Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-17
\ cry Valuable Real Estate.
THE SUBSCRIBER
OFFERS FOE SaLE
About Six Hundred Acres

OFFERS FOE SRLE
About Six Hundred Acres
Che Western diyision) ei his Shannon
Hrl tract, being amongst the best Land
III what is Called the BulIskiD settlement,
IN the County of Jefferson, Virginia; ;
having abundance OF Weed, the use Of
contant Spring and stream of Water,
upon one part aac good Well of water
on another par, of it, and comfortable
FARM Houses, Shops, &c.
County lying on the River Shenan.
doah, of about 2o5 ACRES, compre-
hend;ng a Disti!lesy. supplied, over
bead. with neyer-!aiIing and abundant
stream OF Limestone Water close to the
Spring, ard having only about 70 Acres
81 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 10 several Mills, and an a
undant supply Of grain.
These two tracts will be sold subject
to mortgages given a few years ago by
me, on which ! expect decree Cat my
own instance) within the present year,
fixing the sum duc-say about 5000
Dciiars. ! require tie prompt pay
ment of half the purchase money
which mean to leave on interest in the
purchasers hands enough to satisfy the
said mortgage, and will receive the res,
in three equal anaual instruments, Sc
cured on the land
Also the fee simple Of about
1876 ACRES Of LAND, adjoining the
public land at Ilarper's Ferry, on the
Western side Of the River Shenandoah,
n the said County Of Jefferson; which
property must, from the scarcity of
ground at that place (Which increases
rapidly in popuialion) appreciate greatly
in short time.
Also the fee simple of seve-
raj Va liable and compact little FARMS
or the Loudoun part of my Shannopdale
Tract which, from the general use OF
Clover and Gypsum, are in rapid state
OF Improvement, having plenty OF Wood
aud Water, Orchards, SC.
Also several valuable Mill
Seats, on the Shannondale and Piedmont
Tracts, on plentiful streams Of Water;
and a range OF seats for 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 small Tract OF about
800 ACRES on the River Potomac, hea
Willy timhered.
Also that well known Mill
Scat on Difficult Run, in the County
Fairfax, originally owned by my father,
AID afterwards by Messrs. Gooding,
ARIEL and others being thought by the
best Judges to be scarcely inferior to a.
ny other mill seat iii all this Country
with upwards of 100 Acres of
Land, chiefly in Wood. thereto attached.
This situation is highly favorablse o,
establishment.
Also several valuable Tracts
in the County Of Hampshire, On and
near the River Potomac, forming COM
pact body of about 2soo 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. I have several most valuable
TRACTS of LAND in the Western
Country and several thousand Acres in