Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Deed Book M Page 165

This indenture made and entered into this 26th day of Augutst in the year of our lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty six be­tween JOHN POE senior of the State of Alabama and County of Tuscaloosa. of the first part and the Deacons of Springhill Church which deacons are chosen by said Springhill Church to act both as Deacons and Trustees to wit Charles D. Lucas, Simon Poe. John J. Reynolds and Cornelious Hoiloman of the second part. Witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of twenty two dollars and fifty cents to him in hand paid by the party of the second part	bargain and sell unto the party ot the second part and their successors in office forever, a certain tract or parcel of land being part ot East half of the South west quar­ter in Section Eight in Township eighteen in Range twelve in the district of lands offered for sale at Tuscaloosa, beginning at the northwest corner of said hall quarter and run South in the same direction that land was run by the general surveyors of the above mentioned Range Eighty rod thence East fifty six rod and corners on two pines, thence north twenty rod to estate one Black oak and two Mountain oaks thence west fourteen rod to a foresa1d hickory
with two black oaks and one post oak thence North twenty two rod to a Spanish oak one white oak and two black oaks thence west twenty two rod to a stake one poplar and two sour wood thence North thirty Eight rod to a stake, with two black oak and one Sweetgum, thence to the beginning, Containing Seventeen acres and three four­ths of an acre together with all and singular	to the sole use of Springhill Church, forever, whose abstracts of faith is as follows believing in only one true and living God the father word and Holy Ghost we also believe that the Scriptures comprising the old and new Testament are the word of God and the only rule of faith and practice we believe in the doctrine of election and that God chose his people in Christ before the foundation of the world
we believe in mans incapacity by his own tree will and ability to recover himself from the fallen state in which he is set by nature we believe that sinners are justified in the sight ot God by the imputed righteousness of Christ only we believe that Gods elect shall be called regenerated and sanctified by the holy spirit we believe that the Saints shall be preserved in grace and never fall finally away we believe that baptism and the Lords Supper are or­dinances of Jesus Christ and that true believers are the only sub­jects of baptism and that be amersion (sic) we believe in the resurrect­ion of the dead and a General Judgment and that the Joys of the righteous and the punishment of the wicked will be eternal we be­lieve that no ministers of the gospel has any right to administer to the ordinance of the Gospel but one that is regularly called and comes under the hands of a presbytary we believe that none but regular baptized members have a right to communicate the Lords table.
In witness where of to the within deed of conveyance I the said party ot the first part have hereunto set my hand and affix­ed my seal the day and date above written.
JOHN POB senr.
(SEAL)
Sally Poe (probably Sary. Should be Sarah)