Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-07-28
~ Valuable Real Estate.
THE SUBSC RIBER
OFFERS FOR Sale
About Six Hundred Acres

OFFERS FOR SALE
About Six Hundred Acres
f,hc Western divisioe) Of his Shannon
Hill tract, being amongst the best Land
in what is called the Bullskin settlement
in the County Of Jefferson, Virginia !;
having abundance of Wood, the use OF
a cop.ant Spring anHstrea OF Water
upon one part, and agood Wen OF water
on another part of it, and comfortable
Farm-H ouses, Shops, &c.
Also a Tract in the same
County lying on the River shenan
doah, of about 2o5 ACRES, compre-
houdine Distillery, supplied, over
head, with never-lailing and abundant
stream oil Limestone Water close to the
Spring, and having only about 70 Acres
of cleared Land, part OF which Is r,ch
River Bottom, with the necessary build.
ings lying on tho public road leading
across the Rocks Gap and Ferry, very
convenient to several Mills, and an a
buRdant supply OF gram.
These two tractS will be sold subject
to mortgage given few years ago oy
me, on which l expect decree Cat my
own instance) within the present year.
fixing the sum due-say aoout sou W
Dollars. | require the prompt pay.
ment of half the purchase money; OF
whica | mean to leave on interest III tie
purchasers hands enough to satisfy the
said mortgage, and will receive the rest
in three equal annual instalments, Sc
cured on the land.
Also the fee simple OF about
1876 ACRES OF LAND, adjoining the
public land at Harper's Ferry, on the
Western side Of thc-River Shenandoah,
in the said County Of Jefferson which
property must, from the scarcity OF
ground at that place (Which increases
rapidly in populasion) appreciate greatly
in short time.
Also the fee simple Of seve-
raj valuable and compac, little FARMS
on the Loudoun part OF my Shannondale
Tract which, from the general use OF
Clover and Gypsum, are i'll a rapid state
Of improvement, having plenty OF Wood
and Water, Orchards, sc.
Also several valuable Mill
Seats, on the Shanoondale and Piedmont
I. ,cts, on plentiful streams OF Water;
and range OF seats tor any sind OF
works, having great command Of the wa.
ter of ;hc River Potomac itself.
Also a number Of Wood
LOTS, conveniently laid off upon the
Short-Hill; and small Tract OF about
500 ACRES on the River Potomac, hea
Willy ,imbered.
Also that well known Mill
Scat on Difficult Run, in the County of
Fairfax, originally owned by my father,
and afterwards by Messrs. Gooding,
ARIEL and others; being thought by the
best Judge. to be scarcely inferior to d
ny other mill seat in all this Country,
together with upwards of loo Acres OF
Land, chiefly in Wood, thereto attached.
This situation is highly tavorabls TO
Manufacturing 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
and wood land, with quantity OF Iron
Ore and good fall OF water thereon;
and several large Tracts Of wood land in
the vicinity amounting to more than
5000 Acres, in addition to the last de-
scrbed-the soil generally rich and hea-
Willy timbered.
Also a Tract of 5000 Acres
in Wood County, Virginia, heavily tim
bcred and we'll watered, near the River
Ohio, and within eight miles Of Bel
vile. l have several most valuable
TRACTS Of LAND in the Western
Country and several thousand Acres in
the State OF Pennsylvania, which would
sell but do not now offer-not having
yet obtained the final conveyances of the
same, under existing contracts.
I offer to the attention Of Momied
Men Of discernment,
A VERY VALU ABLE
IRON ESTATE,
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