Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-05

WHEREAS on the 18th day Of June, 1875,
w ID. IL. Townsend did by his deed Of that
date convey to George W. Winchester certain
lands In trust to secure a certain indebtedness
tnereln speelhed, and whereas since that time
the said George W. Winchester, trustee, has
departed this life, and whereas, attic suit of
Ben May ct ais, VS.. L. p. Winchester ct ais,
IN the -Chancery Court of Shelby county,
Tenn, No. 1925, r. D., l was appointed, by
decree OF the court, trustee in stead of G.. W.
winchester trustee, deceased, Now, there
fore, at request Of the fernando Insurance
company. Of Memphis, Tenn, one Of the
beneheiaries in said deed in trust, l will ON
Tuesday, January ID, 1850,
at12 o'clock IN. sell for cash to the highestbid-
der, in front of the Planters lns. Co. 5 building
80 Madison st. Memphis, Tenn, the follow
ing described property, t0-wit: One tract Of
land lying and being in the county of Shelby
and the State of Tennessee and in the Thir-
teenth civil district of said county, and more
particularly described as being in section ~
one, range () eight of the eleventh surveyors
district, beginning at a stake on the west
boundary line Of Grant, No. 1854, the south
eastern corner Of d. II. Townsond's GAG acre
tract; thence north with the west line of
said Grant 1854, forty-two az chains Is
links to the center Of NOnconnah creek with
elm pointer mark 3D." ON the south bank Of
said creek; thence up said creek with the
center thereof north So 9V east 6 chains SIS
links, south 49, east 2 chains 65 links, south
6O' east 4 chains ID links, south 43o east 8
chains 3 links, south A. 30 west1 chain, south
3S' west 3 chains IS links, south s. east 4
chains 70 Inks, south IA 30 west l chain AZ
links, south So 30 west / chain rs links, south
So west 2 chains 5 links, south go west 3
chains IA links, south g. west 3 chains, south
y east one chain 5o links, south AZ east 3
chains 55 links south 79o east 2 chains 10 links,
south So 30 east 3 chains 81 links to q stake
Na Nhn - AA naaI A.AAl~ - -
gum pointer on the south bank of said creek,
7 links west of line, marked ST" one black
gum ~ inks east of line, marked ''M;p
thence south As west "a chains 70 links to a
small black gum; thence west 8 chains rs
links to the beginning, containing 100 acres,
being the same conveyed by Peter Mitchell to
d. II, Townsend on the 18th day of january,
1870, and duly recorded in the registers Office
OF Shelby county, Tennessee, in book "a, d.
1871. Also an undivided one-fourth interest
of the lot of ground situated on the southeast
corner of Main andiBeal 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 50 feet front on
Main street TO TOwnsend's line; thence east
with said line l75 feet to Mulberry street;
thence northwardly with the west line of
Mulberry street ll6 feet to Beal street; thence
westwardly with south line of Beal street, 175
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. H. Townsend
land which the said May purchased at the
sale Of the assignee in bankruptcy Of the
said D. IL. Townsend), to secure certain
indebtedness, mentioned in said conveyance,
which is recorded in the Registers office of
Shelby county, Tenn, in book No. liz, n
255, 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 is
cash. T.. p. WINCHESTER,
c. I. PATTERSON,
" l6 Trustees.