State of Texas
County of Travis
			Know all men
by these presents that the Catholic
Church of the Diocese of San An-
tonio in the State of Texas acting by
and through John C. Nevez, Catholic
Bishop of said Diocese, its only au-
thorized agent, and trustee for the
property hereinafter described, for and
in consideration of Twenty Thousand
Dollars to it in hand paid by John
Ireland, Governor of the State of Texas,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledg-
ed, has granted, bargained, sold, released
and conveyed, and by these presents does
grant, bargain, sell, release and convey
unto the State of Texas all of that tract
or parcel of land situated and lying in 
the City of San Antonio, County of Bexar
and State of Texas and described by metes
and bounds as follows:  Beginning for
N.W. corner at a point 86 ft. 6 ½ inches
S. 79 1/3° E from the present S.W. cor. of the
old stone convent building.
Thence S. 9 ½° W. just grazing the base of the
columns which stand on both sides of the
Entrance to the church - 72 ft. 2 inches.
Thence S. 81 ½° E. just grazing the S. edge
of the S.W. wall of the church 108 ft 11 ¾ 
inches to the West edge of Alamo Ditch.
Thence up the Alamo Ditch along its