The daily gazette., 1875-03-24

state OF delaware, now occupied IVY John w.
Gray, Gu
TUESDAY, THE BOTH DAY OF MARcn, ls76
at o'clock, p. NJ.
No. !, All that plantation or tract of land
situate in AppoqunimInk Hundred, in the
county and State aforesaid bounded as fol-
lows, 10 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 Thoroughfcr Neck, con
tanning two hundr ed and lfty-seven acres,
more or less.
No. ., All that farm or tract of land situate
in Appoquinimink Hundred, in the county
and State aforesaid, bounded as follows, to
wit: Beginning at double beech tree, u cor.
| ner for lands OF the heirs OF William Weldon,
the first, thence with land of said heirs and
binding Herewith, south forty.nye degrees
and thirty minutes, west ono hundred and
sixty-four perches to stone, of land for said
Weldon heirs, and corner for heirs of Susan
Standley, thence with Stradlcy's heirs, north
sixty-nine degrees and fifteen minutes west
nineteen perches and siX-tenths 10 stake,
corner for said Stradley, and Herewith eight
teen degrees and thirty minutes west i've and
three-tenth perches to stone, corner as afore
said, thence south seVenty-hy0 degrees and
thirty minutes, wost 2-lU perches to a stake
by the side OF the public road leading from
Elackbird to Matthews Landing, thence down
sal road south 10 degrees and 80 minutes,
west l. lilo rcrchcs 10 stake in said road
and Herewith south 3degrees and 80 minutes
west II $40 pcrches to a stake, corner for said
Stradley's heirs ard in line of land of the
Aforesaid Weldon heirs, thence with the heirs
| OF Weldon and binding Herewith south Al
| degrees and 80 minutes, west $40 perches
| to u stake in Marsh Branch, a corner for said
WeldOn's heirs, also for land late of Dennis
McCrcedy, now OF John J.. Mcknight, thence
| down said Marshy Branch and binding with
| lands OF John H. Mcknight one hundred and
| thirty-cight and one-tenth perches to the
! main channel OF Biackbird creek, thence
| down the same and binding Herewith the
| several courses and distances thereof about
| iG0 perches to a stake in the main channel OF
said creek and corner for these premises, al
| 30 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 81 degrees.
| east - perches to a stake in the public road
near Matthews landing, corner for said Ann
| Weldon, thence with her land south 50 de
| grees and 80 minutes, west 10 perches 10 a
| stake in said road, thence south e. degrees
| and 30 minutes, east 50 perches to stake,
corner for said Ann Weldon, thence north 30
| degrees and 80 minutes, east j. $40 perches
| TO double black gum, corner for said Ann
| Weldon, and Herewith north S5 degrees, cast
| ~ perches TO corner in the main channel of
| the said Blackbird creek, corner for said Ann
| Weldon, thence down said creek about lO3
| perches to a corner for said land formerly OF
| James Rogers, ESD, and Herewith south IL
! degrees, west PIG perches to three stakes in
| the public road leading from Black bird to
Thoroughfer neck, thence south 20 degrees
| and 30 minutes, west five perches to q corner
| in said road, corner for these premises and
land of SAID Weldon's hoirs, thence with
their land north four degrees and 30 minutes,
west 65 4-l0 perches to the place of beginning,
containing three hundred and i've acres and
| siXty-four perches, 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 q good state of
cultivation. Dwelling, barn aud other out
buildings, all in good order
No. 3, A 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 the Court House, having q
front of about ono hundred and Ave feet on
Front street aforesaid, with Il three story
brick dwelling house and store thereon
erected. The above property being the val-
liable and beautifully located hotel known as
the Jefferson House.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro.
pertv of Elihu Jefferson, deceased, (Ann JEFF
ferson who hath survived Elihu Jefferson, and
Ann Jefferson and William Ii. Jefferson, exc.
cutors of Elihn Jefferson, deceased,) aud to
| be sold by
WM II. LAMBSoN. sheriff.
Sheriffs Ollie. New Castle
| March !, A. b.. 1875. ! mar5-2tawts