The daily gazette., 1875-03-13

No. /. All that plantation on tract of land
situate in AppoQuinimlnk Hundred In the
county and State aforesaid, bounded as fol
lows, to wit Bounded by lands of Samuel
Armstrong, by lands of Alfred Lore, by Black
bird creek, and by the public road leading
from Blackbird to Thoroughtcr Neck, con-
tanning two hundr ed and fifty.seyen acres,
more OF les6
III Appoquinimink Hundred, in the county
and State aforesaid, bounded as follows, to
wit: Beginning at u double beech tree q cor
ner for lands of the heirs OF William Weldon,
the nr5t, thence with land of said heirs and
binding Herewith, south forty-ave degrees
and thirty minutes, west ono hundred and
sixty -four perches to a stone of land for said
Weldon heirs, and corner for heirs OF Susan
Standley, thence with Stradley's heirs, north
sixty-nine degrees and fifteen minutes west
nineteen perches and six-tenths to q stake,
corner for said Stradley, and Herewith eight
toen degrees and thirty inmates west i've and
three-tenth perches to stone, corner as afore-
said, thence south seventy-hye degrees and
thirty minutes, west 2-l0 perches to q stake
by the side OF the public road leading from
Blaekblrd to Matthews Landing, thence down
said road south Is degrees and 30 minutes,
west II lilo perches TO a stake In said road,
and Herewith south degrees and ~ minutes
west IL $40 perches to stake, corner for said
Stradley's heirs and In line of land of the
Aforesaid Weldon heirs, thence with the heirs
OF Weldon and binding Herewith south As
degrees and Su minutes, west . = 10 perches
TO stake in Marsh Branch, a corner for said
W eldon's heirs also for land late OF Dennis
McCreedy, now of John L. Mcknight, thence
down said Marshy Branch and binding with
lands of John l.. Mcknight one hundred and
thirty-elght and one'tenth perches to the
main channel of Blackbird creek thence
down the same and binding Herewith the
several courses and distances thereof about
430 perches to stake il the main channel of
said creek and corner for these premises, al
SO corner for Ann Weldon, thence leaving the
crock and running through white oak trse
standing in the wood yard near the mansion
house OF said Ann Weldon, south ~ degrees
east II perches to stake in the public road
near Matthew'S landing, corner for sad Ann
Weldon, thence with her land south 30 de-
grees and 30 minutes, west - perches to a
stake in said road, thence south 81 degrecs
and ~ minutes, east IS perches to stake,
corner for said Ann Weldon, thence north 30
degrees and 80 minutes, cast II $40 perches
TO double black gum, corner for said Ann
" eldon, and herewith north - degrees, cast
II perches to q corner IN the main channel of
the said Blackb bird creek corner for said Ann
Weldon, thence down said creek about 1903
perches to a corn ner for said land formerly of
| James Rogers, ESQ, and Herewith south II
degrees, west ZIG perches to three stakes In
the public road leading from Blackbird to
Thoroughfer neck, thence south 70 degrees
and ~ minutes, west i've perches TO a corner
IN saiu road, corner for these premises and
Land OF sad Weldon's helrs, thence with
| their land north four degrees and 80 minutes,
west 10 4-lQ perches 10 the place OF beginning,
| containing three hundred and live acres and
| slxty-four porche5, more or less.
The above farm contains $500 choice peach
trees, ali Iii full bearing this season. Soil ex.
| ceuent, line clay loan, and in good state OF
| cultivation. Dwelling barn aud other out.
buildings, all in good order
| No 8, A lot or piece of Land situate in tho
| town OF New Castle, and State Aforesaid. ON
| the south easterly side Of Front st and extend.
| Ing six hundred feet into the river Delaware
from said street, bounded on the north east-
| erly side by lot late OF Jeremiah Bowman.
| now Of Thomas Turner, and on the south,
westegly side by Delaware street, which said
| street TEns northwesterly from tho River Del
| aware in front OF the Court House, having a
| front of about one hundred and five feet on
Front stree. aforesaid, with a three-stor
brick dwelling house and store thereon
erected. The abovo property being the val
| liable and beautifully located hotel known as
| tue Jefferson House.
| Seized and taken in execution as the pro.
i perry of Elihu Jefferson, deceased, Ann JET
| terson Who hath survived Elihu Jefferson, and
| Ann jefferson and William ii. Jefferson, exc.
eutors OF Elihu Jefferson, deceased and 10
| be sold by
:, WM II. LANBsoN, sheriff.
Shelts olive. Gew Castle.
March l, a. D.. 1875. ! mars -sawu