Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-23

Trustees Sale.

DY virtue Of the authority vested in me By a
ID certain deed Of trust, executed to me BY
Peter and Laura Mitchell, on the -th day Of
January, 1874, to secure an Indebtedness there
in stated due e Mrs. Belle Leach, which deed
is recorded in Registers office o. Shelby coun-
ty, Tenn. in book IS, page 1858, l will, on the
18th OF February, Iss0.
in front Of the DeSoto Bank building, No. 20
Madison street, Memphis, Tenn, expose to
sale at public cutlery, to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described tracts of
land in Shelby county, Tenn, in the 18th civil
district of said county; viz;
One certain tract or parcel, being a part Of
the grant No. 1851, issued by the State Of
Tennessee to William Persons for 1850 acres,
the said parcel containing about from los to
lilo acres, and bounded and described as fol-
lows: Being bounded on the south by Noneon-
nah creek and on the west by the track of the
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad, and on the
north by the lands of William p. Mitchell and
Richard J; Persons, and on the east by the
lands Of Richard j. Persons, being in the
northeast corner of said 1850 acre grant.
Also, one other piece or parcel, lying on the
west Of the above described tract of los to lis
acres and Immediately adjoining thereto, be-
ing divided therefrom by the railroad track
aforesaid, and bounded on the south by Nom
cOnnah creek. bounded on the west by Horn
Lake road and on the north by the lands of
William z. Mitchell, and on the east by the
track of the Mississippi and Tennessee rail-
road, containing about los acres.
Also, one other piece or parcel, lying west
of the last above mentioned tract, and adjoin-
ing thereto and divided from the same by the
aforesaid Horn Lake road, being bounded on
the south by the NOnconRah creek, on the
west by the lands of William p. Mitchell and
Mrs. Wildberger, the west line of the track
now being described being a part of the west
line of the 1850 acre grant aforesaid, and
bounded on the north by the lands of VIM. p.
Mitchell, this north line being a part of the
north line OF said grant, containing about n
acres and being in the northwest corner Of
said grant.
Also, the following other piece or marcel of
land, tO-wit: The lands conveyed to William
Persons by Hugh Craft and e. r. Graft, on
18th Of January, 1851, and registered in Regis
ter,s office Of Shelby county, Tenn, in book
No6' pp tSS and 7S9t being lot No2, of section
No 4, OF township No |, Of range No s west Of
the basis of meridian Of the Chickasaw sur
veys, containing ITO acres, more or less, Init
there is excepted out of this last tract a part
containing about l6 3S-10G acres, and coIyeyed
by the said Peter Mitchell to W. G. Falkner
on the 18th day Of July, 1869, and registered
in Registers office Of Shelby county in book
Y, page S46, being lot No IA ofPeter MitchelTs
subdivided tract; the tract herein conypyed
being about SO acres.
Also one certain other tract or parcel of land
lying in said county or State, and known in
the survey Of the Chickasaw session as lots
Nos. ! and 4, a part of section 4, township,
range 8, west of the basis of meridian, being
the east halfof north division and containing
about 265 acres, and being the same tract con.
yeyed TO William Persons by Mark Healey and
Benjamin d. Whitney, Trustees o fthe Boston
and Mississippi Cotton Land Company, on the
18th day Of February, 1858. and registered in
the Registers office Of Shelby county, in book
IA, PIP. 428 and 429.
alright and equity Of redemption as we'll as
allrights of dover and homestead of the wife
Of said Peter Mitchell, the said Laura, is ex-
pressly waived in the deed o ftrust. The title
is believed to be perfect, but | only convey as
Trustee. I. R. FARNSW0RTH, Trustee.
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