Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-04-13
GunstOn for Sale.

TNHIS elegant estate is situated on !ne
Potomac. 16 miles below Alexandra
it is bounded on three sides BY the foto-
mac and Pohick creek, and contains nearly
3 900 acres of land, level and fertile, to
which are attached six shad and herring
fisheries, two Of which command The r.
yer channel. This land will be laid OIL IN
.our tracts, so as TO have one or more hsh-
cries TO each these tracts will be again d.
yided # requisite. This estate is level and
beautifully situated, very fertile, and re-
markab!y healthy. Plaster acts ", win an
effect equal to that OF any par; OF Virginia
or PENNSYLVANIA have used 5OO bushels
"a twelve moaths, and such Is Its benehciat
operation, that were to keep this lana
should considerably increase the quantity.
A manufacturing mill is distant about TWO
miles. on a stream navlgable Tor vessels
c,rrying 1909 bushels of wheat, where the
Ral,inore and Dist. of Columbia prices are
Give, orerain: being bounded on 3sides oy
wai..r. small extent only OF fence Is ne
.os.,ry 10 inclose the whole it would be
odrnirSbly adapted to grazing. The mi
provemeuts are large and very
Substantial brick mansion, 40 by
Eses - feet, with every necessary out
49, 6use, three commodlous barns,
houses for Negroes, and fish houses at each
Of the fisheries. 10000 bricks and 1000
bushels of lime are just burnt on the pre-
n,;ses There is a considerable extent OF
live fence. both useful and ornamental, two
orchards OF well selected apples and peach,
besides m abundance Ut other cho!ce frull
More IN IN $50 acres are in clover, goo in
cor, ao3 land IS in preparation for sowing
$50 bushels of small grain. ANY quan'ity
OF hav nan be cut from the low grounds,
SOM Of which (and all might haze been
Reclaimed at trilling eXpense. lne river
and creeks, abound with wild fowl, ,partl-
culariy canvass backs, the woods win deer
and variety of other game. Mules, cat
Re. highly Improved sheep, farming u'en-
..ls ana household furniture can De had.
Tba terms of sale will be accommodating.
Property i'm any of the cities, negroes, BANK
stock. western lands, or lands near the
Ridge, will be taken in payme':t.-Letters
,nnst be addressed to me at poaick Church,
Ssntember4 GEORGE MASON.
Valuable Property for Sale.
THE subscriber is desirious of selling
handsomely situated farm, on Hunting
creek, in Fairfax county Virginia, ad]oin-
no the Molnt Vernon estate and the LANDS
of general Thomson Mason. four miles from
Alexandria. containing about 240 acres, oO
of which are in wcod-40 TO so IN thriving
meadow of clover and tImothy-a part OF
the residue recently see led with wheat and
rye. and clover, last spring-the whole en-
closed with new post and rail tence.-
'fhe improvements are, comfortable and.
convenient frame dwelling house
EHf and kitchen, smoke house, poultry
Eass house ,granary and stables. There
ESae. is on this place rich and produc
tive garden, aaG large body OF marsh mea-
dow, from which may De saved annually
100 tons ofhay, nearly as nntricious as Inc
best timothy or ClOYcr.-With the tarin
would be sJld a number OF very valuable
horses, cows and sheep; Wagon, carts, anG
a variety Of farming utensils and householo
and kitchen furniture; corn, oats ana rye,
and 40 tons hay. Also, adjoining the one
above described, farm containing 100
acres. recaatly enclosed, on which Is
e. brick house, which tr'ting ex-
fpense would render comfortable.
Ess.l The soil is excellent, and a consi-
EG iersble par. might be easily con-
yerted ,nsonaeadow lit would be sold with
the other Or senssately. Also, a numberot
valuable servants, male and female. To
prevent unnecessary application. he would
observe, that, hey viii ONLY be sold TO per-
sons residing in me District or its vicinity,
and not 10 be carried from it. The sub
scri5er viii also sell tie greater part of his
household furniture, winch. lsnew aud hand
some. For terms OF all OF any part of the
sb,ve property, appiyto NOBLET HER
RERT es1 or