Southern shield., 1860-01-28
CONFIRMATION OF TAX TITLE.
To AU Whom at mag Concern,

Il v ~ht0 " 'cV"c t0 "etty OD'oCCfft1 KNOW YE, That on tbe tenth day of March, IA A. D. 1S5G at 8 sale of lands for the non payment of the taxes, penalty, costs and charges due thereon, for the year 1855. held by Simon P. Hughes then the acting Sheriff of Monroe county, in the State of Arkansas, at the Courthouse door of said county of Monroe pursuant to the notice required by the laws of said State, which notice or advertisement was published in thot.Southern Shield, newspaper printed in the city of Helena, county of Phil zz.-ai ... ...s....sssi,.....sl t6 1ss day q 's.ssl.s s7ss court-house door ',' of 'aq s! also sras 54ff
 least tour weeks previous to said day of sale, Oliver H. Oates purchased the following de- scribed tracts or parcels of land, viz:
 The northeast quarter of section numbered thirteen, containing one hundred and sixty acres
 The southeast quarter of section numbered thirteen, containing enc hundred and sixty acres;
 The southeast part of the south-eas quarter of section numbered twelve, containing one bundred and forty acres;
 And thc southeast part of the southwest quarter of section numbered thirteen, contain ing one hundred and ffty-nine acres:
 All in township numbered one south of tho base line, and in range five west of the fifth principal meridian.
 Containing, in the aggregate, six hundred and nineteen acres Of land, lying and being sit uate in said county of Monroe.
 All Of said lands were severally listed, assess ed aud taxed on the tax-book of said county of Monroe according to the laws of said State, in the year 1855, for the taxes due thereon for that year. The first quarter section above named was assessed and taxed in the name of David 4. Raybon, for the sum of four dollars and eighty cents. The second named quarter was assessed and taxed in the name of Rebecca M. Raybon, for four dollars and eighty cents. The third piece above named was assessed and taxed in the name of Mariah Raybon. at four dollars and eighty cents, and the last named piece or parcel was assessed and taxed in the name of Nancy II. Raybon, for the sum of four dollars and eighty cents. The four dollars and eighty cents taxed on each piece of land as above stated was the aggregate amount of the State, county and road taxes due for the year 1855. The said David A. Raybon, Rebecea M. Raybon, Mariah Raybon and Nancy H. Ray bon were then and sre now all non-residenss of said county of Monroe, and each one personally or any one for them having failed to pay said taxes, penalty, costs and charges due on said tracts of land, which, on said tenth day of March, A. D. 1856, did amount to the sum of seven dollars and ninety eents on each of the four tracts above named; and on said day and year last mentioned, said Sheriff, by virtue of the authority aforesaid, did offer said tracts of land separately for sale, at the place aforesaid, to pay the taxes, penalty and costs due on each as aforesaid, and the said Oliver H. Oates did then and there bid and offer to pay the said taxes, penalty ndcosts duo on each tract of land above named as aforesaid, for the number of acres stated above ont of each tract as each was offered, and nooae having bid or offered topay tho same for less quantity thereof, the same were struck off and sold to said Oates. And tho said Oates having paid to said Simon F. Hughes as Sheriff as aforesaid. the taxes, penalty, costs apd charges due on said tracts to wit the sum of seven dollars and ninety cents on each tract the said Hughes, as Sheriff as aforesaid, did then and there execute to and deliver to said Oliver II. Oates four certificates of purchase, one for each tract of land. And the said Oates did on the 16th day of July. 4. D. 1858, for valuo received, assign all his right, title, interest and claim to said tracts or parcels of land to Nathan McKeehan, and afterwards, to wit: on the -- day of January, 4. D. 1860, and more than twelve months after said day of sale, the said Nathan MeKeehan having produced the said certificates of purchase granted as aforesaid to one George Washington, who is ROW and was then Sheriff of the said county of Monroe. and said MeKeehan requiring of said Washington deed to said lands, and the said George Wash ingtop, as SheEff as aforesaid, did, on the day
 s.-ss.z- ,- 7777; y:T= liver to said McKoehan four deeds in due form of law.-one to each of the above named tracts which said deeds are1now duly recorded ac- eording to law, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, in said county of Monroe.
 NOW THEREF ORE. All persons who can set up any right to said tracts of land or either of them in consequence of any informaliy, ir- regularity o- illegality in the said tax title or tax titles as above described, are hereby called upon and repaired to show eause, if any they can, at the September term of the Circuit Court in and for said county of Monroe, for 1860, to be begun and holden at the Courthouse therein, on tbe 2d Monday in September, 4. D. 1860, why sad safes shall not De confirmed and said titlcs quieted in said Nathan McKeehan, as ap-