Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-24
LEoAL.
Trustees Sale.


pY virtue Of the authority vested In mo By a
ID certain decd Of trust, executed TO me by
Peter and Laura Mitchell, on the -th day Of
January, 1874, 20 secure an indebtedness there
in stated due 70 Mrs. Belle Leach. which deed
is recorded in Registers Office of Shelby coun-
ty, Tenn, in book IS. 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
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. 1854, issued by the State of
Tennessee to William Persons for 1850 acres,
The said parcel containing about from 105 to
ITO acres, and bounded and described as 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
hlchard >; 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 theretrOm 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 p. Mitchell, and on the east by the
lIdth VI lle Aihnlshelpln ana tennessee rail-
road, containing about l65 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 NoneonRah creek, on the
vest by the lands of William p. Mitchell and
Mrs. M.ildberger, the west line of the track
now being described being a part Of the west
line Of the l2O acre grant aforesaid, and
pounded on the north by the lands Of VIM. p.
Mltcheil, TINS north line being a part Of the
north line of said grant, containing about M
acres and being in the northwest corner Of
said grant.
Also, the following other piece or parcel Of
land, to-wit: The lands conveyed to William
Persons by Hugh Craft and II. r.. Craft' on
10Th OF January, 1901, and registered in Regis
ter's office of Shelby county, Tenn, in book
Nos, PIP 1888 and 7S9, being lot No Q, of section
No I, of township No l, of range No 8 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 a part
containing about 16 38-l00 acres, and conveyed
by the said Peter Mitchell to W. @. Falkner
on the Eth day of July, 1869, and registered
IN Registers Office of Shelby county in book
u, page 34S, being lotNo IA ofPeter MitchelTs
subdlyided tract the tract herein conveyed
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 ana ., q part OF section 4, township /,
range 8, west of the basis of meridian. heinz
the east halfof north division and containing
about 265 acres, and being the same tract con.
Keyed to William Persons by Mark Healey and
Benjamin D. Whitney, Trustees of the Boston
and Mississippi Cotton Land Company, on the
l5tn day Of February, 1893, and registered in
the Registers office of Shelby county, in book
IA, PIP, 428 and 429.
alright and equity Of redemption as well AZ
allrights Of dover and homestead o. 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 I only oonvevas
Trustee. I. R. FARNSW0RTH, Trustee.
ITO 1873