Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-19

THE SUBSCRIBER
OFFERS FOR SaLE
About Six Hundred Acres
Ghe Western division) 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
contant Spring and stream Of Water,
upon one part, and good Well Of water
on another part of it, and comfortable
Farm Houses, Shops, sc.
County lying on the River Shenanr
doah, of about EOS ACRES, .comprc-
hend.ng a Distillery, supplied, over
head, with never-iaiIing and abundant
stream OF Limestone Water close to the
Spring, and having only about 70 Acres
OF cleared Land, part OF which is rich
River Bottom, with the necessary build
ngs lying on the public road leading
across the Rocks Gap and Ferry, very
convenient TO several Mills, and an
undant supply of grain.
These two tractsgwill be sold subject
to a mortgage given few years ago by
me, on which expect decree. Cat my
own instance) within the present year,
fixing the sum due-say ABOUT 5000
Dollars. / require the prompt pay
ment of half the purchase money; of
which mean to leave on interest in the
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 the River Shenandoah,
in the said County of Jefferson which
property must, from the scarcity of
ground ct that place (Which increases
rapidly in population) appreciate greatly
IN short time.
Also the fee simple Of seve-
raj valuable and compact little FARMS
on the Loudoun part of my ShannondaIe
Tract ; 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 ShaHnondaie and Piedmont
Tracts, on plentiful streams of Water;
and range oil seats tor any kind Of
works, having great command of the wa.
te: Of tho River Potomac itself.
4 lso a number OF. Wood
LOTS, conveniently laid off upon the
Short Hill; and small Tract Of about
800 ACRES on the River Potomac, hea-
Willy ljmbei ed.
Also that well known Mill
Seat on Difficult Run, in the County
Fai fax originally owned by my father,
ard afterwards by Mes.ts Gooding,
ARIEL and others; being thought by the
best Judges to be scarcely inferior to q
ny other mill seat in all this Country
together with upwards of 100 Acres OF
Land, chiefly in Wood, thereto attached.
This situation is highly fayorablse o.
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-
scribed-the soil generally rich and hea-
lily timbered.
Also a Tract of 5000 Acres
in Wood County, Virginia, heavily tim.
bered and we'll watered, near the River
Ohio, and within eight miles Of Bel
vile have several most valuable
TRACTS of LAND in the Western
Country /; and several thousand Acres in
the State Of Pennsylvania, Which l would
sell but do not now offer--not having
yet obtained the final conyeyances of the
same. under existing contracts.
I efer to the attention Of Monied
'.uen Of discernnlent,
A VERY UABLE
IRON F.CTdTE