The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-11-28
SALE OF LANDS
FOR UNPAID DIRECT TAXES IN INSURREcTIoNARN
DISTRICTS.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Carolina, hereinafter described, have become for
feited to the United States by reason Of the non
pavment of the direct taxes charged thereon, un-
der the act entitled can Act to provide increased
revenue from imports, to pay interest on the
public debt, and for other purposes" approved
August s. 1861, and an act entitled, "An act Tor
the collection of direct taxes in insurectionary
districts within the United States, and for other
purposes" approved June z, 1862 and that the
same will be sold at public auction, on Tuesday,
December 1st, 1862 at o'clock, T. NJ OF SAID DAY,
at the Custom House building, at Port Royal ILL
ton Head Island, st. Luke's Parish, Beaufort Dist,
and state aforesaid; and that the sale OF the same
will be continued from day to day until all OF
said Lots and tracts Of Land are finally disposed
Of
The following is description of said lands
forfeited as aforesaid, together with the valuation
of the same, and the amount of the quota OF SAID
tax and penalty charged upon each OF SAID tracts
or lots of land respectively
H1LTON HEAD Island, 81. Lake's Parish, Beau
fort District South Carolina.
No 1--"THE POINT" including "Bob Island,
said to be. or to have been owned by VIM. Elliott;
bounded North and North East by Broad River,
Sontb East and South by Fish Hall; South West
by Seabrook and North West by Skull Creek.
No 2-"P1NE LANDS Owner or owners un-
known. Bounded by "the Point, Fish Hall,
g Grass Lawn" "Cherry Hill, Marshland, "
" Honey Horn" Fairfield" "Cotton Hope"
and "Seabrook."
No. 3-"F1sH HALL."-Said to be or to have
been owned by General Drayton. Bounded North
East bv Broad River South East by Coggins
Point and Springfield, South West by Grass Lawn,
North West and North by "The Point"
No-4-"CoGG1Ns POINT" and SPRINGFIELD.
said to be or to have been owned by VIM. Pope.
Bounded North East by Broad River, South East
bv the Atlantic Ocean, South West by Grass Lawn,
and North West by Fish Hall.
No. 5.-"GRAss LAWN Said to be or to have
been owned by Richard Pope. Bounded North East
by Springfield and Fish Hall, North West by
Pine Lands South West by Cherry Hill and
Matthews Land sometimes called Number -Four,
and South East by the Atlantic Ocean
No 6-"MArrHEw's LAND" sometimes called
sNumber Four" said to be orto have been owned
bv Frank Pope. bounded North East by Grass
Lawn, South East by the Atlantic Ocean, South
West by Marshland and Chaplin, North West by
Cherry Hill.
No. 7-"CHERRY HnL."-Said to be or to
have been owned by Mrs. Pope. Bounded North
East by Grass Lawn, South East by Matthews
Land. sometimes called Number -Four, South
West by Marshland and North West by. Pine
Lands
No. S.-"MARsHIAND AND CHAPLIN. Said to
he or to have been owned by Jas. Wells. Boun-
ded North East by Cherry Hill and Matthews
Land sometimes called Number Four, South East
by the Atlantic Ocean, North West by Pine Lands,
and South West by Gardner and Lexington.
No. 9.-"GAnDNER." Said to be or to have
been owned by Stoney. Bounded North East by
NIarshland, South East by Broad Greek, South
West by Otter Hole, and Northwest by Honey
| Horn.
No. 1O.-'LE,nNGToN" Said to be or to have
been owned by Joseph Pope. Bounded North East
| by Chaplin, South East by the Atlantic Ocean,
Con+b Wect hy Hill Place and North West by