Elbert County GaArchives, Indenture between J. M. Harris
And Trustees of Harris Academy
7 January 1905
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J.M. Harris
To
Trustees of Harris Academy
Deed Book D 2  page 442

	State of Georgia, Elbert County

This Indenture, made this 7 day of Jan in the year of our Lord, One 
Thousand Nine Hundred and five between J.M. Harris of the County of 
Elbert and state of Georgia of the first part and A.H. Ginn, B.F 
Anthony M.A. Craft Trustees of Harris School house and their successors 
in office of the county of Madison and state of Georgia of the second 
part.  Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part for and in 
consideration of the benefit to hereunto to settlement from having a 
constant school Dollar in hand paid at and before the sealing and 
delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, 
has granted, bargained, sold and conveyed and by these presents does 
grant bargain, sell and convey to the said parties of the second part 
their successors in office all that tract or parcel of land, situated, 
lying and being in the county of Madison Harrison Dist bounded as 
follows on North by road leading from Vanns to Butler's Mill on all 
other sides by lands of said J.M. Harris, the boundry line of said lot 
of land at a pine stump corner known as the corner between lands A.H.S. 
Ginn and W.H. Berryman running Easterly direction 35 yards to a stake 
thence a north easterly direction 70 yards to stake thence northwest to 
said road thence with said road to the beginning corner containing one 
half of one acre should said lot of land cease to be used for school 
purposes it shall then go back to the party then owning the lands which 
are now owned by the said J.M. Harris.  To have and to hold the said 
bargained premises, together with all and singular the rights, members 
and appurtenances thereof, to the same being, belonging or in anywise, 
appertaining, to the only proper use, benefit and belong of them the 
said parties of the second part and their sucessors in office in fee 
simple and the party of the first part his heirs executors 
administrators the said bargained premises unto the said parties of the 
second part & their successors in office against said party of the 
first part his heirs, executors and administrators and all and any 
person or persons, shall and will warrant and forever defend by virtue 
of these presents- in witness whereof the said party of the first part 
has hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first 
above written.

Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of    Filed for record 3 PM 
Sept 9-11

J.C. Pettigrew
B.R. Cordell  NP.J.P			

Recd Sept 12---11  H.S. Hitchcock   Clerk


(Note-In 1928 the old Gibson Mercer Academy building was gutted by fire 
and the Bowman School District consolidated with Holly Springs, Butler, 
Harris and Fork Creek School Districts  to construct a new brick school 
house at Bowman Ga. that was called Bowman High and Grammar School.)