Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-10
r Occoquan Mats.

THE Proprietors offer for Sale this "a
lua5le Estate, consisting of LANDS
| MILLS, MILL-SEATS. DWELLINGS
HOUSES, STORES & other valuable Pr0'
terty--all upon navigation and convenient 10
market,
To those who are unacquainted 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 70
below Mount Vernon, the seat OF the late
General Washington.
At no one spot, probably, can there &c
J united more advantages for -four 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 time, contiSu-
| Gus to several of the finest wheat counties IN
Virgins, and being upon navigation has, be-
sides, the whole range of the river Potomac
on both sides to its mouth dlstanc OF at
least 100 miles. The great mall stage road
from north to south passes thro' 1t, post Oh
, fee at the spo: ard daily mail throughout
the wear affords early and constant lntorrna.
ton of the state of markets and Whatever
else may be interesting. The buildings here.
in after described, with several others Quilt
and owned byid 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 nhabl-
tants tor the unequalled saubrlty otdts ar
First in importance of tie buildings is
very complete Merchant Mill with all the
most approved modern machinery tor the
! manufactory of -four, of which article 1t has
and can make twenty thousand barrels year
! with ease. Next is a Country Toll Mil,
| which has given annually three to tour num-
dred barrels of Indian Corn and other gram
from its toll alone there is also Mill Tor
pounding and grinding Plaster Paris, an ar
tic!e in much request throughout the neigh.
boring countries awell constructed Saw. Mil
in GOOD repair; and Tol[Bridge that pro-
duces twelve hundred and fifty to fifteen
hundred dollars year besides which there
are several we'll fitted Store-houses, SIX or
eight Dwellings suitable for tradesmcn OK
elusive of their Work shops, and Stab!age
for at least fifty head of horses and cattle
! The whole is overlooked by large commo-
dious Stone Mansion house, with every office
suitable for the residence of a genteel taml-
lly; and at the door is never-faliing opllhs
Of fine Water. :, ,,.,
Unimproved, are several valuable Mill
| Seats, two of which Immediately adJein the
present and are suppliable with water from
| The same race and dam beside these las
there is nearly thirty feet more head and rail-
| of water than has everyet been found heces-
| sary to use in the present works. other 1niils
NAV be erected so much above as not 10 IN
terferc with those already mentioned. In
deed Sc feet fall, which there is here, would
admit Of all the water being worked twice o.
yer il 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 pretty well
timbered; though Immediately sdlolnlng' are
some we'll improved productive Meadow and
Grain Land, & several enclosed Town LOIS
Fit be asked why so desirable and produc-
| tive a property should be offered tor sale' II
NAV be answered " that the advanced age
:. and distant residence of two OF the partners
i" make narrower circle of concerns deslra
{" rable to them--and all the parties are de-
Sc sirous to pay off their debts
Any person incllnable to purchase viii nno
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 Petelsoure
SAMUEL G.. GRIFFITH, Esquire, OF ha!ti-
timore JAMES TAYLOR, Jun. Esq, OF Nor
folk or on the premises 10 NATHANlfL I'll
L1coTT and LUKE WHEELER, the iattef o.
whom will remain few weeks at this place.
to assist in effecting the object OF this adVef-
tisement
Elicott, Campbell g Wheeler.
September s7 otlsl-sov