Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-21
LEGAL.


! pl virtue of the power vested in George w.
II Winchester, deceased, as trustee, in u
certain deed of trust made by D. II. Town
send, on the 18th day of June, 1875, to secure
certain Indebtedness therein set out, and
which deed is recorded in the Registers Office
OF shelby county, Tenn, in Book No. l07,
page al, which power has been conferred
upon me by decree Of the Chancery Court in
the case of Ben May ct al. VS.. Il. p. Winches-
ter ct al, No. 35t4 H.. D., entered on the Dist
day Of April, 1879, | will proceed to sell, at
the request of the beneiciaries in said deed,
for cash, to the highest bidder, on
Tuesday, July %, 1879,
in front Of the Planters Insurance Building,
the following described real estate c1nveyed
in said trust deed, to-wit:
Situate, lying and being in the county Of
Shelby and State of Tennessee, and Thir-
teenth civil district, one tract being in sec
ton one ID range eight Is, of the Eleventh
surveyors district: Beginning at a stake on
the west boundary line of grant No. 1884. tho
southeast corner Of D. ii. TOwnsend's 646-acre
tract; thenee north with the west line of
said grant No. 1854, AZ chains rs links to
the center of NonconnaL creek, with elm.
pointer marked d, on the south bank of said
creek: thence up said creek, with the center
thereof, north "a 20, east 4 chains 80 links,
north ~ east 2 chains 6 links, north, SO SO,,
east D chains So links, south $50, east 2 chains
70 links, south go, east 4 chains 12 links.
south 4S', east 3 chains 3 links, south A. SOI
west l chain, south $50, west 8 chains rs links.
south s. east I chains Is links, south ne 30',
Eest chain = links, southS9o 30. west l chain
rs links, south So, west 2 chains 8 links, south
80, west 3 chains "A links, south 6, west 3
chains, south 3, east ! chain, IS links, south
AZ, east ) chains 80 links, south 7gq, east z
chains 10 links, south S. 30, east 8 chains 81
links y . stake in the center Of said creek.
with black gum on the south bank of said
creek links west Of line marked II, / black
gum p links east Of line marked Nj: thence
south 40, west ~ chains IS links To n.
small blackgpm:. thence west 8 chains
70 INKS % we beginning, containing 100
Mitchell to D. II. Townsend on the 25th day IL
january, 1870, and duly recorded in the regis
ter's oihee of Shelby county, Tenn, in book
"a, page lS9.
Also one other tract beginning at the same
point with the tract first described; thence
westwardly l06 chains and l link to a stake:
thence northwardly go chains and 37links to
The northern boundary line Of the William
lNttle &90 acre tract of land; thence east
wardly with the said northern boundary line
By chains and 81 links to q stake; thence north
7S' east, 8 chains and so links to a stake
thence eastwardly with said northern bOund-
airy line 81 chain and W links to the west
boundary line of grant No, 1854:
thence southwardly with said west bound
any 81 chains 81 links to the beginnings
I being the $40 acre subdivision of the VIM
Lyttle tract Of 250 acres, the same formerly
owned by. William Jones, and on the eastern
part of which tho dover of Annie ID. Jones
was laid off,
Also an undivided one fourth interest of
the lot Of ground situated on the soutbeast
corner of Main and Beal streets, in the civ ~
Memphis thence south 50 feet front ON Main
street to Townsend's line thence cast with
said line us feet 20 Mulberry street; thence
northwardly wi,h the west line Of Mulberry
street ZIG feet to Beal street; thence vest
wardly with the south line Of Boal street 175
feet to the beginning. "'
The equity Of. redemption is expressly
waived and the title believed to be good, but
l shall sell and convey onlyas trustee.
June 81, 1879. N10StISi
This sale is postponed until further notice
July II, 1879.