Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-23

WHEREAS on the 18th day Of june. lSs5
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
thereln speclned, and whereas since that time
the said .Geerge w. Winchester, trustee, has
departed this life, and whereas, at tn. suit Of
Ben May ct ais, VS.. 7. p. Winchester ct ala.
IN the Chaneery Court of Shelby county,
Tenn, No; 1925, r. D., l was appointed, BY
decree of the court, trustee in stead Of q "
Winchester trustee, deceased. Now. there.
fore, at request of the fernando Insurance
company. of Memphis, Tenn, one of tho
benefciaries in said deed in trust, | will o n
Tuesday, January 10, 1880,
at " o'clock M. sell for cash to the highestbi 4
der, in front of the Planters lns. Co. IS building
81 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 N
one, range () eight of the eleventh surveyors
district, beginning at a stake on the west
boundary line Of Grant, No. 1854, the SOUTH
eastern corner of ID. H.. Townsend's GAG acre
tract; thence north with the west line of
said Grant 1884, forty-two ar chains Is
links to the center of NOnconnah creek with
elm pointer mark ID" on the south bank Of
said creek; thence up said creek with the
center thereof north "a SV east 6 chains IS
links, south $50 east 2 chains 65 links, south
go east 4 chains Is links, south 43o east 8
chains 3 links, south a. 30 west1 chain, south
81 west 3 chains rs liz ks, south s. east 4
chains % links, south IA 30 west chain AZ
links, south So .30 west l chain 70 links, south
SQ' west 2 chains 8 links, south 81 west 8
chains "a links, south 6 west 3 chains, south
q east one chain So links, south Az east /:
chains 55 links south 79o east 2 chains 10 links.
south 8' 80 east 3 chains 80 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 ''T," one black
gum ~ links east of line, marked "M;"
thence south As west "a chains rs links to n
small black gum; thence west 3 chains rs
links to the beginning, containing lC0 acres,
being the same conveyed by Peter Mitchell to
D: h. Townsend on the 25th day of january.
1870, and duly recorded in the registers Office
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, in book "a, n.
l67. 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 street to Townsend's line; thence east
with said line l75 feet to Mulberry street;
thence n~orthwardly with the west line of
Mulberry street ll6 feet to Beal street; thence
westwardly with south line of Beal street, I75
feet to the beginniHg;and ], CT. Patterson by
virtue of a deed of trust executed by Ben
May, conveying to me the same lands hercin-
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.. H. Townsend, to secure certain
indebtedness, mentioned in said conveyance,
which is recorded in the Registers office of
Shelby county, Tenn, in book No. 1l2, page
255, will join with the said I. 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
waived in both deeds Of trust. Terms of sale
cash. T.P. WINCHESTER,
c. 7. PATTERSON,
20 llb Hrnslnna