Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-09
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GREET B.lRGINS.


the 18Th day Of October next, if 'air, if
not, the next fair day, I tract of LAND,
containing 77I acres, it being a part Of
an undivided tract Of land called Buck
ley's Tract. There is on this tract
dwelling house, with 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 sood Land annexed. This
farm produces exceedingly we'll, and is
divided into two fields.
Also. one other tract of LAND, con-
tanning SO acres, called Pritchart's Tract.
About one half of this tract is in fine
thriving timber and wood land. with a
proportion of good low ground suitable
for meadow.
Also, | will lease for two lives, (ages
Is and "a years. OF for a term Of year,
one other tract of LAND, On which /
reside, containing, by actual survey, 1921
acres. The improvements are small
dwelling house, srsnary and Germ hous"
meat house, large stable not yet 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 ofthriving
timber and wood land; also, an apple
orchard, with number of bearing peach
trees OF the most delicious kind. About
400 grated apple trees in nursery Of
the choicest selected latte.' fruit. This
farm is under tolerable good fence, AID
divided into two fields. These three
tracts lie adjoining, and will be sold Sc
parate to suit purchasers, and it can be
proved these tracts wee originally of the
first quality high lands, with white flint
and grey stone (mostly piied) soil Of
chocolate color, and produces spod crops
OF curn, wheat, rye, oats, tobacco, pOta-
toes and vege tables, &c &c. Astounding
in grass, which Afford fine natural pas
ture TO- stock of every kind. A small
lot of 'his land was sown in clover, which
produced a fine crop without the aid of
manure or plaster. There is about 20
aces Of nigh aud low grounds, well taken
in Timothy, AID at least 40 more of lew
ground. which might easily be converted
into meadow with but little expense
About 81 acres Of falow will be sown in
rye. and any person who may purchase
shalt have liber To seed about 20 acres
of corn land immediately, or .aIlow and
seed any quantity th.v please On the
east and west side Of these lands there
il a very extensive range for stock. On
this tract there is an excellect seat for
MILLS or other MACHINERY on
never failing stream-the fail 80 great
having bee, levelied, the water may be
worked over t"iCe 4 part OF the ma
teriaIs for 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 neishbors plastered a clover lot
,djoining this land last spring, which
D oduccd very abundant and excellent
crop. It's now the opinion OF those who
have tried the plaster on lands in this
settlement, thar it acts as powerfully
here as OH the Loudoun lands. Those
who may di,belieye it invite to come
aud see for themselves. These lands lie
about , lie miles sodth east OF Centre
Vile, miles only from the turnpike road
20 miles from Alexandra, George own
and the city VI Washington, and is so ex-
tremeiy. healthy, having no msrshy lands
near 1.-THE situation high and agreeably
diversi6ed-the air so pure aud salubr-
aus, that during the FIVE years past, the
time | have had this farm in possession
aot one death by sickness has occurred IN
nv family OF more than thirty persons, Of
hite and black. Nothing but the want Of
funds to improve these lands possessing
50 many natural advantages, induces M"
to dispose Of them. Possession of the
two last described tracts will be given
the purchaser on or before the fist dav
of November next; good and intli,'
nutable title will be made to the purcha-
ser, and the lands shewn to any persc.
who may wish to view them before tn,
sale.
TER Ms Of sale for the lands, one hal
cash in hand, the other half in 70 months,
the purchaser giving bond vita t"o ap-
proved securities.
viii be sold at tie same time AMI
rlace fo, CASH in hand, upwards "i
100 barrels Of good corn standing in the
ield-hkewise the fodder--alsc, severa'
valuable n GR0ES, HORSES and gig,
iULES, CdtfL. among which, are
same good miich cows anu one yoke OF
oxen, SHEEP, HOGS, FARMING u
,ENSII.S of various descriptions.