Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-27
Tuesday, April 16, 1878.


during legal hours. at the southern entranea
Of Court Square, Memphis, sell for cash at
to-wit:
Several parcels Of land, all in Shelby coup-
~, tennessee, viz: The tract of land in
range 3, section 2, in the Sixth civil district,
and lying on the north bank Of Wolf river.
ane beginning at P. Sherry's northeast corner
on the east line Of VIM. Montgomery Is eccu.
pant claim; thence east Is poles to his south
east corner on Beatly's west line; thence con-
tnring south TO Wolf river; thence down
VOL 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
neal, tho city Of Memphis, known as the
S.uthern 3 l6S-lOO acres Of lots Nos. "a 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
hice 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 6-10) chains to a
stake on the west line Of said road; thence
west l6 SLIGO chains to the bank of Wolf
river; thence s~outhWardly with said bank
I lO.lOO chains to tho south line OF said Weak
ley tract; thence eastWardly with said south
line Is 5l-lO0 chains to the beginning.
Also lot No. 5 Of Guion n Smiths subdi-
vision OF the eastern part of country lot No,
592. said lot No. 8 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 feet to q stake; thence
~southwaldly at right angles with Court street
1854 feet to an alley; thence westwardly with
said alley so feet to a stake; thence north
wardly on a straight line 1881 feet to the be.
ginning.
Also lot No. % of Cherry, Caldwell 4 Co.'s
subdivision Of the arsenal lot in country lot
No, 5Ol. said lot No 2S beginning atthe south
west corner OF said lot No. Is and running
nearly north l4S% feet TO an alley 16H 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 1881 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 said west line to the southwest
corner OF country lot No. 500; thence east
ward y on and with the southern line Of said
country lot 100 chains TO tho eastern lina
OF lot No. !, of Todd's subdivision Of said
country lot; thence north 10 west on and with
said eastern line to the point where it would
i%ntersect, the northern line Of jefferson street
II extended; thence north so west to the be-
ginning, exec pting the ground through said
lot dedicated tor opening Court ttreet and the
alley between Court and Jefferson streets,
Titles believed good abstracts furnished:
but l sell only as Trustee. Equity of redemp.
tion waived. W. X. POSITION, Trustee.
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