Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-08

RY virtue Of the authority vestedin me by a
- certain deed of trust, executed to me by
Peter and Laura Mitchell, on the til 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 9Srpage 1853, l will, on the
9TH of February, 1850,
in front of the DeSoto Bank building, No. 90
Madison street, Memphis, Tenn, expose to
sale at, public cutlery, to the highest bidder
Tor cash. the following described tracts of
district of said county; Wis:
one certain tract or parcel, being u 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
lis 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
Richard } 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
Gonnah 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
track OF the Mississippi and Tennessee rail
road, containing about 1855 acres.
Also, one other piece or parcel, lying west
OF the lastabcye mentioned tract, and adjOin-
ing thereto and divided from the same by the
aforesaid Horn Lake road, being bounded on
the south by the Nonconnah 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 1880 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 parcel of
land, to-wit: The lands conveyed to William
Persons by Hugh Craft and r.. X. Craft, on
18th of January, 1851, and registered in Regis
ters office Of Shelby county, Tenn, in book
Nos, PIP 1888 and 739, being lot No2, of section
No 4, OF tow nship No l, of range No s west of
the b0sis 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 l6 38-l0G acres, and conveyed
by the said Peter Mitchell to W. @. Falknor
on the 18th day of July, 1869, and registered
IN Registers Office of Shelby county in book
Y, page .4S, being mo IA ofPeter Mitchells
subdiyided tract the tract herein conveyed
being about SO acres. y
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. l and 4, a part Of section 4, township,
range 8, west Of the basis of meridian, being
the east haliof north division and containing
about 265 acres, and being the same tract con-
yeyed to William Persons by Mark Healey and
Benjamin ID. Whitney, Trustees of the Boston
and Mississippi Cotton Land Company, on the
18th day of February, 1853, and registered in
the Registers Office Of Shelby county, in book
IA, PIP. 42S and 429.
Alright and equity Of redemption as well as
all 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 b believed TO be perfect, but l only convey as
Trustee. I. X. FARNSW0RTH, Trustee.
IN 100