Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-14
PUBLIC SALE.

SOME of the Legatees OF the late
Mr.. William Triplett, having objected 10 d.
eiiion of the decedaui's ctta,e, whiehhe recon
mcnded in bis VII! 10 be done, We, therefore, az
executors, will expofe TO public fale, al Rcuno
Hill, his late refdence, on Wednefaay the i4.h
Of December next, ALL THE ESTATE, real
and perfonal, of which the died iiezed.
The ROUND HILL Tract, con-
tanning nearly four hundred acres, is a mott de
iirable and healthy iituation, which is built a
brick houfe one ttory high, Fifty four feet long,
and eighteen feet wide; four rcerns on rhe lower
foor, with fire place and cloie,s IN each acd q
pailage sht feet wide; three rooms uFGairs, TWO
OF them with fire places, good cellar and kit
chen urder the houfe: framed barn, dairy ita-
bes 70, Ten holfcs, carriage houfs, corn houfes,
one granafy. neat houlc, and quarters, well cal
culated for the accommodation OF thirty negroes;
an apple orchard ofexcellent fruis, and garden
paled ia. This farm is well known TO be one Of
moi productive n the county, and now 10 high
and improved fate, being we'll fenced and divid
ed into. convenient fields for farming; there aTc
eighty acres OF timothy meadow, producing from
eighty TO one hundred tors ear; fifty acres OF
new meadow may be made and watcred at lmai
expence. The crops OF fnaIl grain have general
~ been from 900 TO Goo bufhels, and OF cora
800 barrels.
Near this lies another Traef ofabout
four hundred acres, heavily tinbered with pine,
oak AID hickory, with good fpriugs and fine
high, healthy ftuations for building; the pof
road, from north to iouth, paaes thro' thoie two
traits, which affords two excellent tfands for ia
yerus, and alto for tan yards, being not more
than eight miles from Alexandri,. and Gxreen from
Warrington.
Alto, another TRAD lying on the
main branch Of Tiilot's creek, about two miles
from ColcheRer, on which Mr.. William Triplett
now lives, containing upwards OF 100 acres; the
building is good farm hoafr, in a healthy iltu-
alton, a good orchard and fine water.
At the fame time and place will be
fold, thirty valuable SLAVES, men, women and
children, ZONE plate, waieh, books, (among
which are fome valuable clafics) houiehold furti
ture, and beds of good quality, bed and table
linen, kitchen furniture, coachee and harneis,
one Wagon and cart, farming utenGls, horfes,
mule, one yoke of excellent oxen, cattle, fheep,
hogs, SC.
The terms Of lale for the land are,
one third payable on the day of falc, latwhich
time deeds will be made The purchafer) one third
! in fix months, and the other third in n months,
with interef from the day Of 'lale. a deed OF
,rua will be taken TO iecufe the two iatt pay.
ments. The Negroes will be fold at Z months
credit, and the other property at credit of nine
| months for all funs over twenty dollars bonds,
with approved fecuIity will be required Of the
purchaisrs.
Major George Triplett, on the re
mifes, will thew the land, with correct plat
furvey lately made by Col. VIM. Payne, County
Surveyor, at the infance Of the executors The
title papers will be exhibited on the day of fale by
cHALES LITTLE,
AND Exeenfsrs.
GEORGE TRIPLETT,
The lale will continue from day to
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