The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-11-21
SALE OF LANDS
FOR UNPAID DIRECT TAXES IN INsURREcTIoNAR'
DISTRICTS.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

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Carolina, hereinafter described, have become for
feited to the United States by reason of the non
payment 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, can act for
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, 1868, at 1 o'clock P. NJ. OF said day.
at the Custom House building, at Port Royal, Hill
ton Head Island, ST. Lukes 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:
HILTON HEAD IsIand st. Lutes Parish, Beau
fort District South Carolina.
No. 1.-"THE POINT" including "Bob Island, 4"
soid TO be. or to have been owned by Wm Elliott;
bounded North and North East by Broad River,
Sonth East and South by Fish Hall; South West
bv Seabrook and North West by Skull Creek.
No 9-"P1SE LAsDs."-Owner or owners un-
Known Bounded by the Point" Fish Hall" :"
g Grass Lawn" Cherry Hill, " "Marshland," )"
(" Honey Horn," Fairfield" "Cotton Hope,
and sSeabrook."
No. 3.-"F1sH HA11"-Said to be or to have
been owned by General Drayton. Bounded North
East by Broad River South East by Coggins
Point and Springfield, South West by Grass Lawn,
North West and North by 1.-The Point.
No A-"CoeGrSs POINT" and "SpRINGF1ELD
said to be or to have been owned by VIM. Pope.
Rounded North East by Broad River South East
bv the Atlantic Ocean, South West by Grass Lawn,
and North West by Fish Hall.
No. 5.-"GGAss LAwS."-Said to be or to have
been owned by Richard Pope: Bounded North East
hv 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.-"MA1rHEw' LAND" sometimes called
Number Four" said to be or to have been owned
by 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-"CHEERY HILL. 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.-"MARsmASD AND CHAPLIN. to
be or to have been owned by JAS. Wells: Boun-
ded North East by Cherry Hill and Matthews
Land sometimes called Number -Four, south East
Inv tbe Atlantic Ocean, North West by Pine Lands,
and South West by Gardner and Lexington
No. 9.-"GAEDNER." Said to be or to have
been owned by Stoney. Bounded North East by
Marshland, South Eas: by Broad Creek, South
West by Otter Hole, and North West BY Honey
Horn.
No O.-"LEMIEGToS. Said to he or to 5aTe
boon owned bv Joseph Pope Bounded North Last
by Chaplin, South East by the Atlantic Ocean,
South West by Hill Place and North West by