It was in supporting his cause, we said, that our possessions had been sold by public auction, and our Indians given away to other persons.
Cortes' agents also complained of the illegal manner in which Nuno de Guzman and his colleagues had seized part of the former's property, and sold it by public auction to the highest bidder.
Cortes had faithfully promised the men that all the slaves should be sold by public auction, but this was not done, for the officers of the crown acted in this matter just as they pleased.
The latter were sold at Negapatam by public auction, while the rest were given to soldiers on the opposite coast in the Company's service, who used the animals so badly that they were soon unfit for work.
Besides these, 25 or 30 horses must be sent for sale to private persons by public auction, which I trust will fetch a good deal more than Rds.
This may be seen when the lands are sold by public auction, and it may be also considered whether the people of Jaffnapatam are really so badly off as to find it necessary to agitate for an abatement of the tithes.
Smith shall upon the request of the said parties entitled to said payment proceed to sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, the said tract or parcel of land or as much thereof as may be necessary .
Huntley" in Fairfax County, containing about 1,000 acres, was sold today atpublic auction by John A.
They received with surprise, with indignation, and perhaps with envy, the extraordinary intelligence, that the Praetorians had disposed of the empire by public auction; and they sternly refused to ratify the ignominious bargain.
The Bee, which conveyed Mr. Galt when on his voyage of exploration along the western coast of Lake Huron, was sold by public auction in 1832.
In the advertisement, the historical machinists Boulton & Watt are named as the makers of her engine: "By Public Auction.
After his decease his estate was put up for sale by public auction, under authority of an act of the General Assembly.
Mr. Lillie's personal property in Massachusetts was disposed of and his three pieces of real estate were sold at public auction.
His property in Boston and Maine was confiscated and all goods that could be found were sold at public auction.
But, say his counsel, Mr. Hastings thought that the value of the lands was thoroughly known; they had been investigated three times over, and they were all let by public auction to the highest bidder.
He in turn sold the property to Alexious Johnson, at whose death it was sold at public auction by Samuel Bartle, commissioner, to William Gregory for $605.
Much has been written upon famous collections of manuscripts, and upon the individual works which compose them, but it is not often that these come to public auction, so that the particulars of prices are comparatively meagre.
When the treasures of Hamilton Palace were dispersed by public auction, the priceless collection of manuscripts was sold by private contract to the German Government.
It is proposed in this chapter to give a general idea of the variations in price of all the books printed by Caxton which have been sold by public auction.
For many years it was the practice of the United States government, after its lands had been surveyed, to advertise them for sale at public auction on a date fixed by the government.
James Brooks was about to dispose of his wife by public auction.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "public auction" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
