Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-19
Valuable plantation and
Lands for. Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A. DECREE OF THE
ID Chaucery Court of the county of Claiborne
and st sts Of Mssnra made g. ,
sell at public sale to the highest bidder, for
cash,
On Monday, the goth of March,
A. D. 1869.
to o'clock M, at the Court Hou7e at Green
vile, in The county of Washington, In said
State ALL the plantation belong ng to the estates
of Horace and John N. Carpenter. known as
Washin eton. in the said county of Washington,
five miles from Skpwith and Carolina land
ings, composed Of the following lands, to-wit:
Sections twelve and thirteen and lots one and
two in feciion fourteen. township fourteen,
range eight west; the southeast quarter Tor lots
Z and ~ of section twenty-f five; lot 8 in section
twenty seven /; the y and sw q aud u Of n
W Of section rs. and a OF section 81, all in
township IA, range 3 west. containing In all
eighteen hundred and eighty acres, more or
less The foregoing Is one of the best cotton
plantations in the South; $50 acres Of the land
under fence and in high state of cultivation,
season. The place is well ditched, and has a
good dwelling house, gin, quarters, and all
necessary outheuses, and well supplied with
cisterns.
Also, at the same time and place. the undi-
vided on half Of the following valuable unim-
proved lands in said county Of Washington, to.
wit: Sw Il section 8 S Il and " q and " Il
g Il section z: Q n Of Y q and n seq Of
section IS y and NV 4 section 20; VIZ
and y ne Z and e q s.w ana v HseA
session % sw section IS; Q q section
80. all in township i6. range west, containing
about 1904 acres; " Il section "a fractional
section IL y sc u and W Il sectieu IL; n
e u and W 4 section Is; s.w Il section 81;
u aud e u section p; II and 4 n eN
section 70: " y section 81 all in town
ship a. range west y inv u and Lsw
u section l3; sv 4 section II; W NV sec.
ton u; Q u Sc q section 2, all in township IL,
range v est, containing about 267p acres, lots
4 and 5. section 30, township u. range west;
Of section 80; all of section q, W \ Of section
20; all Of section %; y of section q. town
ship IL. rance west. containing 273l acres; n
W and g a 0fswH section 81, township Is,
range6 west, containing $40 acres.
Also. at the same time. all the interest Of said
Horace and John N. Carpenter in the follow
iug lands, situated IN the county Of Bolivar,
to-wit: Lots 4. 5. 6. atd s, in section !, town.
ship 20. range west. and lot in section 4,
Also, in the following lands situated in the
county Of Coahoma, to-wit: Lots and 3 IN
section 2; lets 4, and O. section Is; all Of Sec
ton l4;s e u and Of " = section II,
township 26 range Z west, containing 1855
acres. Also. in the following lands situated in
the county Of lssequsna. to-wit; The a OF
section Isl; 4 Of section IA; W 4 OF section q,
and = Of n = 81 section y all IN township
u, range west; and " y Of sw 4 Of section
ls. and W q Of n " 4 section 10, township Is,
range 8 west. centsiuinx 100 acres.
The title Of all OF said lands is believed 10 be
undouhted. and will be sold to the man that
will give the most for them. For information
amply TO Ellett A phclan
fs3H NJ. o. HOPKINS. Commissioner.