Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-20
THUR SDAY, APRIL 90 1875
y cry Valuable Real Estate.
THE SUBSCRIBER
OFFERS For Sale

THE BSCRIBER
OFFERS For sale
About Six Hundred Acres
(the Western divisiop) OF his Shannon
Hill tract, being amongst the best Land
in what is called the Bullskin settlement,
in tile County Of Jefferson, Virginia !;
having abundance OF Wood, the. use OF
con:ant 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 EOS ACRES, compre-
bending DistiIlery, supplied, over,
head, with never-failng and abundant
st cam 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 sevc,sl Mills, and an
Indant supply Of grain.
These two tracts will be sold subject
to a mortgage given a few years ago by
me, on which | expect decree Cat my
own instance) within the present year,
fixing the sum tlue---s,y ABOUT 5000
Dollars | require the prompt pay
meDt Of half the purchase money; of
WHICH mean to leave IN interest in tue
purchasers hands enough to satisfy the
said mortgage, and will receive the rest
IN three equal annual instruments, Sc
cured on tue land
Also the fee simple of about
loe 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 at that place (Which increases
rapidly IN poprlation) appreciate greatly
IN short tine.
Also the fee simple of seve
raj valuable and compac, little FARMS
on the Loudoun part of my ShannoDdale
Trac, which, fromythe general use f
Glover and Gypsum, arc in a rapid state
OF improvement, having plenty Of Wood
and Water, Orchards, sc.
Also several valuable Mil
Seats, en- the Snahnondale and Piedmont
Tracts, on pieariful streams of Water;
and range OF seals Ter any kind OF
works, having great command Of the wa.
. ter OF The Rive Potomac itself.
hlsO a number Of Wood
LOTS, conveniently laid off upon the
Sholt-fiiij; and a small Tract of about
900 ACRES on the River Potomac, hea
Willy timhe'ed.
Also that well known Mill
Seat On Dific uit Run, in the County.
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 o
by other mill seat in all this County
together with upwards Of 100 Acres Of
Land, chiefly in Wood thereto attached.
This situstion is hie lilly tavorablee 0,
Manufacturing establishment.
also several valuable Tracts
in the County Of hampshire, on and
near the River Potossac, forming COM
pact body of about $500 acres, farmland
and wood land, with quantity Of Iron
Ore and gooG fall of water ther.on;
and several large Tracts of wood land in
the vicinity amounting TO more than
5000 Acres, in addition to the last de-
scribed---.he 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 would
sell but 60 not now oner--not having
yet obtained the final conyeysnces of the
same. under existing contracts.
I offer to the attention Of .Moniea
Men Of aiscernment,
A VERY VAL ABLE
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