Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-06-03
EXECUTORS SALE OF VALUABLE

IA LANDS in Chest township. CleaE6eld county
Under and by virtue of the powers contained in
the last will and testament of John McPherran
late OF Huntington county, deceased. the suhscri-
bers will offer at Public Sale on Friday the 26th
day of June, 1868, at o'clock, P NJ. on the prem
ises. the following described piece of land in Hun
ngdon county
No. l. Occupied by A. S. M'Pherran. Franklin
township, Huntingdon county, one mile and a
quarter from Spruce Creek. containing one hmm
dred and thirty-eight acres and thirty-six pereh-
es, nett, adjoining Shoenberger's lands on the
north and east. south by land of John NJ pher-
ran, west by land of Hugh Seeds Beoinnino at
stone corner north hfty-two and a half east one
hundred and sixty -four perches to pointers north
twenty and half west to pointers sixty perches
north nifty and three-quarters west to rock oak
eIghty-seven and forty-hundredths south FORTY
six and a half west one hundred and forty-two
perches to stone, south twenty-nine. and half
eastone hundred and thirty-two perches to ISlaee
OF beginning iO5 acres are under cultivation, and
IS acres standing in timber A good frame house
and barn on the premises
On Tuesday, June 10th, 1863,
AT 2 Q clock p, m, the following described tracts
of land, situate in Clearfeld county will be sold
at the Court House in clearfeld, to wit:
No. 2 Part of survey in name of Samuel Jack
son, beginning at white oak dead thence south
49, east 40 perches to hemlock north 45 east 1873
perehes to pine, north So W PA perches to post
ana thence south - east lao perches TO place of
beginning containing 9S ac 65 pr and allowance
No 3 Part of same survey. beginning at hem
lock above named. thence north 10 deg east / 10
perches TO post, thence south 454 east about 240
perches to tract line thence along the same south
~ west about lis perehes TO post corner and
thence north 453 west 249 perehes to the place of
beginning. containing 150 acres and allowance
No A. The residue of same survey. beginning
al post thence south IS deg east 73 perches to
pine. thence along tract line south IS deg east
20 perches to stones and tn 80 deg west about
Llo perches to post corner of No. 3. and thence a.
leng me same north 454 deg west about 2f0 per-
ches to place of beginning, containing about IT'S
acres, about go of which are cleared and having
log house and log barn thereon erected
NO = s. and 4 are well timbered; about 2
miles from Chest creek and will be sold sepa-
rately or as whole tract
No. Part of Alex Jack son s survey beginning
at post corner of Martin Hockenb berry thence
south 81 3 west l6l perches to white oak thence
north % west 10 to post thence north 363 east
about 80 perches to post thence north 451 west
perehes to post, thence along Nc g. north 80
east about 66 perches to a post and thence south
% east l32 perches to the place of beginning con-
tanning 10 acres This piece unimproved and
tim bered
No Part of George Musser survey beginning
AT post corner of No. D thence south 36i degrees
west | t4 perches to a chestnut oak thence north
~ degrees west I49 perches to Il post thence north
56t degrees east ll2t perches post and thence
along No. , south 454 degrees east 40 perches to
place OF begnnII g, containing 80 acres, bout 2
acres cleared. and small house and barn thereon
No 4 Part of same survey beginning at chest
nut on tract line, thence south "a degrees west
100 perches to chestnut oak corner. thence south
iS 5 degrees east l5I perches to gumthence north
50 degrees east ~ perches to a red oak and
thence north 454 degrees west 1862 perches to
place of beginning containing, SO acres and 65 per-
ches and allowance. Unimproved and tim bered
IERMs made known day of sale. Persons
desiring to learn the title or get further informa
ton IN regard to the lands apply to VIM A
allace. Esq Clearfed. Pa or to
SAMUEL McPHERRAN and
JOHN A. McPHERRAN
Exrs of John Mcpherran, decd, Spruce Greek.
huntingdon Co Pa. June 8, 1868.