The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-02-07


Succession of Nathaniel Croker, deceased. .
ltTATE OF LOUISIANA-Parisho Of Caddo.-
y 18th Judicial District Court. By virtue of writ
Of sale to directed by the honorable the District
Court in and for the parish of Caddo, State of Louis
lana. on SATURDAY, the 18th day of February next
4. d. 1855, will proceed to sell, between the hours
Of A. M and f. PM. at the residence of the late Ma
thaniel Croker, deceased, the following described
property towit: hundred and forty Of Land
lying III the parish Of Caddo, the metes and bonnds of
which will be particularly given on the day of sale
being all the land belonging to said succession. One
Negro Woman, Hannah, aged "a years, and her in
FAINT child Eliza, aged years; John, aged years;
Payne, aged years; Philip, aged 40 years; Ben, aged
AS years; Jefferson, aged l6 years; Bishop, aged !
years. and Betsy, aged SO years Also:l sorre mare;
grey horse; sorre horse; sorrel hly; mule colt
bald face horse; So head of stock hogs; l6 wild do.
% head of cattle; yokes Of oxen; As head of Sheep;
500 bushels of corn; 5000 lbs of fodder; lot of old
tools; cross-cut saw / OK wagon; shot gun; box of
toos Is head Of killing hogs; 25 bales of cotton, ITO
lbs of sailed pork; bedsteads and bedding trun
die bed woollcn mattress; lot of crockery ware;
lot of kitchen ware; pine table, loom; Is bee-hives;
l spinning wheel; pair Of dog irons; pair of steel
yards; clock.
Terms Of sae--Cash, provided the property brings
its appraised value. If the real estate and slaves do
not bring their appraised value, they will be readvcr
tised and sold on credit of Il months, purchasers
give bond with good securities bearing eight per
cent. interest from the day of sale and special mort
gage retained the real estate and slaves sold. II
the personal property does not bring its appraised val
ue, it will be Immediately re-otred and sold at the
same time and place, credit Of II months. Pur
chasers credit will be required to give their
with good securities: said to bear interest at
The rate of s per cent, per from day Of sale.
ian17 ICY P. CROKER, Administrative
Valuable Property at Auction.
WILL be sold at the Market House, in the town of
w Shreveport Monday, a6ti March, 1858, at
public auction, at O'Clock, NJ, the following pro-
perty, to-wit
Ten Acres Of Land, in Caddo parish near the One
Mile House, formerly owned by ]. w. Evans, decd.
Also-Gnc and half acres of Land, adjoining the
above described 10 acres, with the improvements
thereon, a present occupied by captain Leonard.
Also-TWO Lets of Ground, in the town Of Shreve-
port being part flot No nine, (o,) in block fifty lone
(51) described follows, to-wit: commencing at the
corner of Market street and an alley running thence
north west along Market street 90 feet and running
back for depth 40 feet Also, portion Of said lot No.
nine, 90 block hfty-one, (5l) commencing 40 feet
from the corner of said alley, running thence north
west 20 feet and running back for depth Of 40 feet.
Aso-Three Lots of Ground, in the town of Shreye-
port. known on the map plan Of Messrs. Johnson s.
Cut filed and recorded in the recorders Office of
Caddo parish, as lots Nos. one and three, Il and
81 Of block sxtyseven (67, formerly owned by III
Gallagher
Terms and accurate description made known
on the day of sale. HI. HUNSICKER, Auctioneer.
The above described property will be disposed of
above, unless sold at private sale before that time.
Persons wishing to purchase, viii apply TO H. HUs-
stcKER Shreveport, or 70 RoBsF =. ScoTT Jefferson.
Texas. dee6