Nashville union. [volume] ([Nashville, Tenn.]) 1851-1853, 1853-01-10
COTTON LANDS IN ARKANSAS AT PUBLIC

COTTON LANDS IN ARKANSAS AT PUBLIC
WILL be sold at the courthouse in Helena the county
w seat of Phillips county, the third Monday, the
18th Of January being county day, commencing
at IL o'clock, H., the following tractf ,f land, viz
In toscnsaip north, rangs sast.
The northwest fractional quarter of fractional section s.
the north half of fractional section making altogether nine
hundred and thrtysx in body. 1t lies Tellico
Greek in ST. Francis county most beautiful stream Of
eraing Ii about miles northwest Of Madi-
the county seat three miles south of the road from
Memphis to Little Rock, four miles west OF the road from
Helena to St Francis, four miles from Lang Ellie river,
twelve miles from Judge Songs Ferry over the 81 Francis
river where the Memphis and Little Rock road crosses hay
ing several improved farms within mile
z5tonship 4 north, rangs east
West hafOfSecon g. containing three hundred and twen-
tyacres
West half of fractional section ls and the west half of
fractional section 9, making together tract of six
hundred and seventy 1t lies six miles from Madison
and adjOins two improved farms
T5,casAsp l south, rangs2 east
South half of section IS, in Phillips county containing
three hundred and twenty
South half of section 90 north half of 29 and southeast
quarter of 29, forming tract of eight hundred
South half of section 26 and north half Of section s form
ing tract fisk hundred and forty
North half of section 35 three hundred and twenty
Ioacnslip SOUTH range east
Section entire and the north half of g making tract of
eight hundred and ninety acres
Section entire, containing five hundred and ninety6ve
The west half of section 8, cornering the foregoing
three hundred and twenty
Z10nship 2 south, range 8 east.
The south half of section the south half of section and
section II entire, forming tract of twelve hundred and
eighty
The south half of section 95 section 26 entire the east
half Of 81 the north half of section S5 and the
half dissection 3D. making tract of nineteen hundred and
twenty acres.
The lands in the foregoing townships lie from le to "a
miles of Helena considerable the Mississippi
river the county seat of Phil county, the vicinity and
partly above end partly below the road from Helena to Lit
tie Rock Big Creek branch of White river which
navgabe about five months in the year-from to 20 miles
frcm the nearest landing St Francis river stream al
ways navigable for steamboats,.
There settlements adjoining all these tracts
and that region ofcounry upon the peninsula formed hy
the Mississippi and White rivers and inersected by the
St Francis and Big Greek, is destined be one Of the
richest in America.
75tcnsAip south, rangs east
South half of section - containing three hundre and
twenty of rsrate Mississippi bottom land about five
miles southwest of Helena, within two miles of the river
two-thrds OF which above the highest floods.
Except the lasnamed tract all of the foregoing up
lands OF them well adapted to the growth G cotton and
of them equal TO any upands in the cottongrowng
States They ae all adapted to the growth of wheat corn
poatoes peaches and all other products Of the United
States except oranges and sugar Cattle raised in that
region almost without labor they feed the cane
which continues green during the winter.
Proximity to the New Orleans market and navigation
obruced give to this region great advantages
the States the Ohio annd Upper Mississippi which
much ofte time cut off from the New Orleans market by low
water and ice Nor is there portion ofthe United States
where slave property is more secure
These Lands will be sold the ghest bidder half
Of purchase money to be paid hand and the balance
iu and two years. with interest good title with
ranty will be given by the undersigned Amos KendalD
the time of the sae the subsequent payments beings Sc
suree BY mortgages.
Proposals for prvare purchase will be received by John
s. Horner Esq of Helena, Amos Kendall of Washington
city, until the day of sale. AMOS KENDALL
FRANCIS p. BLAIR
JOHN c. RIVES
Washington City, Dec. TO- 1s52-lmtrw