Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-08
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GREET B,3RGalsss.

lot' Tue next tdff uaN, ''dSN VI I.-SiNt,
containing III acres, it being part of
an undivided tract of land called Buck.
ley's Tract. There is on this tract a
dwelling house, witt several rooms, fine
springs and rivulets of excellent water,
an excellent apple orchard of early and
late fruit, also peach orchard, and about
25 acres of wood land annexed. This
farm produces exceedingly well, and is
divided into two fields.
Also, one other tract of LAND, con-
tanning Sc acres, called Pritchart's Tract.
About one half of this tract is in 6ue
thriving timber and wood land, with
proportion Of good low ground suitable
Tor meadow.
Also, will lease for two lives, (ages
IS and 81 years) or for a term of year,
one other tract of LAND, on which /
reside, containing, by actual survey, 1924
acres. The improvements are small
dwelling house, canary and corn hcuss,
meat house, large stable not vet covered,
cabins for Negroes, &c. This tract a.
bounds with many pure and delightful
SPRINGS and branches OF water, which
never fail, with about so acres efthriying
timber and wood land also, an apple
orchard, with Il number Of bearing peach
trees OF the, most delicious kind. About
400 grated apple trees in nursery OF
the choicest selected latter fruit. This
farm is under a tolerable good fence, and
divided iato two fields. These three
tracts lie adjoining, and will be sold Sc
parate - SUI, purchasers. and il can ue
proved these tracts were originally Of the
first quality Sigh lands, with white flint
and g,ey stone mostly piied) soil OF
chocolate color, and produces guod crops
OF corn. wheat, rye, oats, tobacco, puta-
toes and vegetables. sc, SC, Astounding
in grass, which affords fine natural pas.
ture for stock of every kind. A small
lot # this land was sown in clover, which
produced fine crop without the aid of
manure or plaster. There is about 90
acres Of high and low grounds, we'll taken
in Timothy, aud at least 40 more of lew
grOur Is. which might easily be converted
into meadow with but little cxpenSe-
About 81 acres of fallow will be snwn in
rye, and any person who NAV purchase
shall have iber y to seed abolt 20 acres
of corn land immediately, Or fal!ow and
seed anv quantity they please On the
east and west side of these lands there
il very extensive range for stock. On
this tract there il an eyceIect -eat for
MILLS or Other MACHINERY on
never failing stream--ihe fall so great
having been levelled, the water may be
worked oven twice A part Of the ma
,erias foe building a mill has already
been procured. This year plaster has
been tried for the first time on this land
upon corn with admirable effect. One
OF nv neighbOrs piastered q clover lot
adjoining this land last spring, which
Produced a very abundant and excellent
crop. II is now the opinion OF those who
have tried the plaster on lands in this
settlement, thai it acts as powerfully
here as on the Loudoun lands Those
who may disbe!ieye it invite to come
aud see for themselves. These lands lie
about l2 miles soath east of Centre
vile, miles only from The turnpike road
30 miles from Alexandria, George own
aud the CITY of Washington, and is so ex-
tremeIy healthy, having no marshy lands
near 1.-THE situation high and asreeably
diyersified--ihe air so pure and salubri-
Gus, that during the FIVE years past, the
time l have Tad this farm in possession
not one death by sickness has occurred IN
nv family o. more than thirty persons, of
White and black. Nothing but the want ct
tunIsto improve these lands possessing
so many natural advantages, induces me-
to dispose Of them. Possession of the
two last described tracts will be gIveu
the purchaser on or before the first day
Of November next; good and indi,
rutabie title will be made to the purcha-
-er, and the lands shewn to any person
WIN may wish to view them before the
ale.
TERMS of sale fer the Iand., one hall
cash In hand, the other hall in i2 months.
he purchaser giving bond vita t~o APP
proved securities.
Viii be sold at the same time and
place TO- CASH in hand, upwards Of
100 barrels Of good corn standing in the
ield-likewise the iOdder--alsO, severa
vtluah!c n Gk0ES, HORSES aud Gig,
'iULES, CAriLE,, amons which, are
some goud ,nilch cows and one yoke OF
oxen, SHEEP, HOGS, FARMING L.
'ENSiI.S of ,ayirus descriptions.
II u SEn0LO and KITCHEN turni.
ture. Sic 10 commence at IL clock |
For fur Their particulars appls to the