Washington telegraph., 1856-04-23
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NHAT at a sale of land for tae non-pavment
Aoi taxes due thereon held at the Court House
door IN the town of LeSisyille in the countv 81
Lafayette. and State of Arkansas, pursuant to
lawful notice, given by the sheriff OF said county
and IN conformity with the laws of the State 81
Arkansas, on the first Monday, it being the first
day OF November. III the year A D. 1852 and the
hrSt day of the tall term of the circuit court OF
SAID county. the undivided one-half of the follow
ing described tracts OF parcels of land, situate
IN said county, Were sold aud stricken off TO
Henry p. Poinde xter to wit:
The fractional quarter of section seven. CON-
tanning 52-s4 acres; the fractional Quarter of
section seventeen, containing l34-7l acres. the
west-halt OF the southeast Gaarter of section
seventeen, containing so acres: the east-half of
the southeast quarter Of section seventeen. con-
tainlnS SO acres; the west fractional quarter ot
section eighteen containing 6S-2O acres tbe east
hall OF the northwest quarter OF section twenty
containing so acres; the west half OF the north
east quarter oi section nineteen, containing so
acres; the fractional quarter of section eighteen.
containing SO acres; the east half OF the north
east quarter of section thirteen containing 50
acres the fractional quarter of section twelve
containing 1920 acres; the fractional quarter of
section nineteen containing $3.50 acres: the west
hall OF the northwest quarter of section w elve
containing so acles. and the southeast Quarter of
section SIX, containing 1888 acres, all in town.
ship fourteen south, in range twenty west
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dred and three and eighty-three hundreths acres
listed and assessed for taxation in the name OF
Edward b. Hicks, and all of which undIvided
one-half OF SAID lands were purchased by Henry
T. Polndexter. for the aggregate amount of the
State and county taxes. penalty and costs due
thereon for the year 1852 amounting to the sum
OF one hundred and five dollars and ffty cents
which said undivided half of said lands was, by
deed of conveyance. duly proven and recorded. on
the l4th day OF May. 1853 conveyed to the said
Henry p. Poindexter by Alexander c. Gwen.
then sheriff and collector OF the county OF Lafay-
cite, by authority vested IN him by the laws of
the State of Arkansas, and afterwards to wit
the fifteenth day of March, A D. 1856. Elijah
Ferguson. as executor of the last will and testa-
ment of the said Henry p. Pondexter, then de-
ceased, in pursuance OF said will. made executed
aud acknowledged deed OF conveyance to the
said undivided hall of each and all the above de-
scribed tracts parcels of land, to the under
signed as administrator dc 5oHis ton of the estate
OF John w. Paup, deceased, for the use and bene-
ut OF the heirs OF the said John w Paup and their
heirs and assigns forever.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all
persons who may be concerned or who can set
up any right, title claim to the said undivided
half OF the above described tracts or parcels OF
land so purchased as aforesaid, in consequence of
any Iriornality, lrregulaTity or illegaity con-
nected with such sale, or for any cauSe or defect
whatever, that IN conformity with the act OF the
Legislature OF the State of Arkansas in relation
to tax titles" approved the Sd OF November,
A ID. 1886, the undersigned, as administrator de
6onis non OF the estate of the said John w. Paup,
deceased, will apply to the circuit court of Lafay-
cite county, Arkansas, at court to be holden at
the court house in the town OF Lewsville in said
county, on the eighth Monday after the fourth
Monday IN September, A. ID. 1856, for the con-
firmation OF title IN and to the sand undivided
tracts or parcels of lana purchased aforesaid ;
and all persons interested are hereby notified to
attend at said time and place, aud show cause, if
any they eau, why the title to the undivided halt
of said several tracts OF land should not be con-
hrned according to law.
JOHN L. BOULDIN. .7dnn'r
de bOHis non estate Of J. ". PdHp, dee
March 20, 1856. 1876