This indenture, made and entered into, this the 18th day
of August, 1871, between Celia Trent, Marion W. Herring
and Mary A. Hazel & her husband Ignatius Hazel, heirs
of Washington Herring, [dec'd?], of the county of Metcalfe state
of Kentucky, parties of the first part and William H.
Nunn, Richard N. Atwill, N. D. Houk, Samuel N. Davis
and Willis Atwill (Trustees) of county and state afore
said, parties of the Second part, witnesseth that for
the respect of said parties have fore the dissemination of
Religious knowledge and for the purpose of a suitable
place for the worship of Almighty God, the said parties
of the first part have given, and by these [presents?] do give,
grant, alien and convey into the said parties of the second
part, as Trustees for the United Baptist, the Methodist
Episcopal and Cumberland Presbyterian Denominations
a certain piece or parcel of land, containing one acre, being
and lying in said county of Metcalfe, on the waters of Little
Barren River, about 1 1/2 miles Northwardly of the town of Center
on which is now erected a house of worship, known as Shady
Grove meeting house, and is bounded as followeth, to wit,
beginning at a stone between a Red oak & Dogwood in Ralston's line
thence, a new line, N. 58 E. 14 3/4 poles to a Stone, thence, another
new line, N. 51 1/2 W 13 poles 14 links to a stone in the old [Winlock?]
line, thence, along the same, S 38 1/2 W. 15 1/2 poles to a stone, thence
with said Ralston's line, S. 61 3/4 E. 8 poles 20 links to the place
of beginning. To have & to hold the said piece or parcel of land
with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging (except
the Nail timber) to the said parties of the second part, as Trustees
aforesaid, and their Successors forever, and the said parties of
the first part do covenant and agree to warrant & forever
defend the right & title of the within described piece or
parcel of land to be free from the claim or claims
of themselves, their heirs and assigns forever, with this
express understanding, that if said piece or parcel of
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