Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-01-06
TRUST SALE.

ID Alexander w. Sorsby, to me as trustee,
dated the 7th day of December, Eighteen
hundred and thirty nine, for the benefit of
several persons therein named, and duly
recorded in the Probate Clerks office, of
Oaktibbeha and Lowndes Counties, State
of Mississippi, and for the purposes there
in mentioned the subscriber will proceed,
at the Court House of said County OF
Lowndes on Saturday
the ninth day Of January, nett,
to sell 10 the highest bidder, at public auc'
ton for cash, the following described prop
erty, both personal and real, to wit:
A negro man named Reuben, about
forty, years,
A yellow negro women, named Eliza,
aged about thirty five years,
A negro girl named Meranda, about 8
years old,
A negro girl named Clary, about seven
yeals,
A negro boy named Erwin, about 20
years old,
A negro girl named Martha, about IA
years old, and
A negro boy named Jack, about twelve
years old.
Also, the following described tracts OF
parcels of land, situate, lying and being y
Oktibbeha County, said State, to VII;
The south east quarter, and1east hail
Of south west quarter of section ilve,- the
North east quarter, and east hall o
the north west quarter, of section eight
and the
North halfof the west half of the NORTH
west quarter, of section nine; all in town.
ship number nineteen, of range number
fourteen east.
Also, the east half of the north east
quarter, of section eleven, the west halle Of
the north west quarter, of section twelve,
the east half of south east quarter Of Sec
ton two, and the east half of the south
west quarter, of section number one, all IN
township nineteen, of range thirteen east.
The East half Of the south west quarter
of section fourteen, the east half of the
south east quarter, of section fifteen, the
east half Of north east quarter, of section
twenty two, and the west half of north
west quarter of section twenty three, all in
township eighteen of range twelve east,
The northwest quarter ofthe south west
quarter, of section eleven, in townshi
eighteen, Orange fifteen east.
Also, the following described land
living and being in the County of LoWndI
of said Stale, to wit;
The east half Of north west quarter, tt
west half of north east quarter, and III
south half of the east half of the nor
east quarter of section fifteen, in townsh
seventeen, south, of range eighteen, ives
containing two hundred acres, be Il
same more or less. Also, the south We
quarter ofthe northeast quarter of sectio
seventeen, in township eighteen south,
range eighteen west, containing fort
acres, be the same more or less, lynn
near Columbus, and the south half ofLo
three same section township and range
Also, the following described lots, NTH
town of Columbus, and State aforesaid
known and designated in the plan of sai
town, as the north half of lots nine, elgF
& ten, in square number nine, lsouth :
Main Street, and fronting on Market
Street, containlng in each lot, one eight
Of an acre; and also a ten feet alley, CON-
municating with Fayette street, and run
ming along on the east boundary Of Lot
number eight.
Also,
| Two horses, and a two horse Wagon,
Seven head Of cattle, and four head of
hogs,
Six bedsteads, three feather beds, four
holsters and eight pillows, three mattresses
one child's crib and bed, one cot, seven
tables, one work stand, one sugar press,
four wash stands with bowls and pitchers,
thirty four chairs, six trunks, three look
ing glasses, one clock, four pair andirons,
three pair of shovel and to0as, three car
pets, two safes, one brass kesae, twelve
pieces of potwaae, three gennetssand fifty
head of stock cattle, one sofa, one pair OF
small mahogony side tables, one seit Of
casters, one large mahogany framed look
| ing glass, one brass fender, one pair OF
| brass headed shovel and tongs, and two
table covers.
VIM. DOWSING,
Trustee