Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08
Tuesday, April 16, 1873,

during legal hours, at the southern entrance
of Court Square, Memphis, sell for cash at
public outcry the property thereby conveyed,
Several parcels of land, all in Shelby coun-
ty, Tennessee, viz: Tho tract Of land in
range s. section 2. in the Sixth civil district,
and lying on the north bank Of Wolf river,
anc beginning at 7 Sherry northeast corner,
on the east line of VIM Montgomery's eocu-
pant claim; thence east Is poles to his south
east corner on Beatty's west line; thence con-
tinuing south to Wolf river; thence down
Wolf river with its meanderings to z. Sherry's
east lne; thence with said east line north 90
poles to the beginning, containing 100 acres.
Also that parcl of land lying north and
near the city Of Memphis, known as the
Southern s 16S-100 acres Of lots Nos. 81 and So
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. L. 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 6-100 chains to o
stake On the west line of said road thence
west l6 5l-lt0 chains to the bank of Wolf
river; thence s%outhwardly with said bank
I lO-lO0 chains to th9 south line of said Weak
ley tract; thence eastwardly with said south
line Is SLIGO chains to the beginning.
Also lot No. s Of Guion a Smiths spbdi-
vision of the eastern part Of country lot No.
502. said lot No. 5 beginning on the. south line
Of Court street, on A. j. Whites eastline and
running thence eastwardly with the south
line Of Court street so ieet to q stake; thence
southwaldly at right angles with Court street
1857 feet to an alley; thence westWardly with
said alley so feet to a stake; thence north
wardly on a straight line 1857 feet to the be-
ginning.
Also lot No. % of Cherry, Caldwell 4 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. Is and running
nearly north l4S2 feet to an alley 1917 feet
wide; thence with the south side of said alley
nearly east S3h feet to the northeast corner Of
said lot thence nearly south 1907 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 1887 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 eonth,
wardly with said west line to the sooikwest
cerner OF country lot No. 500; thence east
ward y on and with the southern line Of said
country lot 2 20 100 chains to the eastern lima
of lot No. 3. of Todd's subdivision of said
country lot; thence north IL west on and with
said eastern line to the point where ii Weuld
intersect the northern line of Jefferson street
If extended; thence north 500 west To the he
ginning, excepting the Ground through said
lot dedicated tor opening Court street and the
alley between Court and Jefferson streets,
Titles believed good: abstracts furnished:
but l sell only as Trustee. Equity of redemn.
ton waived. W. X. P0STON, Trustee.