Washington telegraph., 1856-03-19
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,

NHAT at sales of lands for the non-payment
l. OF the taxes due thereon, held at the court
house door In the town of Lewisville in the
county of Lafayette, in the State of Arkansas.
pursuant to lawful notice given by the sheriff of
SAID county. and In conformity with the laws OF
said State. the first on the first Monday of No
vember, A. ID 1851. it being the third day OF said
month and the second on the first Monday of
November A D. 1852, it being the first Gay of
said month, the following described tracts OF
parcels of land we're stricken off and sold to the
Undersigned:
The east half of the northwest quarter, and
the west half of the northeast quarter of section
twenty -nine in township fifteen south, In range
twenty two west, containing in all one hundred
and sixty acres, which said lands were listed and
assessed for taxation in the name ol Allen Bel
Iah and were purchased by the undersigned on
the said first Monday of November, A. D. 1851,
for the aggregate amount of the State and county
IA xes peualty aud cost due thereon for the said
year A. d. 1851. amounting to the sum of two
dollars and forty cents also the west half of the
south east quarter of section twenty containing
so acres the east hall OF the southwest quarter
Of section twenty, containing so acres; and the
west half of the northeast quarter of section
twenty-five, containing eighty acres, all in
township nineteen. SOUTH IN range twenty-five
! west. in the aggregate two hundred and forty
acres which said last mentioned several tracts of
lands listed and assessed for taxation in the
names OF Nichols & Gillespie, and were also pur-
chased by the undersigned on the first Monday of
| November. A ID. 1852, for the aggregate amount
OF the State and county taxes. penalty and costs
due thereon for the years 1S43 to 1852 inclusive,
| amounting to the sum OF sixty-nine dollars and
fifteen cents all Of which said tracts of land above
described. by deeds, dated the 18th day of jan
uary A. d. 1854, duly executed, acknowledged
! and recorded, were conveyed to the undersigned
/ by John S French. sheriff of Lafayette county,
and successor in office of Alexander C. Owen, by
authority vested in him by the laws of Arkansas;
and whereas. by act Of the Legislature of Arkan-
sas creating the county of Columbia, that portion
I of the county of Lafayette in which :he above
described several tracts of lands situated, was
attached to the said county Of Columbia.
/ Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all
/ persons whom it may concern, or who can set un
| any right. title or claim to the above described
tracts or parcels of land, SO purchased as afore-
said, In consequence of any infprmaiity, irregu-
larity or illegality connected with such sale, oil
| for any cause or defect whatever, that in cor
forn,ity with the act of the Legislature Of the
State of Arkansas in relation to tax titles" ap-
proved the Sd day of November, 1886, the under
signed will apply to the circuit court OF Colnmbis
county, at court to be heGen at the court -houss
in said county on the sixth Monday after the
fourth Monday OF September, A. D. 1856, for con-
firmation OF title in and to all OF satd tracts o.
parcels of land SO purchased as aforesaid, and at
| persons interested are hereby Botihed to appear
at said time and place, and show eaase, II any
they can, why the title to said lands should 10
be confirmed according to law.
March l9, 1856 I%e