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

during legal hours. at the southern entrance
Of Court Square, Memphis, sell for cash at
PUBLIC outcry the property thereby conveyed,
to-wit:
Several parcels of land, all in Shelby coun-
ty, Tennessee, viz: The tract of land in
range 8. 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. Mentgomery's eecu-
pant claimi thence east 24 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 r. Sherryis
east line; thence with said east line north 222
poles to the begi0nin p, containing 100 acres.
Also that. parcl Of land lying north and
neal, the city Of Memphis, known as the
Southern 3 l6S-lO 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
Rice grant aud 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 56-10) chains to a
stake ON the west line of said road; thence
west 10 5l-lIO chains to the bank of Wolf
river; thence southwardly with said bank
I lO,lOO chains to the south line of said Weak
ley tract. thence eastwardly with said south
line Is 5l-l0g chains to the beginning.
Also lot NO. 8 OF Guion " Smiths subdi-
vision OF the eastern part Of country lot No.
502, said lot No. 5 beginning on the south line
81 court street, on A. D. Whites east line and
running thence eastwardly with the south
line of Court street 60 feet to q stake; thence
southwaidly at right angles with Court street
1851 feet to an alley; thence westwardly with
said alley 80 feet to a stake; thence north
wardly on a straight line 1857 feet to the be-
ginning.
Also lot No. 2S Of Cherry, Caldwell L Co.'s
subdivision Of the arsenal lot in country lot
No, 5tl. said lot No % beginning atthe SOUTH
west corner of said lot No. % and running
nearly north9484 feet to an alley 16% feet
wide; thence with the south side of said alley
nearlg east $50 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 1921 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 tho southwest
corner 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 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
if extended; thence north 500 west to the be-
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 | sell only as Trustee. Equity of redemp-
tion waived. W. Il. POSITION, Trustee.
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