Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-14
In Supreme Court at jackson,
On Thursday, March 20, 1877,


the real estate mentioned in said decree, to-
One certain lot or parcel Of land situate
lying and being in the city of Memnbis
county of Shelby and State Of Tennessee. de-
serlbed as follows: A lot on Adams street.
Memphis, beginning at the northwest corner
OF lot 22 at its intersection with Second alIev
and Adams street; running thence east with
ADAMS street 26 feet; thence south 1881 feet
10 an aileyi thence west Is feet to che south-
west corner Of lot 261; thence north with Seq
ond alley l4Sz9 feet to the beginning, being
part OF lots ~, and 262 as laid down in the
plan Of Memphis. it being the same LOT con.
neyed by, WGmley, Joy a Co. 10 George r.
Peters, OF date January l, 1868, and of recorj
IN Book 81, page 1856, of the records for deeds
OF shelby county.
And also one other lot of land situate and
being in Memphis, Shelby county, TENNESSEE
beginning at the northeast corner of Main
and winchester streets; running thence north
~ feet; thence east50 feet; thence south 20 ieet
to Winchester street; thence ives. 50 feet to-
Main street, tho plase of beginning. on which
there is a two and a half story brick house. n
being the same property described in a deed
dated December IL, 1870, of record in Rock ar
page Is, Of Registers office of Shelby county
Also one other tract Of land coptainine
$40! acres, situated about eleven miles from
the city of Memphis, it being a portion of a
certain tract of land conveyed from Harbert
by deed dated December 81, 1858, of record in
Book Al, pages 70 and IA Of records Of Shelby
county, 1t being in section ], township i.
range - west on the plan of survey Of Chick
asaW session for 69l acres. Also one other
tract Of land known as the DR.. Harris tract,
adjoining said 330,3I acres. containing 100
acres, said two tracts Of land containing to-
gether 45l acres, and are together described
and bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning
at a stake between Rentfies' and Dr.. Harris5
tract, being the northwest corner with one
pest-oak pointer II inches in diameter, which
bears 81 east, distant Sc links, and one post
oak pointer IA inches in diameter which bears
Ia east, distant IS links; thence south 37.59
poles to a stake at the southwest corner Of said
tract, with post-Oak pointer IA inches indian
eter, bearing ~ west, distant 50 links; thence
80 poles to q stake, IL being the southeast corner
Of the Harbert tract; thence east 30. 81 poles
to a stake. from which a white-oak bears
north ~ east. distant II links, it being the
southeast corner of the DR.. Harris tract;
thence north ~, u poles to a stake, from which
a white-0ak 80 inches in diameter bears south
50o west, distant 3l1a links TO the northeast
corner Of DR.. Harris tract; thenos west 30.3T
poles to a stake; Their co north 4.l9 poles to a
stake from which a gum IL inches in dame
ter bears east. distantthree links; thence west
$3.50 poles to a stake from which a gum Z feet.
in diameter bears 81 west 23 links; thence
south 4,57 poles 10 a stake; thence west 5O.l2
poles TO the beginning; it being the same
property conveyed by Howell f.. jackson.
trustee, to George b. Peters. OF the date An.
gusts, 1857, of record in Book 70, page AZ, and
Book IS, page Az, of the record for deeds Of
Shelby, county, Tennessee, to which reference
is hereby made.
Terms of sale-six month"; credit, pur-
chaser executing notes with approved per-
sohal security, bearing interest from date for
the purchase money, and retaining a lien on
the property until Same is paid. Equity Of
redemption barred.
February 20, 1877.
lNO. H. FREEMAN, Clerk.
Myers &Sneed, solicitors. i5S-25