Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-08

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II fair. if not. the next fair day. will be Of
iered at public sale, on the premises,
Harrington.
T!IiS est3te, containing two thousand
three hundred AMI fifty acres, more or
less, being one half % the well known tract
of land com monty called "Msson's Neck, y
situated on the Potomac, in he county OF
Fairfay, Virr'nia. is now Offered for sale.
Ahou, 'wo-tifris OF il is covered with an
uncommon heavy growth OF white and bl K
oak. hickory, pine. pop!ar,&c near the wa,
ter's elge, whence IL may be transported
10 ne m rkets OF the district OF COLUMBIA.
Ga stance OF 20 miles only where timber
an fuel are always in demand, and with
on, re expense and risk encountered in
corr ;iar those articles from situations fur
Their tasn the river: the remainder is in
cultivation, and furnished with every ne
cessary Guiding for that purpose; together
with orchards AMI bEacksmith's shop. The
- -. err improvements ye a spacious
flTEN AMI elegant dwelling house, kitch-
sass en-, dairy, smoke house, Office, ice
~ g. house, a well OF excellent wafer,
and a falling Sarien, of the most tasteful
and costly design, filled with the rarest and
most beautiful strawberries and flowers, en-
otto and indigenous, all situated on an emf
nence, commanding a view OF the rest oil
the tract, which extends in an pnintercept-
ed plain from the foot of the eminence TO
the Potomac and OccOquan. by which 1t IS
so far bounded as TO render the expense OF
enclosing ii comparatively nothing. The
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 & Herring Fisheries:
however, the subscriber intends 10 reserve
one of them AMI few acres of land. The
WOO, abound with deer in such numbers,
tn Il with little care gentleman might
oommand constant supply OF ven'son for
his table; and besides the large streams a
aforementioned the various creeks and in
les hi every where intersect the land are
cover" in the proper season with wild Iowl
of every description known III our waters.
When 10 MI these advantages is added the
great natural fertility of toe land, which is
no; exceeded parhapsin the western coun-
try, its abortion 10 Improvement by the use
of plas. ;, which has been proved by ex-
perm nj, lis vicinity 70 society. to market,
10 two manufacturing grisI-mlls, TO which
the distance OF conveyance by land and wa
fer il not more than 3 or G miles, II may
with truth be pronounced the most valuable
estate, Of the same extent, in the whole
range Of country watered by the Potomac.
II will be sold entire or divided to suit pur-
chaserS
Tire terms Of sale will be one-third OF the
purcEqse money, in hand, the remaining 2
Sic N two equal annual payments, with in
ter, :; from the day of SAL, secured by a
deed OF trust 90 the land-which will be
shewn in ny ABSENCE to any person dispo-
SEA 10 purchase, by Mr. William Allison or
Mr. Ycstoa, residing on the premises.
August 81 WILLIAM MASON.
Boiling Cloths.
VNHE subscriber has this day received,
J large and elegant assortment of Bolt
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