Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-12
Tuesday, May Is, 1877,

Sell TO the highest bidder. at public auction,
under the terms Of the said deeds Of trust, az
tho town of SOmerville, in Fayette county,
Tenn, the following described property to-
wit: One tract Of land in Fayette county.
Tenn. containing 6SS acres and go poles in the
5, and bounded as follows: Beginning at a
stake in the Plantersviile road, southwest cor
ner of tract of land formerly owned by Hen
ry Il. DeGraifenreid and on William Morris
north boundary line, running thence west
with said Morris and Watkins line 326 poles
TO a stake, thence north with AndOew jack
sons and heirs Of I. Watkins lines 306 poles
to a stake, two red oak sappling pointers;
thence east with the lines Of the heirs Of the
late Joseph Coe and Marcus Jackson 335 poles
TO a black oak and two hickory pointers to the
northwest corner Of the IL. n. DeGra ttenreld
tract of land, and near the Plantersyille road ;
thence with said road and ii. K. DeGrafen-
reids line as follows: South one degree west
36 poles to the middle Of said road; thence
south l019o east l33 poles; thence south l39
poles to the beginning. being same land con-
veyed to said Mosby By Nichols U. Cooke on
the 10th day of March, A. D., 1859. Also, one
other tract of land in Fayette county, Tenn,
being part Of a tract Of land purchased Of Jas.
X. Polk by Burnes Carter, beginning at the
northwest corner Of the said original tract
conveyed as aforesaid by the said Polk to the
said Carter; thence south 81 81 poles to q stake
| in the district line road thence east IT'S poles
to a stake, black oak and black gum pointer;
! thence north 81 81 poles 10 stake at the cor
ner Of B. Carter's and said Mosby's line. and
thence west to the beginning, containing 100
acres; and also one other tract Of land in
Maury county, Tenn, known as the eastern
division Of jos. r. Mosby's Booker tract, be
| ginning at a stake in Gray P. Webb's line 50
/ poles and % links east Of Pulaski pike and
ruaning with Webb's line, south SS' 45 east
passing +. NJ. Watson's northwest corner at
| p poles Is links, passing his southeast corner
at 90 poles "a links, in all 81 poles az ia links
to a set rock, Catron's northwest corner;
thence with his line south 81 west 1856 poles and
"a links TO stakeinF II Watkins lice; thence
with his line north S8h west - poles and a
links to stake: thence nerth b east, l36 poles
and p links. TO the beginning. Containing,
exclusive of f. N. WatsOn's2A acres, 522cTes
and 81 perches. And also the following other
lots or parcels Oflands lying inShelby county,
Tennessee, near Memphis: One lot, beginning
at q stake on the west side of Lauderdal G
street, 275 feet north. of the intersection of the
same with Walker sheet; thence west parallel
with Walker street 454 feet TO q stake; thence
north 30S feet; thence east 396 feet to Lauder
dale street; thence south 3l3 feet to the begin
ing; containing acres and is the north half
of lot No. IS. One other lot Of ground. the
south half of lot No. IS described thus: Be.
ginning at the intersection Of Lauderdale ard
Walker streets, at the southeast corner Of LOT
No. As; thence west with the nerth side Of
Walker street 504 1919 feet; thence north with
west line of said lot 2Si 9-l2 feet; thence east
45i 1-l2 feet to Lauderdale street; thence south
with sid street 290 feet to the beginning; con-
tanning acres.
Equity of redemption is waived: and the, IT,
tie TO said property is believed to be gosd, bu'
| will sell and convey as trustee only.
J. D. QUlGLkY, TTustes
Memphis, April IL, 1876 62