CARTER COUNTY, TN - CHURCHES - First Construction Agreement Buffalo Creek 
			       Christian Church
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Contributor's Note:  This is a document produced before the construction 
of the Buffalo Creek Christian Church, Carter Co, TN.  This agreement 
didn't follow through to build on the C. C. Taylor land.

We the undersigned promise and bind ourselves our heirs and to pay to 
Samuel E. Patton, Caswell C. Taylor, William H. Young and John Q. Williams,
the respectable sums annexed to names for the purpose of building a
suitable house for an academy and church.  It is to be occupied by M. H. B.
Burket for his heirs either in person or by some sutable person that may be
employed by said Burket or his heirs, as long as he or his heirs may choose
to use it as teachers.  And as a church it shall at times be subject to the
use of any Orthodox protestant religeous denomination as a house religious
worship porvided the membership of the denomination requesting the use of
it has subscribed and paid one hundred dollars toward the erection or
completion of the house, provided such religious meeting does not
discommode any school that may be organized or about to be organized in
said house at such time.  The denomination subscribing (sic) and paying the
most toward the building to have the prefference and at anytime that said
M. H. B. Burket and his heirs shall suspend the use of said house as an
academy or discontinue entirely said Samuel E. Patton, Caswell C. Taylor,
William H. Young, and John Q. Williams shall take possession of said house
during said suspenseion or discontinuance and see that it be used for no
other purpose than for the advancement of education and religion.  They are
also hereby constitu (here it is unclear) trustees for the purpose of
contracting for the building of said hosue on the place that they may
esteem most suitable for the neighborhood, to superintend the building of
the same and collect and apply the sums hereinafter subscribed for the same
purpose as they may consider best for the public good.  Each religious
denomination shall be entitled to an additional member to the board of
trustees for every one hundred dollars subscribed and paid toward the
erection and completion of the building.  The location to be made upon the
lands of Caswell C. Taylor or A. W. Taylor on the West side of Buffaloe
creek selected by the above named trustees with the addition of A. W.
Taylor, the sums subscribed to be paid to the trustees when called for by
them as specified by us when subscribed as witness our hands this 13th day
of December 1837.

_____ Taylor $100 in trade equivalent to iron at 3 cts pr lb
John Q. Williams $50
William H. Young $50
C. 	C. Taylor $100
Samuel E. Patton $100