Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-12
On Thursday, March 80, 1877,

wit:
One certain lot or parcel Of land situate
lying and being in the city of Memphis
county OF Shelby and State of Tennessee. de-
scribed as follows: A lot on Adams street.
Mempn,s beginning at the northwest corner
OF 10y 22S at its intersection with Second alley
ana Adams street; running thence east with
Adams street 26 feet; thence south 1lS% feet
TO an alley; thence west rs feet to the south
west corner Of lot 26l; thence north with Sec
ond alley l48Sg feet to the beginning, being
part OF lots 2bl and 252 as laid down in TIE
plan Of Memphis, it being the same lot cons
Yeyed BY. Wornley, Joy Z Co. TO George Il.
refers, OF date January /, 1868, and of record
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 feet
g Winchester street; thence ives. so feet to
Main street. the place of beginning, on which
there IS a two and a half story brick house. IL
being the same property described in a deed
dated December IL, 1870. Of record in Book 81,
page IL, Of Registers Office of Shelby county.
Also one other tract Of land containing
33O.S7 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 73 and "a of records of Shelby
county, 1t being in section J.. township i.
range = west, on the plan of survey Of Chick
asaw session for SOL acres. Also one other
tract of land known as the DR.. Harris trsct'
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 kentries' and DR.. Harris'
tract, being the northwest corner with one
pest-oak pointer "a inches in diameter, which
bears " east, distant Sc links, and one most
oak pointer IA inches in diameter which bears
IA east, distant As links; thence south 3T,5S
poles 10 a stake at the southwest corner of said
tract, with p%ost-oak pointer IA inches in diam
eter, bearing II west, distant 50 links; thench
80 poles to n stake, il being the southeast eornsr
Of the Harbert tract; thence east 30.37 poles
to a stake, from which a white-oak bears
north l7o east, distant II links, it being the
southeast corner Of tho Dr.. Harris tract;
thence north IS. Y poles to a stake, frem which
a white-oak 30 inches in diameter bears s0uth
5O west, distant 3lh links TO the northesgt
corner Of DR.. Harris tract; thence west 3O.37
poles to a stake; therce north 40 poles to q
stake from which q gum IA inches in dame
ter bears east. distant three links; thence west
$3.50 poles to a stake from which a gum Z feet
in diameter bears 3lo west % links; thence
south 4.5I poles to a stake; thence west 50.l2
poles TO the beginning, it being the same
PROPERTY conveyed By Howell 3. Jackson.
gusts 1867, of record in Book 70, page Al, and
Book 10. page 427, 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-
sonal 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 26, 1877.
JNO. Il. FREEMAN, Clerk.
Myers &Sneed, solicitors. 1855