Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09

Trustees Sale.

RH virtue of the authority vested in me by n
~ 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 to Mrs. Belle Leach, which deed
is recorded in Registers Office of Shelby coun-
ty, Tenn in book 50. page 1853, l will, on the
9TH of February, 1850,
in front of the Desoto Bank building, No. %
Madison street, Memphis, Tenn, expose to
sale at public cutlery, to the highest bidder
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. 1854, issued by the State of
Tennessee to William Persons for 1850 acres,
the SAID parcel containing about from los to
I'D acres, and bounded and described MS fol-
lows: Being bounded on the south by Noncon-
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 y 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 l05 to us
acres and Immediately adjoining thereto, be-
ing divided therefrom by the railroad track
aforesaid, inc bounded on the south by Nom
eOnnah creek, bounded on the west by Horn
Lake road and on the north by the lands of
William L. Mitchell, and on the east by the
track Of the Mississippi and Tennessee rail-
road, containing about les acres.
Also, one other piece or parcel, lying west
OF the last above mentioned tract, and adioin-
ing thereto and divided from the same By the
aforesaid Horn Lake road, being bounded on
the south by the N0ncOnnah creek, on the
west By the lands of William p! Mitchell and
Mrs. Wildbergeri the west line of the track
now being described being a part of the west
line OF the 100 aero grant aforesaid, and
bounded on the north by the lands of VIM. p.
Mitchell, this north line being q part of the
north line OF said grant, containing about ~
acres and being in the northwest corner of
said grant.
Also, the follSSyyipg other piece Or parcel of
land, t0-wit; The lands conveyed to William
Persons, by Hugh Craft and Il. X. Craft on
18th Of January, 1851, and registered in Regis
ters Office Of Shelby county, Tenn, in book
Nos, PIP 1SS and 73g, being lot No 2, Of section
10 g OF township No !, Of range No s west of
the basis OF meridian Of the Chickasaw sur
yeys, containing ITO acres, more or less, but
there IS excepted out of this last tract n part
containing about l6 39-100 acres, and conveyed
by the said Peter Mitchell to W. c. Falkner
on the 18th day of July, 1869, and registered
IN Registers office Of Shelby county in bsok
u, page SS, being lot No Il OF Peter MitehelPs
su0dlvided tract; the tract herein conveyed
being about 80 acres.
Also one certain other tract or parcel ofland
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 ., west of the basis of meridian, being
the east halfof north division and containing
about 265 acres. and being the same tract con
yeyed 10 William Persons by Mark Healey and
BenJamin ID. Whitney, Trustees of the Boston
and Mississippi Cotton Land Company, on the
18th day of February, 1858, and registered I'M
he Registers office of Shelby county, in book
IA, PIP, 42S and 429.
alright and equity of redemption as we'll MS
AL rights of dover and homestead Of the wife
Of said Peter Mitchell, the said Laura, is ex-
pressly waived in the deed of trust. The title
IS believed to be perfect. but | only convey as
Trustee. I. r. FARNSWORTH, Trustee.
I'M 100