The true Democrat., 1856-01-15

NOTICE is hereby given that on the 27th day of " May, l84S, at the court house door of Pulaski county, the same being the list day of the circuit of said county, and between the hours preScri bed by law. William E. Woodruff purchased at a sale of lands had by the sheriff and collector of said county for payment of taxes thereon, in Pulas- Ri county on that occasion in due form of law, the Northeast Quarter of Section Twenty.One, in Township One North of Range Ten West, containing one hundred and sixty acres of land; situate in said county of Pulaski, regularly listed and assessed for taxation m said county of Pulaski State of Arkansas. ln the resident assessment list in the of Harry Spring, and the State and County taxes due thereon amounting to three dolIa,s and thirty eg ce,ts for the year lS43 and that the sheriff and collector of said county of Pulaski, on the 18th day of May, 1S44; by deed of that date duly executed and delivered, conveyed to the said Wm. E. Woodruff his heirs and assigns, for the consideration aforesaid, all the right title inter est and claim of the said Harry Spring, and all per sons, in and to said tract of and and the said Will liam E. Woodruff afterwards quit claimed aud rein quished to William Blythe, the north half of the said quarter section.
 And on the 18th day of September, ls4S, the said William E. Woodruff and Jane Eliza his wife, and Harry Spring in consd1 ration of $50 dollars to said Woodruff and 100 dollars to said Spring. paid by him. conveyed in fee simple to said Wm. E. Ashley, and his heirs and the south half of said orth east quarter of section twenty i'll township one, north of range ten west, containing eighty acres, which deed duly acknowledged on the 18th day of September, l048, and duly recorded in Pulaski county, on the lUn DecemDer, loOz
 Notice is further given, That on the Sd day of November, 1851, William E. Woodruff purchased at sheriffs sale of lands for payment of taxes in the county of Pulaski at the court house door of said county between the hours prescribed by law. the North half of the Northeast quarter of Section Twenty-One, of Township One North. in Range Ten West, Containing Eighty Acres, situate in Pulaski county, listed and assessed for taxation in the name of William Blythe non resident of said county for the of dOlIdr and eight cents, due said tract of land for 1851, and with penalty and costs thereon amount ed to two dollars, seventy nine and half cents, at which time and place, said sum being paid to the sheriff he executed his certificate of the purchase of said land by the said Wm. E. Woodruff and after the expiration of twelve months, the said w. E. Wood ru for value received assigned the land certificate to the said Wm. E. Ashley, who demanded deed from the sheriff of said county and on the 23d day of Nov, 1852 the sheriff of Pulaski for the consideration last aforesaid, by deed of that date duly executed conveyed to said William E. Ashley, and his heirs and assigns all the right title, claim and interest of the said William Blythe, and all and every person persons whatsoever, in and to said last mentioned tract of land; which deed was duly acknowledged on the 24th of December, 1852 and recorded ln Pulaski county, on the 27th of the same month and year.
 Now, Therefore, all persons who can set up any right to the aforesaid lands, so purchased as aforesaid in consequence of any informaty any ir regularity illegaty connected with said tax sales are hereby required to come forward and show the same, and show cause if any they can why the said sales and the title of the undersigned to said tracts of land should be confirmed, according to the statute in that behalf provided petition to presented for that purpose, at the term of the chancery court of Pulaski county to be holden at the city of Ii tile Rock, on the list Monday of November, 1856.
 Given this Sd day of January, 1856.
 WILLIAM E. ASHLEY.
 S. H. HAMPSTEAD, Attorney.
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