Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-08-23

United States Of America,
Fifth Circuit, Virginia Diaria,
May Term, sos.
Under a Decree Of the ja1d Court,
We tie CommDg5neys qviH exp9ls n
PUBLIC SALE, far reaay mousy. on
The b,emyes, al II o'tleek, an Eiaay
tbs sotb day Of Sett<mberaext,
THAT VALUABLE u EXTENSIVE
f A r M,
called Mount Salus, alias Milllhropc, lying
IN Fairfax county, on Difficult and WnE
Trapruns, containing by Deed $50 acres &
by fursey 673 acres. The Mannoa Houtc
is on high healthy and agreeable ftua-
ton, convenient to which are fprings Of
good water The houfe is 40 by IS feet,
two rooms ona honr, with niue feet
pafagc and fair cafe, two brick cHimnics,
with a fire place to each room, piazzs
the whole length of The front, a cellar 40
by IS walled with aone and divided into
two apartments. There are feversi fnall
buildings aesr rhe Manhon Hcafe and par
den. There are aifo valuable Merchan.
sud Grit Mil, Saw Mill, D.aiilery,
Millcr's Houie and Overleer's Houie.--
The Mill Hou(e is 40 by 80, two tories
high, half of the lower tory Of aone, the
other part framed work, and covered wit,
ihingles. There are one pair Of Burr,
ard one pair Of Cologne Zones, tire:
boiting cloths almoit new, and one fcreen,
all now in ule in manufacturing wheat and
grinding grit. The It'll houfe oby SO,
one Cory high, walls Of fonc anl lhlngiei
roof, the floors plankei, The upper laid foe
mating grain, and ,roughs fixed round the
whole houie contributed to carry water
70 every vctiel which may reed it. Three
fills and one boiler can be worked to a0-
vantage 10 faid hoaf-. The waters On
Wolf Trap, on which the mid and faw
mill fand. are conGant ftreams. The
lltuation for country cafom, or purchaing
whest is exceeded by none in the county
or ne;ghborhood, ROT being more than II
miles from Alexandria, and IS from
George Town, here there are excellent
markets for country produce OF every
dcicr;p;ion and about 4 miles from the
city of Wilmington. The land is fertile
and productive, and the coil well adapted
10 receive Improvement, from tn: ule oe
platter Of Paris. There are upwards OF
5000 pannels of fence on the land, and
about 16oor ITO acres OF we'll timbercd
land belonging to the tract. There have
been neatly 20 acres of ,imcthy made,
lying on Wolf Trap aud Difficult runs;
80 acres rofe may be made at fmal
expence. This farm enjoys many natn.
raj advantage which are unaeceilAry ics
Us to mention, it being taken for granted
thar any perGan wilhing to buy fuch pro-
perty will avail shemielves OF the oppor-
tunity of viewing .ne prstniies, previous
to the day of lale.
The terms OF which are, one third oe
the money TO be paid on tic day OF fsie,
Cat which time deeds will be made the
purchaler) one third in FIX months, an d;he
other third in twelve months, with the
interea accruing on the two latt payments
from The day Of lale. A deed of trais
will be expected to fecurc the laft pay
meHfs.
Some informality in the decree pre-.
vented The fale agreeably to the fermer
notice. This defect being obviated
by the parties, the property will mott
certainly be fold as now notified.
Captain James Wiley, rehding near
the land, will thew the premiies, and alia
aplat of the firvey, which is LETT with
him for the information of thoie concern
ed.
The title papers will be exhibited on
the day Of fale.
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