Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-24

THE SUBSCRIBER
OFFERS FOR SALE
About Six Hundred Acres
(the Western division) OF his Shannon
Hill tract, being amongst the best Land
in what is called the Builskin 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 Shenan-
.doah, of about 2o5 ACRES, compre-
bending Distillery, supplied, over
head, with never-failing 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
F ngs lying on the public road leading
across the Rooks Gap and Ferry, very
convenient 10 several Mills, and an
undant supply of grain.
These two tracts will be sold subject
to a mortgage given few years ago by
me, on which l expect decree Cat my
own instance) within the present year,
liking the sum due--ssy about 5000
Dollars. 1 require the prompt pay
ment of half the purchase money; of
which mean to leave on interest in tho
purchasers hands enough to satisfy the
said mortgage, and will receive the rest
10 three equal annual instruments, 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
Z ground at that place (which increases
rapidly in populalion) appreciate greatly
in short time.
Also the fee simple of seve-
raj valuable and compact title FARMS
on the Londoun part of my Shannondale
Tract ; which, from the general use of
Clover and Gypsum, ere in rapid state
of Improvement, having plenty of Wood
and Water, Orchards, sc.
Also several valuable Mill
Seats, on the Shapnondale and Piedmont
Tracts, on plentiful streams OF Water;
and range of seats Tor any kind oil
works, having great command of the wa.
ter OF the River Potomsc itself:
Also a number Of Wood
LOTS, conveniently laid off upon the
Short.Hili; and small Tsact OF about
SEQ ACRES on the River Potomac, hea
Willy timbered.
also that well known Mill
Scat on Difficult Run, ia the County o
Fairfax, originally osned by my father.
ard afterwards by Messrs. 'Gooding,
Arrel and others; being thought BY the
best judges to be scarcely interior to a
ny other mill seat in all this Country
together with upwards of Ice Acres of
Land, chiefly in Wood, thereto attached.
This situation is highly favorables o.
Manufacturing establishment.
Also several valuable Tracts
in the County of Hampshire, on and
near the River Potomac, forming a COM
pact body of about $500 Acres, farmland
and wood land, with quantity of Iron
Ore and a 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 tinbered.
Also a Tract of 5000 Acres
in Wood County, Virginia, heavily tim
bcred and well wotered, near the River
Chic, 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 would
sell but do not now oHer-not having
yet obtained the final conveyances of the
same. under existing contracts.
[ offer u the attention of yMouied
.tlen Of Giscernment,
A VERY VALU ABLE
IRON ESTATE,