Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-01
yny Valuable Real Estate
THE SUBSC RIBER
OFFERS FOR Sale

About Six Hundred Acres
{tbc Western diyision) 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
consant Spring and stream of Water,
upon one part, and good Well of water
on another part Off,, and comfortable
Farm Houses, Shops, SC. Se ~
Also a Tract in the same
County lying on the River 'Shcnan-
.doah, of about 2o5 ACRES, compre-
handing Distillefy, supplied, over
head, with neyer-failing and abundant
stream OF Limestone Water close to the
Sptipg, and having only about 70 Acres
of cleared Land, part OF which Is rich
River Bottom, with the necessary Ouiid-'
nrs King on the public road leading
acToss the Rocks Gap and Ferry, very
,onyenient to several Mills, and an a
undant supply of grain.
These two tracts will be sold subject
TO a MORTGAGE given few years ego BY
me, on which | expect decree Cat my
own instance) within the present year,
fixing the sum dae-ssy about 5000
dollars. / require the prompt pay
Haent Of half the purchase money Of
which mean to leave on interest in the
perchaser's hands enough to satisfy The
said mortgage, and will receive the rest
I.sn three equal annual instruments, Sc
eured on the land.
Also the fee simple of about
1876 ACRES of LAND, adjoining the
public land at Harper. Ferry, on the
Western side of the River Shenandoab,
ain the said County Of Jefferson which
property must, from the scarcity OF
ground at that place (which increases
7srabidlyin population) appreciate greatly
In a short time.
Also the fee. simple of seve
raj valuable and compact little FARMS
on the Loudoun part of my Shannondale
Tract which, from the general use OF
Glover and Gypsum, are in rapid state
of Improvement, having plenty OF Wood
and Water, Orchards, SC.
Also several valuable Mill
Seats, on the Shannondale and Piedmont
Tracts, on plentiful streams of Water;
and q range OF seats for any kind Of
w rks, hasing great command OF the wa
ter OF the River Potomac ITSELF
Also a number of Wood
lots, converientlv laid off upon the
Short Hill; and small Tract OF about
800 ACRES the River Potomac, hea-
: vily simbered.
Also that well known Mill
Sat on Difficult Run, in the County
Fairfax, originally owned by my father,
and afterSards by Messrs. Gooding,
ARIEL and Others; being thought by the
best Judges 10 be- scarcely inferior to a.
nv other mill seat in all this Country !,
together with upwards of loo Acres OF
Land, chiefly in Wood. thereto attached
This situation is highly favorablee 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 aud good fall of water thereon !;
and several large Tracts of wood land in
the vicinity amounting to more than
!. 5000 Acres, in cdditlan TO the last de-
scrbed--thc soil geaerally rich and hea-
Willy timbered.
Also a Tract of 5000 Acres
in Wood County, Virginia, heavily tim
bered aud well waterea, near the River
Ohio, and within eight miles Of Bel
vile. I hare several most valuable
TRACTS of LAND in the Western
Country; ADD several thousand Acres in
the State Of Pennsylvania, which would
sell but do not now offer-not having
yet obtained the final conyeyances of the
same, under existing contracts.
4 offer to the attention Of .Nonied
Men of discernmsnt,
VERY vALU A BIZ Z
IRON ET4IE,
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