Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-30

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WHEREAS on the 18th day of June, 1875.
w ID. II. Townsend did by his deed of that
date convey to George W. Winchester certain
lands in trust to secure a certain Indebtedness
therein specified, and whereas since that time
me SAID George. W, Winchester, trustee, has
departed this life, and whereas, al the suit of
Ben May ct ais, VS.. T.. P. Winchester ct ais,
in the Chaneery Court of Shelby county,
Tenn, No. 1925, r. D., Twas appointed, BY
decree OF the court, trustee in stead of q. W.
winchester trustee, deceased. Now, there
fcre, at request Of the fernando Insurance
company, of Memphis, Tenn, one of the
benehciaries in said deed in trust, / will on
Tuesday. january 10, 1850.
at12 o'clock m. sell for cash to the highest bid
der, in front Of the Planters ms. Co.. building
50 Madison st. Memphis, Tenn, the follow
ing described property, to-wit: One tract of
land lying and being in the county of Shelby
and the State of Tennessee and in the Thir-
teenth civil district of said county, and more
particularly described as being in section ID
one, range (S) eight of the eleventh surveyors
district, beginning at a stake on the west
boundary line Of Grant, No. 1884, the south
eastern corner of ID. II. ToWnseRd's GAG acre
tract; thence north with the west line Of
sald Grant 1854, forty-two az chains %
links to the center of NOncOnnah creek with
elm pointer mark ID" on the south bank Of
said creek; thence pgP SAD aT creek with the
AkAANNA a VI ~ GnnM W UnNU nl
links, south 49, east 2 chains 6 links, south
co. east 4 chains ID links, south 43o east 3
chains 3 links, south A. 30 west1 chain, south
81 west 3 chains 78 links, south s. east a
chains % links, south IA SG west l chain AZ
links, south SO 30 west l chain rs links, south
so west 2 chains 8 links, south 81 west 3
chains "a links, south g. west 3 chains, south
2 east one chain S. links, south 40 east 8
chains S. links south i9o east 2 chains 20 links,
south 80 8 east chains 81 links to a stake
IN the center OF said creek with black
gum pointer on the south bank of said creek,
7 links west Of line, marked ST" one black
gum q links east of line, marked "M:''
thence south 450 west "a chains IS links to q
small black gumi thence west 8 chains rs
links to the beginning, containing 100 acres,
being the same conveyed by Peter Mitchell to
D. H.. Townsend on the 18th day of January,
1870, and duly recorded in the registers Office
of Shelby county, Tennessee, in book "a, D.
lS7. Also an undivided One-fOurth interest
Of the lot of ground situated on the southeast
corner Of Main and'Beal streets, in the city Of
Memphis, known as the McMannus property,
and beginning for the boundaries of said en-
tire lot, at the southeast corner Of Main and
Beal streets; thence south 81 feet front on
Main Hreet 10 Iownsends line; thence east
with said line ll5 feet to Mulberry street;
thence n%0rthwardly with the west line Of
Mulberry street lie feet to Beal street; thence
westwardly with south line of Beal street, us
feet TO the b"eginning;and ], CT. Patterson by
virtue Of a deed of trust executed by Ben
May, conveying to me the same lands herein
before stated described as conveyed to Geo.
W. Winchester, trustee, by D. II. Townsend
land which the said May purchased at the
sale Of the assignee in bankruptcy Of the
said D.. II. Townsend), to secure certain
Indebtedness, mentioned in said conveyance,
which is recorded in the Registers office Of
Shelby county, Tenn, in book No. liz, pase
255, will Join with the said II. P. Winchester,
trustee, in making sale Of the lands herein-
before described. The title to said property
is believed to be good, but we sell and convey
only as trustees. Equity Of redemption is
cash. T.. p. WINCHESTER,
CT, PATTERSON,
% Ito Trustees.