Washington telegraph., 1856-04-09
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.

THAT at sales of lands for the non-payment
Il 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
sand county. and in conformity with the laws of
said State. the first on the first Monday of No.
vember A D 1851, it being the third day OF said
month. and the second on the first Monday or
November, A D. 1852, it being the first Gay of
said month"; the following described tracts OF
parcels of land were 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 y-nine- in township fifteen south, in range
twenty-five west, containing in all one hundred
and sixty acres, which said lands were listed and
assessed for taxation in the name ol Allen Bel
lah, and We're purchased by the undersigned on
the said first Monday of November, A. ID. 1851.
for the aggregate amount of the State and county
taxes. penalty and cost due thereon for the said
year A ID. 1851, amounting to the of two
dollars and forty cents also the west half of the
southeast quarter of section twenty, containing
so acres; the east half OF the southwest quarter
of section twenty, conta'r ng so acres; and the
west half of the northeast quarter of section
twenty-five, containing eighty acres, ali in
township nineteen. south, IN range twenty-five
west IN the aggregate tive hundred and forty
acres which said last mentioned several tracts of
lands were listed and assessed for taxation in the
names 0. Nichols & Gillespie, and were also pu.-
chased by the undersigned on the first Monday OF
November, A. D. 1852, for the aggregate amount
OF the State and county taxes. penalty and costs
due thereon for the years 1913 10 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
of the county of Lafayette in which the above
described several tracts of lands are situated was
attached to the said county of Columbia
Now, therefore, notice Is hereby given to all
persons whom it may concern, or who set I'D
any right, title or claim to the above described
tracts parcels of land SO purchased afore-
said, IN consequence Of any lnformaiity, ITregu-
aTity OF IllegalitY connected with such sale. or
for any cause defect whatever, that in cor-
formity with the act OF the Legislature of the
State of Arkansas in relation to tax ttIesn ap-
proved the Sd day of November 1896. the under
signed will apply to the circuit court OF Columbia
county, at court to be holCen at the courthouse
in said county the sixth Monday after the
fourth Monday OF September, A. D. 1856 for con-
firmation of title In and to all of said tracts or
parcels of land so purchased as aforesaid and all
persons interested are hereby notified to appear
at said time and place, and show caese If any
they can, why the title to said lands should not
be confirmed according to law.
VIM. H. ETTER.
March 10, 1856. 1876