Washington telegraph., 1856-04-16
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN,

THAT at a sale of land for the nop-pavment
Il OF taxes due thereon, held at the Courthouse
door In the town of Lewisville, in the county of
Lafayette, and State of Arkansas. pursuant tn
lawful notice, given by the sheriff OF said county,
and IN conformity with the laws of the State of
Arkansas, on the FIRST Monday, it being the first
day OF November, in the year A. d. 1852 and the
first day of the fall term of the circuit court of
said county, the undivided one-h half of the follow
ing described tracts or parcels of land, situate
in said county, were sold and stricken off to
Henry p. Poindexter, to wit:
The fractional quarter OF section seven con-
tanning l 152-S4 acres; the fractional quarter of
section seventeen, containing 1871 acres the
west-half of the southeast quarter of section
seventeen, containing 80 acres; the east-haIf of
the southeast quarter OF section seventeen. con-
tanning so acres; the west fractional quarter Of
section eighteen, containing 6S-20 acres; the east
halt of the northwest quarter of section twenty
contaInng<S0 acres; the west half of the north
east quarter of 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 so
acres the fractional quarter of section twelve
containing 1920 acres; the fractional quarter OF
section nineteen, containing $3.50 acres the west
half of the northwest quarter of section wv eve
containing so acies, and the southeast quarter of
section SIX, containing 1898 acres, all in town.
ship fourteen south, in range twenty-seven west
south OF Red river. in the aggregate, eleven nun
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
?. Poindexter, 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 liti day of May, 1858, conveyed to the said
Henry P. Poindexter by Alexander c. Owen,
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
on the fifteenth day of March, A. D. 1856, Elijah
Ferguson, executor of the last will and tesla
ment of the said Henry P. Poindexter, then de-
ceased, In pursuance OF said will, made, executed
and acknowledged a deed of conveyance to the
said undivided half of each and all the above de-
scribed tracts or parcels of land, 10 the under
signed administrator de 6onis of the estate
of John w. Paup, deceased, for the and bene-
fit 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 or claim to the said undivided
half of the above described tracts or parcels o
land so purchased as aforesaid, in consequence o
any infornality, irregularity or illegality con-
nected with such sale, or for any cause 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 D. 1886, the undersigned, as administrator ds
5onis mon, of the estate of the said John w Paup
deceased, will apply to the circuit court of Lafay
cite county, Arkansas, at a court to be holden al
the court house in the town of Lewisville in SAID
county, on the eighth Monday after the fourth
! Monday in September, A D. 1856, for the con-
/ firmation of title in and to the said undivided
tracts or parcels of land purchased as aforesaid
and all persons interested are hereby notified to
attend at said time and place, and show cause, il
any they can, why the title to the undivided hall
/ of said several tracts of land should not be con-
| irned according to law.
| JOHN L. BOULDIN, .admr
de 5onis non estate of J. w. Panp, dee
March 90, 1856. 1876