The daily gazette., 1875-03-16
SIIsRITF'S SALE

Id NtrIuc OF Il VIII Ol LtNhIl 10 ltia
ID directed, will be exposed at public sale,
at the places and on the times hereinafter
mentioned, all the following mentioned and
described lands and tenements, to wit
, No. !, At the house OF Alexander Maxwell
In the town of Middletown, county and State
Aforesaid, on
TUESDAY, THE Esd DAY OF MARCH, 1875,
At2 O'Clock, p. NJ.
All that plantation and tract OF land, &c.
No. 2, AT the House OF Alexander Maxwell,
Aforesaid on the same day, and at the same
hour as No. l, all that other farm or tract of
land.
No. 8, At tho Jefferson House, in the town
of New Castle, County OF New Castle, and
state of Delaware, now occupied by John w.
Gray, on
TUESDAY, THE BOTH DAY OF NJ ARCU, 1878
At2 O'Clock, p. NJ.
No. !, An that plantation or tract OF land
situate in Appoqulnimlnk 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 rond leading
from from Biackbird to Thoroughfer Neck, con-.
tanning two hundr ed and hity-seven acres,
more or less.
No. 2, All that farm OF tract OF land situate
in Appoquinlmink Hundred, in the county
and State aforesaid, bounded as follows, to
wit: beginning ut double beech tree, Il cor.
ner for lands of the heirs of William Weldon,
the first, thence with land of said heirs and
binding herewith, south forty-fve degrees
and thirty minutes, west one hundred and
slXty-tour pcrches to a stone, OF land for said
Weldon heirs, and corner for heirs of Susan
Standley, thence with Stradley's heirs, north
slXty-nino degrees and fifteen minutes west
nineteen perches and six-tenths to q stake,
corner for said Stradley, and Herewith eight
teen degrees and thirty minutes west five and
three-tenth perches to stone, corner as afore-
said, thence south seventy-hve degrees and
thirty minutes, west 2-l0 perches to stake
by the side Of the public road leading from
Blackbird to Matthews Landing, thence down
said road south Is degrees and 80 minutes,
west II lilo perches to a stake ia said road
and Herewith south degrees and ~ minutes
west IL 3-10 perches to a 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 80 minutes, west $40 perches
to a stake in Marsh Branch, corner for said
Meldons 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. eight 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 u stake in the main channel of
said creek and corner for these premises, al
20 corner for Ann Weldon, thence leaving the
creek and running through white oak tree
standing in the wood yard near the mansion
house OF said Ann Weldon, south ~ degrees.
east l3 perches to stake in the public road
| near Matthews landing, corner fof said Ann
| Weldon, thence with her land south sO de-
grees and 80 minutes, west 10 perches to u
stake in said road, thence south 50 degrees
and 30 minutes, east 80 perches to a stake,
| corner for said Ann Weldon, thence north 80
| degrees and 30 minutes, east II $40 pcrches
| to double black gum, corner for said Ann
Weldon, and Herewith north IS degrees, east
~ perches to corner IN the man channel of
| the said Blackbird creek corner for said Ann
w pluOn. thence down sniH crank about
perches to corner for said land formerly of
James Rogers, Esq, and Herewith south 12
degrees, west 2l6 perches to three stakes in
the public road leading from Blackbird to
Thoroughfer neck, thence south 20 degrees
and 30 minutes, west five perches to Il corner
| iii said road, corner for these premises and
| land of said Weldon's helrs, thence with
their land north four degrees and 80 minutes,
| west G5 4-lo perches TO the place of beginning,
containing three hundred and five acres and
| siXty-four pcrches, more or less.
The above farm contains $500 choice peach
trees, all in full bearing this season. Soil ex-
cellent, fine clay loan, and in Il good state Of
cultivation. Dwelling, barn and other out
buildings, all in good order
| No. j, lot or piece of land situate in the
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.
| westerly side by Delaware street, which said
/ street runs northwesterly from the River Del
aware in front of tho Court House, having a
front OF about one hundred and five feet on
| Front street aforesaid, with q three-story
brick dwelling house and store thereon
erected. The above property being the val
uable and beautifully located hotel known nj
the Jefferson House.
j Seized and taken in execution as the pro
perty of Elihu Jefferson, deceased, (Ann JET
ferson who hath survived Elihu j efferson and
Ann Jefferson and William II. Jefferson exc
| cutOrs of Elihu Jefferson deceased : and I,
be sold by
WIN II. LAMBS0N, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, New Castle.
March ], A. D., 1878. mars. 2tawts