Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-25
Tuesday, AprIl 16, ISIS,


during legal hours, at the southern entrance
of Court Square, Memphis, sell for cash at
public outcry the property thereby conveyed,
lto-Wit:
Several parcels of land, all in Shelby coun-
ty, Tennessee, viz: The tract Of land in
range ), section 2, in the Sixth civil district,
and lying on the north bank Of Wolf river.
and beginning at P. Sherry's northeast corner.
on the east line Of VIM. M~ontgomery's sccu-
pant claim; thence east "a poles to his south-
east corner on Beatty west line thence con-
tinuing south to Wolf river; thence down
Wolf river with its meanderings to 2. Sherry's
east line; thence with said east line north 222
poles TO the beginning, containing 100 acres.
Also that parcl Of land lying north and
near, the city Of Memphis, known as tho
Southern 8 l6o-l00 acres Of lots Nos. "a and Sc
of the Weakley subdivision, and bounded as
follows; Beginning. at the west side Of the
Randolph road on the line between the John
Rice grant and the X. i. Weakley tract at the
southeast corner of lot No. "a Of said Weakley
tract, and running thence northwardly with
the east line of said lot 5 6-l00 chains to a
stake on the west line Of said road; thence
west l6 5l-le0 chains to the bank Of Wolf
river; thence ~southwardly with said bank
4 10-l00 chains to the south line Of said Weak
ley tract; thence eastwardly with said south
line Is 5l-lO0 chains to the beginning.
Also lot No. s Of Guion h Smiths subdi-
vision Of the eastern part Of country lot No.
502, said lot No. s beginning on the south line
] VI ObuIb hlltCNt UU n - Hlbo y OHbtllno ana
running thence eastWardly with the south
line of Court street 80 feet TO a stake; thence
southWaIdly at right angles with Court street
l4e1a feet to an alley; thence westwardly with
said alley 60 feet to a stake; thence north
wardly on a straight line 1881 feet to the be-
ginning.
Also lot No. % of Cherry, Caldwell & Co.'s
subdivision of the arsenal lot in country lot
No, SOL. said lot No. % beginning at THE south
west corner OF said lot No. % and running
nearly north 1857 feet TO an alley 16X feet
wide; thence with the south side OF said alley
nearly east $50 feet to tho northeast corner Of
said lot thence nearly south 1904 feet with
the west line of Orleans street to the south
east corner Of said lot; thence nearly west
with the north line Of Court street 1857 feet
to the beginning.
Also the lot beginning at the intersection Of
the north line of Jefferson street with the west
line of country lot No. 500; thence south.
wardly with snid west line to tho southwest
cerner of country lot No. 500; thence east
ward y on and with the southern line Of said
country lot 20 100 chains to the eastern lima
Of lot No. 3 of Todd's subdivision Of snid
eountry lot; thence north l. west on and with
said eastern line to the point where it WOuld
i%ntersect the northern line of Jefferson street
If extended; thence north 80o west to the be-
ginning, excepting the ground through said
lot dedicated for opening Court street and the
alley between Court and Jefferson streets.
Titles believed good: abstracts furnished;
but / sell only as Trustee. Equity ofredemp-
ton waived. W. X. POSITION, Trustee.
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