Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-10

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
3ahuary isi4, tosecure an Indebtedness there
IN stated due to Mrs. Belle Leach. which deed
IS recorded in Registers office of Shelby coun-
", Ienn.' In book 9S. page 1863, l will, on the
9TH of February, 1850,
in front of the DeSoto Bank building. No. %
Madison street, Memphis, Tenn, expose To-
SAFE al, public outcry, to the highest bidder
Ior eashi the following described tracts of
land in Shelby county, Tenn, in the 18th civil
district of said county; viz;
n certain tract or parcel, being a part of
the grant No. 1854, issued BY the State If
tennessee to William Persons for 1850 acres,
the said parcel containing about from los To-
ll5 acres, and bounded and described MS fol.
lows; Being bounded on the south by Noneon-
nan 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 bv 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 lie
acres ana immediately adjoining thereto, be-
ing dlVided theretrom by the railroad track
aforesaid, and bounded on the south by Non
eonnah creek, bounded on the west by Horn
Lake road and on the north by the lands of
william +, Mitchell, and on the east BY the
track OF the Mississippi and 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 NoncOnpah creek. on tho
west by the lands of William p. Mitchell and
MRS. Wlldberger, the west line of the track
now being described being a part of the west
line Of the 1850 acre grant aforesaid. md
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 NJ
acres n being in the northwest corner Of
Also, the following other piece or parcel of
land, to-wit; The lands conveyed to William
Persons by Hugh Craft and h. X. Craft, ON
10TH OF january, 1851, and registered in Regis.
ter 9 Office Of Shelby county, Tenn, in book
N06, PIP fS and 739, being lot No 2, of section
No I, of township No /, of range No s west of
the basis of meridian of the Chickasaw sur-
y,eys, containing ITO acres, more or less, but
there Is excepted out of this last tract n mari
containing about l6 $500 acres, and conveyed
by the said Peter Mitchell TO W. @. Faikner
on 5ne l9th day Of July, 1859, and registered
N Register Office Of Shelby county in back
~; page, aSi being lot No IA fPoter MitchelPs
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 I'm
me survey, OF the Chickasaw session as lots
NOS l and 4, a part Of section 4, townshipl,
range d, west of the basis Of meridian, being
the east halfof north division and containing
about 20 acres, and being the same tract con-
yeyed to William Persons By Mark Healev and
Benjamin u. Whitney. Trustees Of the Boston
and Mississippi Cotton Land Company, on Inc
lhth day Of February, 1853, and registered in
tne Registers office OF Shelby county, in book
IA, p p 42S and A29.
Alright and equity Of redemption as we'll rs
said Peter Mitchell, the said Laura, is ex-
pressl!y waived in the deed of trust. The title
Is believed to be perfect, but / only conveya as
Trustee. L. R. FARNSW0RTH, Trustee.
10 1873