Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-19
70 Cecoquan Mills.

eT~HE proprietors offer for Sale this Va-
4 fau5le Estate, consisting of LANDS
MILLS, MILL-SEATS, DWELLING
HOUSES, STORES & other valuable Pro'
herty-- all upon navigation and convenient u
market,
To those who are unaequainted with the
premises it may be stated that they are ST.
tuated at the Falls of Occoquan River, In
Virginia, which empties into the Potomac
Is miles below Alexandria and about or ~
below Mount Vernon, the seat OF the late
General Washington.
AT no one spot, probably, can there be
united more advantages for flour mills, OF a.
ny kind of mandatory or mechanical ope'
rations recurring the agency OF water; the
stream IS large, generally afiording enough
for twenty water wheels at time, cohtigu-
Gus to several of the finest wheat counties In
Virginia, and being upon navigation has, De
sides, the whole range OF the river iotomac
on both side. TO its mouth dlstanc OF al
least 100 miles. The great mail stage ROAD
from north to south passes thro' 1t, post or
fee at the spot and daily mail throughout
the year affords early and constant informa,
ton of the state of markets and whatever
else may be interesting. The buildings here
in after described, with several others built
and owned by Id ferent people, gives to the
place the appearance of an handsome little
village, remarked by strangers for the ro-
manic scenery around it, and by its inhabi-
taats for the unsqualed sautrity OF Its air
First in importance of tee buildings IS s
very complete Merchant Mill with all the
most approved modern machinery for the
mandatory of -four, of which article 1t has
and can make twenty thousand barrels year
with ease. Next is Country Toll Mil,
which has given annually three to four hun
dred barrels Of Indian Corn ani other gram
from its toll alone; there is also Mill Tor
pounding and grinding Plaster Paris, an ar
ticle in much request throughout the neigh
boring countries awell constructed oaw'Nili
in good repair; and Toll.Bridge that pro-
duces twelve hundred and fifty to tltteer
hundred dollars year; besides which there
are several well fitted Store-houses, six or
eight Dwellings suitable for tradesmen ex-
elusive of their Workshops, and Staolage
for at least fifty head of horses and cattle
The whole is overlooked by large comn'o-
dious Stone Mansion house, with every office
suitable for the residence OF genteel isml-
w: and at the door is never-talling Sprlni
OF fine Water.
Unimproyed, are several valuable Mill
Seats, two of which Immediately adJsln th'
present and are suppliable with water iron
the same race and dam he6lde these taS
there is nearly thirty feet more head and lai
Il Loo, raj hca fODDu neCSS.
sary to use In the present works. other h'!h>
may be erected so much above, as not TO IN
terfere with those already mentioned. III
deed So feet fall, which there is here, wou'a
admit Of all the water being worked twice O.
yer if desired
There is, belonging to the estate, near one
thousand acres of LAND, some adJoimns
and none of it very distant from the mills
mostly in wood and some parts pretty wei
timbered; thoughimmediately adjoining are
some well improved productive Meadow ano
Grain Land, & several enclosed Town Lots
Fit be asked why so desirable and prcdue-
tive property should be offered tor SALE /
may be answered "that the advanced age
and distant residence Oft two OF the partner
&c make narrower circle of concerns desira
6 rable to them aDd all the parties are de-
sI sirous to paw off their debts
Any person inclinable to purchase VIII hno
the price reasonable, and the time OF pay
ment for large proportion OF the purchase
money will be made as easy as the purchaser
could expect or Wish.
Fol- further particulars application may DC
made to JAMES CAMPBELL. at Petersburg !;
SAMUEL G.. GR1vs1Tk, Esquire, OF Baltl-
timore ; JAMES Taylor, Jun, Esq, OF Nor
folk; or on the premises TO NATHANIEL III
Icorr and LUKE WHEELER, the latter OF
whom will remain few weeks at thls place
TO assist in effecting the object ofthis adver-
tisement
Elticott, Campbell s Wheeler.
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