Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-15


Harrington.
TNHIS estate, containing two thousand
three hundred and fifty acres, more or
less, being one half Of the well known tract
OF land commonly called "Mason's Neck,
situated on the Potomac, In the county OF
Fairfax, Virginia, is now offered for sale.
Aboul two.thir,ls OF il is covered with an
uncommon heavy growth Of white and blk
oak. hickory, pine, poplar,&c near the wa,
er's edge, whence il may be transported
q the markets of the district oil. Columbia,
Ga distance of 90 miles only where timber
md fuel are always in demand; and with
ont the expense and risk encountered in ;
conveying those articles from situations fur
t5er down the river: the remainder is in
cultivation, and furnished with every ne
cessary building for that purpose ; together
with orchards and a backsmiih's shop. The
~ OF er improvements are spacious
ETEI and elegant dwelling-house, k'!ch~
Hsss en-, dairy, smoke. house, oilice, Zee
lRIAas- house. well nf excellent water,
and falling gardc5, Of the most tasteiu!
and costly design, filed with the rarest and
most beautiful strawberries and flowers, ex-
otto and indigenous, all situated on an emI:,
hence, commanding view OF the rest-ot
the tract, which extends in an uriintercept-
ed plain from the loot of the eninence TO
the Potomac and 0ccoquan, by which 1t -
50 far bounded as to render tie expense OF
enclosing il comparatively nothing. Inc
prospect, moreover, Of the surrounding
country, diversified in every direction by
sheets OF water, is really beautiful beyond
description. There are likewise attached
TO this estate four valuable
Shad e Herring Fisheries:
however, the subscriber intends to reserve
one of them and few acres of and. ne
woods abound with deer in such numbers,
that with little care gentleman might
commarfd a constant supply OF venIson Tor
his table and besides tae large streams a.
aforementioned, the various creeks and IN
lets that every where ihtersect the land are
covered in the proper season with wild iowi
of every description known in orr waters.
When TO all these advantages is added the
great natural fertility of the land; which IS
not exceeded perhaps in the western coun-
try, its adoption to Improvement by the use
OF plaster, which has been proved by ex-
pertinent, its vicinity 10 society, to market,
| 10 TWO manufacturing, Siist, w
the distance Of conveyance by land and wa
ter is not more than 5 or 6 miles, i may
with truth be pronounced the most valuable
estate, of the same extent, in the whole
range of country watered by the Potomac.
| It will be sold entire or divided to suit pur-
| chssers. -, c,,.
The terms Of sale will be one-third OF the
purchase money in hand, the remaining z
3ds in two equal annual payments, with tn
terest from tn. day OF sale, secured by
deed of trust on the land-wbich will be
shewn in my absence 10 any person dlspo-
sed to purchase, by Mr.. William Allison or
Mr.. Weston, residing on the premises:
August 81 WILLIAM MASON.
HN Thursday, tie 18th day of October,
~ will be sold, on the premises, TO the
highest bidder, for cash, number OF
Fine and fat Cattle;
consisting of unbroken steers, from 9 TO 4
years old cows, calves and heiters :. a
number of most excellent sheep, now suit,
able for mutton; also, large quantity OF
hogs of different sizes. WIN. MASON.
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