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

WHEREAS on the 18th day of June. 1875.
w IL. Townsend did by his deed of that
date convey to George W. Winchester certain
lands. In trust to secure a certain Indebtedness
therein specified, and whereas since that time
the said George W. Winchester, trustee. has
departed this life, and whereas, at the suit of
Ben May ct ais, VS.. Il. p. Winchester ct Als,.
IN the Chancery Court Of Shelby county,
5enn.' no; S2S5, X. D., l was appointed, by
decree of the court, trustee in stead of G.. ~.
Minchestef trustee, deceased. Now, there
fore, at request of the fernando Insurance
company, of Memphis, Tenn, one of the
benoficiaries in said deed in trust, l will on
Tuesday, January ID, 1850,
at12 o'clock IN. sell foRcash to the highest hid
der,in front of the Planters lns. Co. building
~ 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-
tenth civil district of said county, and more
particularly described as being in section m
one, range (S) eight of the eleventh surveyors
district, beginning ut a stake on the west
boundary line Of Grant, No. 16, 1884, the south
eastern corner Of D. ii. Townsend's GAG aero
tract; thence north with the west limo ~
said Grant 1854, forty-two ar chains 25
links TO the center of NOnconnah creek with
elm pointer mark 3D." on the south hank ~
said creek; thence up said creek with the
center thereof north 81 3V east 6 chains SIS
IN Ntb " GdoL q NuNllb % u0Kk. E0Ith
81 east 4 chains Ii links, south 43o east q
chains 3 links, south A. 3O vest chain, south
SO west 3 chains 7S lin ks, south g. east 4
chains 70 links, south IA 30 wet | chain AZ
links, south 81 30 west l chain rs links, south
~ west 2 chains s links, south 80 west 3
chains IA links, south g. west 3 chains, south
2 east. one chain So links, south 40 east
chains % links south 49, east 2chains 20 links.
south 80 30 east 3 chains 50 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;0
thence south as west "a chains 70 links to n
small black gum; thence west 3 chains rs
links to the beginning, containing 100 acres,
being the same conveyed by Peter Mitchell TO
ID. IL. Townsend on the 25th day of Januarv-
1870, and duly recorded in the registers Office
OF Shelby county, Tennessee, in book "a. n.
49,, 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 So feet front ON
Main street to Townsend's line; thence east
with said line us feet to Mulberry street.
thence nOrthwardly with the west line az
Mulberry street ll6 feet to Beal street. tbence
westwardly with south line of Beal street. l6
feet to the beginning;and ], CT. Patterson ,by
virtue OF a deed Of trust executed by Ben
May, conveying to me the same lands herein-
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. II. Townsend), to secure certain
Indebtedness, mentioned in said conveyance.
which is recorded in the Registers office Of
Shelby county, Tenn, in book No. l12, page
S5, 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 il
waived in both deeds Of trust. Terms of sale
cash. T.P. WINCHESTER,
go, G. 7. PATTERSON,
30 ITO Trustees.