Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-05
PUBLIC SALE.
salifbury, oa. 81.

SOME Of the Legatees OF the late
MIR. William Triplett, having objected TO di-
yilion of the decedant's enate, which he recon-
mended in his viii TO be done, we, sheretore, as
executors, will expofe to public iaie, at Round
Hill, his late refdence, on "Wednesday the 18TH
of December next, ALL THE ESTATE, real
and pesfonal, of which the died liezed.
The ROUND HILL Trad, con-
tanning nearly four hundred acres, is mott de-
ffable and healthy iituatlon, on which IS built
brick honfe one fory high, fifty four feet long,
and eighteen feet wide; four rooms On the lower
floor, with FIRE place and clofets 10 each, and a
pafage eight feet vide; three rooms upitslfs, two
of them with FIRE places, coed cellar and KIT
chen usder the houfe: framed barn, dairy, fla
bes for ten holcs, carriage houfe two corn houes,
one qranary. ;nea, houle, and quarters, we'll CAL
culated for the accommodation OF thirty negroes !;
a. apple orchard ofexceilent fruit, and garden
paIed 10. This farm is well known to be one Of
noR productive In the county, and nov II higa
and improved fate, being we'll fenced and divid-
e. int Convenient fields for farming; there are
cichty acres of timothy meadow. producing from
eighty TO one hundred tons ear; fifty acres Of
new meadow may be made and watered at imsll
cxpencc. The crops OF fnall grain have general
" been from goo TO 600 buthels, and OF cora
500 barrels.
Near this lies another TRAD OF about
four hundred acres, heavily tiDbc,ed With pine,
oak and hickory, with good iprings and fire
high, healthy 6tusfions for building; the Poit
road. from north to louth, paaes thfo' thofc two
tracts, which affords two excellent itands for ia
verus, and alto for tan yards, being not more
than eight miles from Alexandria and Gxreen from
Warrington.
ALTO, another Traa lying on the
main branch of Tilio:'s creek, about two miles
from Colchsfer, on which Mr.. William Triplett
now lives, containing upwards of 90 acres; the
building is good farm houic, in healthy iitu-
ation, good orchard and fine water.
At the fame time and place viii be
fold, thirty valuable SLAVES, men, women and
children; fome plate, watch, books, (among
which arc fone valuable claficsl houfeholl fnrni-
tuse, and beds of good qusiify, bed ard table
linen. kitchen furniture, coacnee ard harness,
one Wagon ard cart, farming uteiis, hories,
mule, one yoke Of excellent oxen, cattle, heep,
ogs, &c.
The terms of Eale for the land are,
one third payable on the day Of fale, tas which
time deeds will be made the puSehaieI) one third
in fix months, and the othsr third 10 2 months,
with in,sfeR from the day OF fale. A deed of
,Yui} will be taken TO iecure the TWO Taft pay
nents. The Negroes will he fold s,la months
credit and the other properly at credit. OF nine
months; for all frnns over twenty dollars bonds,
With approved fccurity will be required Of shs
.purchaiefs.
Major George Triplett, on the re
,rifes. will flcw the land, with correct piat
.mrvey lately made BY Col. WIN. Payne, County
Surveyor, at theinfance of the executors, The
title papers will b. exhibited the day Of fAle BY
CiIALES LITTLE,
AND >Exeextors.
GEORGE TRIPLETT,
The faIe will continue from day 20
lay. uasl the property is dispoisd Ct.