Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-07-05
Very Valuable Real Estate.
THE SUBSC RIDER
OFFERS FOR SALE

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Abort Six. Hundred Acres
m. We,tero division) OF his Shannon
Hill tract, being amongst the best Land
:, yhat is called the Builskin settlement,
;ns1he County of Jefferson. Virginia /;
having abundance OF Wood, the use Oh
a contain, Spring and stream OF water
upon one part, and good Well OF water
on another part of il, and eom'or'aoie
F4rm- Houses, Shops, &c.
Also a Tract in the same
County lying on the RIVER shenSn
doah. Of about COS ACRES, eompre-
bend NJ a Distllery. supplied, over
head, with neyer-faiiing and aoundan'
.,sesm oh Limestone Water lose 20 inc
spring, and having only abou, 10 Acres
q cleared Land, part OF which IS ricn
River Bottom, with the necessary ooiid'
mgs lying on the public road isaamg
across the 70, Ks Gap and Ferry very
conrenieni;o several Mills, ana an
baadant supply OF gram.
These two tracts will be sold subject
10 a mortgage given fes years ago BY
me. On which expect decree lat my
cnn instance) within the present year,
fixing the som due--say ABOUT e0o2
D.alars require the prompt pay.
ment Of half the purchase monsy; OF
rbich mean to leave on interest IN the
nsrchassr's hands enough TO satisfy the
said mortgage, and will receive the rest
in three equsi annual ins,alments, Sc
cured on the iond
Also the fee simple Of about
1875 ACRES Of LAND, adjoining thes
public land at Harpcr's Ferry, on TIE
Western side Of the River Shenandoah
in the said County Of Jefferson; which
properly must, from the scarcity o
ground at that place (Which increases
rapidly in populAlion) appreciate greatly
in short Tine.
Also the fee simple of seve-
raj valuable and compact little FARMS
on the Loudoun part of my Shannondale
Trac, which, from the general use OF
Clover and Gypsum, are in rapid state
of Improvement, having plenty OF Wood
and Water, Orchards, sc.
Also several valuable Mill
Seats, on the Shahnondale and Piedmost
Tracts, on plentiful streams Of Water;
and a range OF seats tor any kind OF
works, having great command Of the wa
ter of the River Potomac ITSELF
Also a number OF Wood
LOTS, conveniently laid off upon the
Short Hill; and a small Tract OF about
500 ACRES On the River Potomac, hea-
yi'y timae Ell.
Also that well known Mill
Seat on ID fficult Run, IN the County of
Fairfax, originally owned by my father,
and af,eryards by Messrs. Gooding.
Arrei and others; being thought by the
hes, ridges TO be scarcely inferior 10 a
nv other mill sea, in all this Coantry,
together with upwards Of 100 Acres OF
Land, chiefly in Wood thereto attached.
This ii aat,on is highly favorable to a
Manufaturlng establishment.
Also several valuable Tracts
in the County Of Hampshire, on and
near the River Potomac, forming com
pact body of about $500 Acres, farmland
rnd wood land, with quantity OF Iron
Ore and good fall Of water thereon !;
aud se,eral largesTracts of wood land in
the vicinity amounting to more than
5000 Acres, in addition TO the last de-
sscr;bed-thc soil generally rich and hea-
Willy numbered.
Also a Tract Of 5000 Acres
in Woed County, Virginia, heavily tim
be-ed and we'll wa,ered, near the River
Ooio, and within eight mites OF Bel
vile have several most valuable
: TRACTS Of LAND in the Western
Country and several thousand Acres IN
the State of Pc y, ,lvania, which | would
ali but do not now oHer-nct having
vet obtained the 6nsl eonveyances Of the
same, under existing cop,racts.
I oFe. to the attention eft .Moried
Men Of discernmcni.