Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-01
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r~HE Projectors offer for Sale this va-
4 hlahs Estate, consisting OF LANDo
MILLS. MILL-SEATS, DWELLING
HOUSES. STORES s. other valnaote }f'o'
tersy--all upon navigation and convenient u
market. =,
To those who are unacquainted with the
snremises il may be stated that they are ST.
aated At the Falls of Occoquan River, II
V;rginia. which empties into the Potomac
rs miles below Alexandra and about o.
below Mount Vernon, the seat OF the late
General Washington.
AT no one spot, probably, can there ce
united more advantages for flour mills, or a.
nv kind of mandatory or mechanical oPe'
rstions requiring the agency OF water; the
stream is large, generally afiording ehousi
for twenty water wheels at time, contiSu-
ous to several of the finest wheat counties II
Virgins, and being upon navigation has, be
sides, the whole range OF the river fotoina'
both sides to its mouth dlstanc OF ~
east 100 miles. The great mall stage roao
from north to south passes thro' 1t, post Oh
fee at the spo. and daily mail Throughout
,be wear affords early and constant lnforma
st;on of the state of markets and Whatever
else NAV be interesting. The buildings mere
in after described, with several others huli'
and owned by dferent people, gives 10 tne
,I,cs the apDearance of an handsome little
village. remarked by strangers for the ro-
manic scenery around it, and by Its lnhaoi'
,ants for the unequalled saiubr1ty OF Its air
First in importance OF tuiidinss IS
very complete Merchant Mill with all the
most approved modern machinery Tor the
manpfactory of -four, of which article 1t has
and can make twenty thousand barrels year
with ease, Next is Il Country Toll Mill,
which has given annually three to tour nun
Ired barrels of Indian Corn and other gran
from its toll alone; there is also Mlii is'
pounding and grinding Plaster Paris, an ar
i;cle in much request throughout the neigh
boring countries; aweli constructed oa"' hii'
in rood repair; and Toll Bridge that pro-
,luces twelve hundred and fifty to liteen
hundred dollars year; besides which there
are several we'll fitted Store-houses, SIX or
EIGHT Dwellings suitable for tradesmen en-
elusive Of their Work, shops, and ota5iage
for at least fifty head of horses and cattle
The whole is overlooked hy Large commo-
dious Stone Mansion house, with every ofhc'
sui,,ble for the residence of genteel tamil
": and at the door is never-ialhng oPfih'
Of fine Water. ,,.u
Unimproyed, are several valuable Mil
Seats, two of which Immediately adJein t"'
nresent and are suppliable with water iro"
tbe same race and dam ; beside these IL
there is nearly thirty feet more head ana Ia
of water than has ever yet been found heeeS
sarv 70 use in the present works. other miii
NAV he erected so much above, as not 10 II
,srf.r. with those already mentioned. In
deed So feet fall, which there Is mere; Wouio
admit of all the water being worked twice O.
yer il desired.
There is, belonging to the estate, near one
,housand acres of LAND, some :dJolnins
and none of it very distant from the mills
mostly in wood and some p rts pretty wei
,;mbered; though Immediately adJolning' are
some we'll improved productive Meadow an'
Grain Land, & several enclosed own l4ots
Ifit be asked why so desirable and produc-
five a property should be offered tor sale, Il
nav he answered +" that the advanced age
/. and distant residence oftwo OF the partners
&c make q narrower ClrCie VI Io''|.i no 49,,
6 rabIe to them--snd all the parties are de-
Sc sirous TO paw off their debts
ANY person inclinsble to purchase VIII mo
the price reasonable, and the time OF pay
ment for large proportion OF the purchase
money will be made as easy as the purchase'
could expect or wish.
Fo, further particulars application may DC
.s. ~ lanes CAMPBELL, at Petei sburg
S.,fuEL c.. GRIFFITH, Esquire, OF BATH
t;more; JAMES TAYLOR, Jun Esq OF Nor
folk: or on the premises to NATHANIEL FL
,,corr and LUXE WHEELER, the latter oil
whom viii remain few weeks at this place,
10 assist in effecting the object OF this adVer-
tisement. wy,
Eiticott, Campbell s Wheeler.
September 81 dtistNoV