CARTER COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Josephus Hopwood to Rosa J. Cornforth
			    3 Sep 1884
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Josephus Hopwood from this deed was the President of Milligan College. 
Rosa J. Cornforth was his widowed sister-in-law.

Carter County, Tennessee Deeds, Book 2, p. 189

Know all men by these presents that J. Hopwood have this day bargained and
sold and do hereby transfer and convey to Rosa J. Cornforth her heirs and
assigns forever for and in consideration of six hundred dollars to me in
hand paid for a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the
county of Carter and State of Tennessee in District No. 5 containing 1 acre
1 ¼ poles more or less bounded as follows.  Beginning at a planted rock at
turn of road then N. 75 degrees E with the center of the road 13 poles to
planted rock on Mrs. Bindwells line thence with her line N 39 degrees W. 
20 poles 14 links to a planted rock then south 72 degrees and 30 degrees W
4 poles and 12 links to a stake in center of the road then with the road S
13 degrees E 18 poles and 17 links to the beginning to have and to hold the
same to the said Rosa J. Cornforth her heirs and assigns forever.  I do
covenant with the said Rosa J. Cornforth that I am lawfully seized of said
land have a good right to convey it and the same is unencumbered.  I do
further covenant and bind myself my heirs and assigns to warrant and
forever defend the title to the said land and every part thereof to the
said Rosa Cornforth her heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims
of all persons whomsoever all erasures and interliniations made before
signing.  It is further agreed between J. Ho0pwood of the first part and
Rosa J. Cornforth her heirs and assigns of the second part that the land
herein described shall never in the future be used as premises for the
manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors.  Furthermore should this
clause be violated this land then and there becomes the property of
Milligan College to be used by the Trustees of the college to the best
interests of the Institution.  This the 3rd day of Sept. 1884.