Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-07
Co 0ccoquan Mails.

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THE proprietors offer for Sale this ra-
4 iuable Estate, consisting of LANDS,
MILLS, MILL-SEATS, DWELLING
HOUSES, STORES s. other valuable Pro-
terty- all upon navigation and convenient to
market
To those who are unacquainted with the
premises it may be stated that they are 81.
tuated at the Falls of Occoquan River, In
Virginia, which empties into the Potomac
Is miles below Alexandra and about or 10
below Mount Vernon, the seat of the late
General Washington.
At no ono spot, probably, can there be
united more advantages for flour mills, or a.
ny kind of mandatory or mechanical ope'
rations requiring the agency of water; the
stream is large, generally afiording enough
for twenty water wheels at a time, contigu-
Gus to several of the finest wheat counties in
Virginia, and being upon navigation has, be.
sides, the whole range of the river Potomac
on both sides to its mouth distanc e OF at
least 100 miles. The great mail stage road
from north to south passes thro' 1t, post OF
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 alter described, with several others built
and owned by different people, gives to the
place the appearance Of an handsome little
village, remarked by strangers for the ro-
mantle scenery around it., and by its lnhabl-
tants Tor the unequal'ed salubrity OF its air.
First in importance OF buildings Is
yery complete Merchant Mill with all the
most approved modern machinery Tor the
, mandatory of -four, of which article it has
and can make twenty thousand barrels year
with ease. Next is Country Toll Mill,
which has given annually three 10 four hun.
dred barrels of Indian Corn and other grain
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 aweli constructed oa"'Mia
in good repair; and Toll. Bridge that pro-
duces twelve hundred and ttty to htteen
hundred dollars year; besides which there
are several well fitted Store-houses, SIX or
eight Dwellings suitable tor tradesmcn OK
elusive of their Workshops, and otahiage
for at least fifty head Of horses and cattle
The whole is overlooked by large comno-
dious Stone Mansion house, with every office
suitable tor the residence of "a genteel laml-
": and at the door is a never-talllng spring
of fine Water. .,,
Unimproved, are several valuable Mill
Seats, two of which Immediately adIsln the
! nresent and are suppliabte with water from
! the same race and dam beside these las
there is nearly thirty feet more head and tall
| of water than has ever yet been touhd heCes-
sary to use in the present worksj o'hcr MINIS
| NAV be erected so much above as not 70 IN
tcrferc with those already mentioned. IN,
/ deed So feet f,i, 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 adjoining
and none of it very distant from the mills $,
mostly in wood and some p rts pre'ty "e'i
timbered; though immediately adycinios' arc !,
| some wen improved productive Meadow anu
Grain Land. & several enclosed Town Lots'
/ Fit he asked why so desirable and produc'
tive property should be offered tor sa,e' -
may he answered " that the advanced ase
( I" and distant residence oftwo oil the partnei
Is make narrower circle of concerns desira
/" rable to them--and all the parties arc ao-
!" sirous to pay off their debts 49,
ANY person inclinable to purchase VIII hno
the price reasonable, and the time OF pay
: ment for large proportion of the purc"ase
, money will be made as easy as the purchaser
could expect or wish. !.
Fol- further particulars application may DC
made TO JAMES CAMPBELL, at fete.sou,s
SAMUEL G.. GRIFFIrE, Esquire OF na'u-
timore; JAMES TAYLOR, Jun. Esq OF NOT
folk; or on the premises to NATHANiIL FL
EL1coTT and LUXE WHEELER, the :a''er
whom will remain fow weeks at TINS pace
to assist in efGeciing the object OF this so'el'
q tisemert
Ellieott. CambbeNS Wheeler.
c.,.en,her OF dtlstNov
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