Lot for School House

Dated 7 Aug 1874


Allen Finley 
To Deed	to Lot for School House		
John Hicks and others			      
Recd Sept the 8th 1874
At 1 o'clock P M		       
John T. Boon Register       

State of Tennessee - Dyer County – Know all men by these presents that I Allen Finley for and in 
consideration of the love of my fellow men; and to promote Education, give and grant, and by these 
presents convey unto John Hicks, HJ Wheeler and Andrew Hart as Trustees, a certain piece of land for the 
purchase of building a public School House the same on which a church now stands, with the 
understanding that any may (that is orthodox Denomination) preach there, But none but the Methodist E 
Church south shall organize on the same , Beginning on Andrew Harts North west corner and running 
south with his west boundary 9 poles.  Thence west 40 poles to one HC Twillas south boundary and my 
north boundary, thence East with the same 40 poles to the Beginning containing one 1/8 acres. To be 
applied by the said trustees as above directed, and to hold the said property in trust free from the claims of 
myself, my heirs, my executers or Administrators or all persons whatsoever.  In witness whereof I have 
now set my hand and seal this 7th August 1874

							Allen Finley 

State of Tennessee}
County of Dyer     } Personally appeared before me Zach Watkins County Clerk of said County, Allen 
Finley the within named bargainor, with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged the 
execution of the within instrument for the purposes therein contained.

Witness my hand at office Sept 7th /74  
Zach Watkins Clerk
  						

NOTE:  This deed was found in Dyer County Deeds Book Q, Page 595


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