Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-09
Dee. q.
PUBLIC SALE.

SOME of the Legatees Of the late
Mr.. William Triplett, having objected TO d.
viGon Of the dccedans's eaase, which be recon-
mended in his will to be done, we, therefore, as
executors, will expofe to public fale, at Round
Hill, his late rehdence, on Wsdnelday the 18th
OF December next, ALL THE ESTATE, real
and perfonal, Of which the died fezed.
The ROUND HILL Trad, con-
tanning nearly four hundred acres, is mott de-
fable and healthy iituation, on which is built
brick houfe one fory high, fifty four feet long,
and eighteen feet wide; four rcems on the lower
floor, with FIRE place and clolets in each end =
paGage eight feet wide; three rooms upeairs, two
of them with fire places, good cellar and kit
chen under the ho0le: framed barn, dairy, fla
bles for ten hoes, carriage hou, two corn houles,
one granary. meat houie, and quarters, well CAL
culatcd for the accommodation Of thirty negroes !;
an apple orchard Of excellent fruit, and garden
paied in. This farm is we'll known to be one Of
mott productive in the county, and now in high
and improved fate, being well fenced and divid-
ed into convenient fields for farming; there are
eighty acres of timothy meadow, producing from
eighty TO one hundred tons year; fifty acres OF
new meadow may be made and watered at lmall
,expence. The crops of fmall grain have general.
ly been from goo TO 600 bufhels, and OF cora
900 barrels.
Near this hes another Traa of about
four hundred acres, heavily timoered with pine,
oak and hickory, with good fprings and fine
high, healthy 6tuations for building; the poit
road, from north to fouth, pades thro' tholc two
tracts, which affords two excellent ftands for Ia
verns, and ALTO for tan yards, being not more
than eight miles from Alexandria and fxreen from
Warrington.
Alto, another TRAD lying on the
main branch Of Tillo.'s creek, about two miles
from ColcbeRer, on which Mr.. William Triple,t
now lives, containing upwards of 100 acres the
building is good farm houfe, 10 healthy iltu-
alton, good orchard and fine water.
At the fame time and place will be
fold, thirty valuable SLAVES, men, women and
children; fome plate, watch, books, tamoDg
which arc ome valuable clafics) houiehold furni {
ture, and beds of good quality, bed and table
linen, kitchen furniture, coachee and harneis,
one Wagon and cart, farming a,en6ls, ho1fes,
mule, one yoke of excellent oxen, cattle, ihcep
ogs, &c.
The terms of lale for the land are,
one third payable on the day Of fale, lat which
time deeds will be made the purchaler) one third
in FIX months, and the other third in i months,
with interett from the day OF fale. A deed of
truit will be taken to fcclte the two lait pay
ments. The Negroes will be fold at Z months
credit. and the other property at credit, of nine
months: for all funis over twenty dollars bonds,
with approved fecurity will be required Of the
purchafers.
Major George Triplett, on the re
miles, will fhew the land, With correct plat
furvey lately made by Col. Vim. Payne, County
Surveyor, at the inffance of the executors. The
title papers will be exhibited on the day of lale BY
cHALEs LITTLE,
AND >ExecHisyf.
GEORGE TRIPLETT,
The fale will continue from day to
day, until the property Is disgofed Of.