Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-11-28
Merif's Sale.

State Of Oht0, GGltaG Comfy, Ss.
DURSUANT to the command of an order OF sale
[ issued by the Court of Common Pleas, with
in and for the county of Galia and State of Ohio.
and to me directed as Sheriff Of said county OF
Gallia, Will offer at public sale at the front door
OF the Courthouse in the slty OF sGaiilpoiis; N
7th day of December. a. d. 1861 at the hour OF one
O'Clock D. m. of that day, the following lands and
tenements to-wit:-All that part of the north
west quarter of section number sixteen Q6) in
township number five o. OF range numDer M
teen Q5) in the county of Gailla, and state OF
Ohio, except the following described part thereof
by Reuben Graham, and bounded as fOllowS:-
Beginning at the south west cornero of said quar-
ter section running thence north forty three
rods on said section line TO stake; thence east
one hundred and sixty rods across said quarter
section to stake; thence south forty three rods
to the south east corner of said quarter; thence
west to the place of beginning, containing in
said exception forty three acres, more or less:
and also except, tract out OF the northeast
corner of said quarter heretofore conveyed by
Henry Siders and wife to John Mexican, by deed
dated April Sth, A. ID. 1871, and recorded in vol.
90 pages 33f and 332-record of deeds Of Gallia
county, described as follows:-Beginning at the
north east corner of said quarter section: thence
running south one hundred and twenty three
poles TO stake at a branch; thence west sixteen
one one RSmndred and t%enty poles to stake
to the place of beginning. containing twelve
4S-100 acres and forty eight poles, more or less
the tract remaining and here described, contain
and being the tract conveyed to Jacob James by
the administrator of Henry Siders, by deed
dated March IL. A. ID. 1859, and recorded in vol.
80 page 411-record of deeds of Gallia county
aforesaid; appraised at the sum OF one thousand
and five hundred dollars (S1500;) and also, the
following tract of land to wit:-All that part of
the South half of section number seventeen Q7)
in township number five (5,) of range number
fifteen Q5) in said Gallia county, except so much
thereof as was conveyed by Jacob James to vii,
liam James, by deed dated May2S A. ID. 1865 and
recorded in vol 35, page 554-record Of deeds of
said Gallia county, and particularly described as
follows s-Beginning at the north east corner of
said south haifa running thence west 50 chains
and ninety links to a corner on the line between
the north west and the south quarter of said
section; thence south AK degrees east 25 chains
and iftysiN links to corner in the center of the
lane in the south east quarter of said section;
thence along said lane south As degrees west
eight chains and eighty four links to the center
of the road; thence along said road south 6314
degrees east seven chains and seventy links to
corner in said road thence south fourteen chains
and seventy-fiv links to a corner on the south
line of said section from which hickory tree
inches in diameter bears south 81 degrees east 10
links and a white oak ~ inches in diameter bears
north 60 degrees west 30 links; thence east on
corner of said section; thence north on the east
line of said section forty -One chains and fifty
links to the place of beginning. containing in said
exception one hundred and ffty-two acres in the
southeast quarter of said section number seven
teen Q7) and eight acres in the north east corner
of the south west quarter of said section, or
less; after deductfng the above excepted tracts
from the above described half section of land
the remainder thereof appraised at the sum of
four thousand and five hundred dollars ($4, ,500;)
subject to the dover estate of Margaret James,
as assigned therein-described as follows, to-
wit:-Beginning at stake at the south west cor
ner of William James land and 81 chains and 80
links west of the south east corner of section
II, in township no. 5, of range no. 10, in the Ohio
Company's purchase; thence north II chains and
20 links to a stake in road; thence along the road
north 3d. degrees west chains and 10links to a
stake; thence n. As degrees e chains and "a links
to stake: thence north 471s degrees west %
chains and Sc links to stake on quarter line of
section; thence west 10 chains and IS links to Il
stake or. line: thence south 40 degrees east 2S
chains and Sc links to stake in road: thence
ssuth Al degrees west chains and 80 links to a
stake; thence south 40 degrees east chains and
36 links: thence north Al degrees east chains
and 80 links to stake in road; thence south 40
degrees east chains and 81 links to a stake in
road; thence south 62 degrees east chains and
so links to stake; thence south IA chains and rs
chains TO the place of beginning, containing A.
91-100 acres. and lying and being in the south
half of section number II, township 5. of range
10, in the Ohio Company's purchase; also, lot in
ber IL numbered on the plat of said village of
Rodney: appraised at the sDm, of $1,000 TO be
sold rs the property of the heirs at law of Jacob
James, decd. late of Gallia county, Ohio, at the
suit of Mary Watts and others.
Terms of sale-one-third of the purchase money |
to be paid in hand. third in one year and one
third in two years from the day of sale; the de-
ferred payments to draw interest from the day |
of sale and be secured by mortgage given by the |
purchaser on the premises sold.
Given under my hand officially, this 29th day |
of October, a. d. 1867,
WILLIAM WADDELL.
Sheriff of G.. c. o.
Nov7, 1867