Southern shield., 1852-03-13
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

fSMI OIICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That AI the southwest quarter of section two, in township one north of range three east, containing one hundred and sixty acres of land, and lying in the county off Phillips and State of Arkansas, was regu
 lary listed for taxation in the year 1894 in the name of John Cook, when the Ter ritoriaI and county taxes due thereon, for said year, amounted to the sum of two dol lars and siXty-fye cents,-yet neither the said John Cook, nor any one else, paid the taxes and costs due on said tract of land for lS24 amounting 10 the said sum of two dol las and sixty five centS;-whereupo Daniel
 Mooney, then Sheriff of said county, pro- ceeded to sell said tract of land for the taxes and costs due thereon, at the door of the Court house, in the town of Helena, on the Sth day of November, 1924, having previ- ousy given the notice required by law; at
 which sale Henry Lawson Biscoe became
 the purchaser of the whole thereof, for said taxes and costs-no one offering to pay the same for less quantity thereof and afterwards the said Henry Lawson Biscoe
 transferred and assigned the certificate of the
 said sale, issued to him by the said Daniel
 Mooney, on the said Sth day of November,
 A. D. 1924, to one John Patton by assign
 ment written on the back thereof. And on
 the l2th day of April, A. D. lS47, the said
 John Patton producing to William NJ. Bost-
 wick then Sheriff of Phillips county, and | successor in office of the said Daniel Moon
 ey, the said certificate with the said assign
 ment thereon, issued 10 the said Henry l I Riscoo b, he T al hnnpaU
 and the period of twelve months allowed by
 law for the redemption of the said tract of
 land having expired, and no one having of l tered 10 redeem the same the said William | NJ. Bostwck, as Sheriff and ex-otlicio col 1 lector, for said county, did on said day exc
 cute his Deed to the said John Patton for
 the said tract of land, as he was by law au- | thoriSed 10 do, conveying 10 the said John
 Patton all the right title and interest of the said John Cook, as well as 0f all other per- sons whatever, in and to said tract of land. That the northwest quarter of section ee ven, in township one North, of range three East, containing one hundred and sixty acres
 of land, and lying in the county of Phillips and State of Arkansas, was regularly listed
 for taxation in the year 1916, in the name
 of the heirs of Patrick Hand, deceased, IT. when the State and county taxes due there
 on for said year amounted 10 the sum of
 two dollars and twenty-five cents,--yet nt- their the heirs of the said Patrick Hand, nor any one else, paid the taxes, costs and pen alty due on said tract of land, for the year
 l046, amounting to the sum of two dollars
 and seventy cents, Whereupon, William M. Bostwck, Sheriff of said county, proceeded | to sell said tract of land for said taxes, costs
 and penalty due thereon, at the Courthouse door, in the town of Helena, on the 2nd
 day of November, A. D. IS46, having pre-
 vously given the notice required by law,
 at which sale, Richard Thompson became | the purchaser of the whole thereof, for the
 said taxes, cost> and penalty,-no one of tering to pay the same for less quantity | thereof. And on the 18th day of January,
 A. D. lS4S, the said Richard Thompson,
 producing to the said William M. Bostwick,
 Sheriff of said county, the certificate grant
 ed him at the sale of said land for taxes, and
 demanding a Deed for the same, and the period of twelve months allowed by law for the redemption of the same having expired, and no one having offered to redeem the same, the said William M. BostWick as Sher- if and eX-ofiicio collector of said county, diG
 on said day execute his Deed 10 the said Richard Thompson for the said tract of land as he was by law authorised 10 do, conveying to the said Richard Thompson all the right, title and interest of the heirs of the said Pat
 rick Hand as well as of all other persons whatever, in and to said tract of land And on the 2Sth day of January A. D. 1851,
 the said Richard Thompson, and Elinor Thompson, his wife, conveyed 10 one Wm.
 B. Sellers all of his right, title and interest in and to said tract of Iand, d,--and on the 25lh day of November, A. D. 1850, the said William B. Sellers, and Mahaly Jane Sellers, his wife, conveyed to John Patton all of their right, title and interest of in and
 10 said tract of land.
 That the southeast quarter of section
 two, in township one North of range three east, containing one hundred and sixty acres
 of land, and lying in the county of Phillips
 and State of Arkansas, was regularly listed
 for taxation in the year 1894, in the name of Josiah Proctor; when the Territorial and county taxes due thereon for said year
 amounted to the sum of two dollars and fifty
 two anda halfcents; yet neither the said Jos-
 ah Proctor, nor any one else, paid the taxes
 and costs due on said tract af land for 1924.
 amounting to said sum of two dollars and fif-
 ty two and half fcents;--whereupo Daniel
 Mooney then sheriff of said county, proceed
 ed 10 sell said tract of land for the taxes and
 costs due thereon, at the door of the Court house, in the town of Helena, on the first
 Monday in November, A. D. 1924, having
 previously given the notice required by law; at which sale Henry Lawson BiScOe became